On Friday, Hong Kong customs officers said they had seized some 8,300kg of pangolin scales and 2,100kg of ivory tusks hidden inside the container, AFP news agency reports. They added that the shipment ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales bound for Vietnam
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong customs busted a massive endangered ... of pangolin scales in a shipping container sent from Nigeria, the state-run Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. Last October ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales
HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs busted a massive endangered species smuggling operation from Africa, seizing a record quantity of pangolin scales along with more than 1,000 ivory tusks, as authorities st... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam widens high-level inquiry into shoddy-work allegations at MTR Corp’s Sha Tin-Central link
A high-level inquiry into allegations of shoddy work at Hong Kong’s most expensive rail project is to look ... added she was “very disappointed” with the steady stream of bad news emerging from the Sh... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese visitors drive Hong Kong’s tourist numbers to record high of 65.1 million
Mainland Chinese visitors were the driving force that pushed Hong Kong’s tourist arrivals to a record high of 65.1 million last year, even as the Tourism Board rolled out a series of initiatives to co... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man who tried to lure girl, 8, home with HK$200 jailed for six months
A Hong Kong service station worker who sparked fear among parents last year when he tried to lure an eight-year-old girl to his home with HK$200 (US$25) was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursd... ( read original story ...)
Beijing rejects Hong Kong leader’s plan to strengthen anti-corruption laws that would target gifts for the chief executive
China’s central government has rejected a plan by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to tighten the city’s anti-corruption laws and ensure that all gifts and benefits offered to the chief exe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s short-lived property price decline is just about over, analysts say
The recent slide in Hong Kong's residential property prices may soon be ending. Just four months after the city topped Swiss Bank UBS' chart of the world's most overvalued housing prices, analysts are ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Guangdong province wants joint tech labs with Hong Kong and Macau in 2019
China’s Guangdong province will team up with Hong Kong and Macau this year on building joint laboratories to study cutting-edge technologies needed by local industries, according to an annual governme... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Maoyan prices Hong Kong IPO at lower end, raises $250 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Maoyan Entertainment, China’s top movie-ticketing platform by sales that is backed by Tencent, priced its Hong Kong IPO at the bottom of an indicative range to raise $250 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan apologises for cash handout debacle but provides few concrete answers on budget during online chat session
Hong Kong’s finance minister offered repeated apologies over a chaotic cash handout scheme as he held a live internet session for the first time on Sunday to gather public views for his upcoming budge... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines staff refused to allow wheelchair user on flight because she was alone and couldn’t walk
Airline staff refused to allow a wheelchair user to board a flight at Hong Kong International Airport because she was travelling alone, sparking calls from a lawmaker for the carrier to make its instr... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked world’s freest economy for 25th successive year, beating Singapore at 2nd place and mainland China in 100th
Hong Kong has been ranked the world’s freest economy by an American think tank for the 25th consecutive year, but the researchers also said the judiciary had become less effective. The Heritage Founda... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature takes up measure that would entrench Chinese anthem
Hong Kong's legislature took up a controversial bill Wednesday that would punish anyone who "publicly and intentionally insults" the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in prison, raising c... ( read original story ...)