Being awarded a bravery medal in Hong Kong was not only “a great honour” but “surreal” for Zachary Rolfe, an Australian police office who is the first foreign national commended by the Hong Kong gover... ( read original story ...)
Would you give them money to travel? The rise and fall of Hong Kong’s ‘begpackers’
About a year ago, they seemed to be everywhere in Hong Kong – tourists holding signs on the streets asking for donations to fund their round-the-world trips. Dubbed “begpackers”, they were on footbrid... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government weighs in on Cathay Pacific data breach, urging airline to cooperate with privacy watchdog in investigation
Authorities in Hong Kong have for the first time weighed in on the massive data breach suffered by Cathay Pacific Airways as they pressed the airline to fully cooperate in an investigation with the ci... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park gives tech tenants a bonanza with US$893 million worth of measures
Nearly HK$7 billion (US$893 million) worth of fresh measures ranging from rent exemptions to expanded subsidies will be up for grabs for hundreds of current and future tenants at Hong Kong’s IT hub, t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents see world’s longest sea bridge as infrastructure propaganda from China
But many in Hong Kong don't see this bridge as a good thing. They view it as the Chinese government tightening its grip on the former British colony, reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy. The offi... ( read original story ...)
China opens longest sea bridge, linking Hong Kong to mainland
China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinp... ( read original story ...)
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens
It has been dubbed the "bridge of death" by some local media. At least nine workers on the Hong Kong side have died and officials told BBC News Chinese that nine had died on the mainland side, too. Hu... ( read original story ...)
China opens world’s longest sea bridge, linking Hong Kong to mainland
China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President ... ( read original story ...)
World’s longest sea bridge opens between Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China
“This is part of the ‘Greater Bay Area’ Project, which includes Hong Kong and Macau with the development of the Pearl River bay area,” he told ABC News. “It is about making Hong Kong an ... ( read original story ...)
‘Eternal vigilance’ needed in Hong Kong to uphold rule of law, top court judge says in farewell
A distinguished Hong Kong judge who has ruled on significant civil rights cases, including those involving pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, has urged the city to stand up for its rule of l... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge offers opportunities for trade and logistics sectors, as police beef up security for grand opening
Hong Kong’s trade and logistics sectors are raring to be the first winners from the cross-border mega bridge when it starts operating this week, as organisers put the finishing touches to the multibil... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian envoy calls on Hong Kong to do more to tackle loan sharks targeting domestic helpers
Indonesia’s top envoy in Hong Kong has called on the city’s government to step up action against loan sharking syndicates that target domestic helpers, who are usually forced to surrender their passpo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reclamation plan could earn city HK$1.6 trillion claims consultant to group that wanted project to be even bigger
Hong Kong will break-even on a controversial 1,700-hectare reclamation project off Lantau Island within 20 years and could make trillions of dollars from the deal, a member of a government-friendly th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man sentenced to 1 year in jail for voyeurism and child pornography offences in Lethbridge
Lap Kwan Yue, 19, will spend one year behind bars. The Hong Kong man pleaded guilty to charges of voyeurism and child pornography Thursday in a Lethbridge court. Court heard that in March of 2018 ... ( read original story ...)