A series of official measures to ease the tourist influx at a quiet Hong Kong suburb near the new cross-border sea bridge led to significant improvements on Saturday with smaller crowds, as residents ... ( read original story ...)
How the emotional toll on HIV and Aids patients is largely overlooked in Hong Kong society
Since 1984 – when Hong Kong saw its first HIV case – 9,543 people in the city ... He told his family about his illness, and while they were never close to begin with, the news made them even more dist... ( read original story ...)
Read all about it: new HK$85 million museum dedicated to media industry to open in Hong Kong
Inside the historic Bridges Street Market in the heart of Hong Kong, there is a news stand offering a dozen newspapers printed on March 8, 1969, some magazines and lottery tickets, while change is a h... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail sales growth picks up in October, headwinds cloud sentiment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s retail sales growth picked up in October from the prior month, government data showed on Friday, but consumer sentiment could be increasingly clouded by weak asset ma... ( read original story ...)
Make ‘Greater Bay Area’ opportunities easier to avail of to spur city’s success, experts tell Hong Kong authorities
Hong Kong should adopt a liberal and pragmatic approach as it seizes business opportunities under Beijing’s initiative to turn the city and 10 of its neighbours into an economic powerhouse rivalling S... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong alcohol office puts extra 30 inspectors on streets as new rule banning sale of booze to under-18s comes into effect
The Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office has put an extra 30 inspectors on Hong Kong’s streets to ensure retailers are enforcing the new law regulating the sale of booze to minors. Officers will conduct ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eye doctors face misconduct charge over patient referrals to private clinic
Three former public eye doctors in Hong Kong have been arrested and charged for allegedly referring patients to a private clinic operated by two of them, the city’s corruption commission disclosed on ... ( read original story ...)
Five dead, 32 injured in Hong Kong coach crash
Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong’s airport collided with a taxi on Friday, police said, with passengers thrown from the coach’s ... ( read original story ...)
Uphold Hong Kong’s rule of law, city’s first post-handover chief justice Andrew Li tells legal graduates
Hong Kong’s first post-handover chief justice has urged fresh graduates to uphold the rule of law, while calling for a redress to the balance between rights and responsibilities. Andrew Li Kwok-nang a... ( read original story ...)
Coach driver in Hong Kong crash that claimed five lives had been suspended for accident earlier this year
The driver involved in a fatal coach crash in Hong Kong had been suspended for careless driving following an accident earlier this year, his employer revealed on Friday. The previous incident took pla... ( read original story ...)
5 dead, 32 injured after bus and taxi collide in Hong Kong
Emergency crew at the scene of an accident between a coach and taxi in Hong Kong on Nov 30, 2018. (Screengrab: i-CABLE News) Debris including glass and personal belongings was strewn across the road, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end higher; energy shares lead gains
HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Stocks in Hong Kong ended higher on Friday as energy stocks, driven by news that oil-producing nations are set to trim supplies, helped lift the market. Expectations of s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong flu vaccine samples found clear of impurities after white particles were detected in Taiwan
Flu vaccine samples in Hong Kong were tested and cleared by local health authorities after white particles were found in doses from the same batch that had been supplied to Taiwan. The update from the ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong Says He Left City Under Pressure
I want to help my clients, but I can’t do that from jail.” Image Hong Kong commuters in 2013 watching a news report about Mr. Snowden, who leaked top-secret information on United States surveillance p... ( read original story ...)