Lien Yeung is a multimedia reporter and social media editor for CBC News in Vancouver. She has also reported locally ... And their bid to recreate a bygone era in Hong Kong's restaurant history at a new Marpole café has struck a chord with the Instagram ... ( read original story ...)
China’s aircraft carrier celebrated on Hong Kong port call
China's sole operating aircraft carrier arrived on its first port call to Hong Kong on Friday as part of efforts to stir patriotism amid commemorations of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule 20 years ago. The Liaoning steamed into port with ... ( read original story ...)
China’s first aircraft carrier arrives in Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the handover of the city from British rule after the giant ship was rescued from a Russian SCRAPYARD
China's giant new aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters today, its latest show of growing military might at a time of rising regional tension. Tourists and residents gathered to catch a glimpse of Beijing's first carrier on its maiden visit to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
$9M US worth of ivory seized in Hong Kong’s biggest tusk bust in 30 years
Hong Kong customs officials said Thursday they have seized elephants tusks valued at more than $9 million US in ivory this week in the city's biggest ivory trade bust in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms of elephant tusks on Tuesday in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seizes $9M worth of ivory in Malaysia shipment
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs officials said Thursday they have seized more than $9 million worth of ivory this week in the city's biggest haul in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms (15,900 pounds) of elephant tusks on Tuesday in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student leaders say they won’t contest Occupy protest charge
HONG KONG Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong, who helped lead the months-long "Umbrella Movement" in 2014 demanding full democracy, said on Thursday he would not fight a charge related to the protests in the spirit of civil disobedience. The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Tips for street photography in Hong Kong
Hong Kong based photographer Edward Barnieh has over 175,000 followers on Instagram. He gives the BBC Travel Show’s Carmen Roberts a tour of the back streets of Hong Kong and gives her some tips on taking travel photographs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says lobbying is job of ministers alone, amid claims of Beijing meddling
New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has told her ministers they must lobby lawmakers and not leave the job to anyone else. Her instructions on Wednesday followed accusations that officials from Beijing’s liaison office had been involved ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam set to be grilled at first Legco Q&A session
Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will be grilled on how she will deliver on her election promises on Wednesday as she attends her first question-and-answer session at the Legislative Council. She will also announce plans to give an extra ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong leader strikes conciliatory tone in first week in office
HONG KONG New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday and vowed to improve ties with the legislature, but she suggested fresh reforms to bring greater democracy to the Chinese city would not be tabled any time soon. The former ... ( read original story ...)
Roar or whimper? Sir Richard Branson launches Virgin Australia’s inaugural flight to Hong Kong with a traditional dance inside a DRAGON costume
Sir Richard Branson launched Virgin Australia's inaugural flights to Hong Kong on Wednesday, marking the start of the airline's expansion into Greater China. The airline's inaugural flight departed at 9.40am after much fanfare at Melbourne International ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong handover anniversary prompts concerns from Democratic Party founder
On the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule, the founder of one of the territory's biggest political parties has taken a swipe at Hong Kong's ruling elite. Hong Kong's new leader, Carrie Lam, was sworn in today by Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese money has changed the face of Hong Kong’s skyline
The Italian fashion house is just one of many top Western firms that have found themselves on the wrong end of Hong Kong's dizzying real estate boom. The price of commercial property in prime areas of the city has almost doubled since the U.K. handed it ... ( read original story ...)
Rickshaws, women in Cheongsam dresses and buzzing alleyways: Mesmerising pictures capture the bygone life of Hong Kong as a British colony
Today's Hong Kong, a bustling home to over seven million people, is very different from how it was in the 1950s and 1960s. At that point in time, the British colony was embracing a large inflow of immigrants from mainland China after Communist leader Mao ... ( read original story ...)