Hong Kong’s leader has called for cooperation rather than unhealthy competition with mainland Chinese cities over the financial benefits of the “Greater Bay Area” development, with a national-level bl... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘Dumpling Queen’ Chong Kin-wo, Wanchai Ferry company founder, dies
“Dumpling Queen” Chong Kin-wo, who started as dumpling hawker about 40 years ago at a Hong Kong ferry pier and eventually built up the internationally famous food brand Wanchai Ferry, has died. She wa... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong based Scottish football fan’s no-win situation
Gair Anderson, who lives in Hong Kong, has watched the Dark Blues play nine times this campaign. Last season, he bought a season ticket for the Dens Park club but only made it to one match, a defeat t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Restaurant Week Spring 2019 kicks off with over 140 top restaurants
HONG KONG, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DiningCity, together with HSBC credit card, will present the Hong Kong Restaurant Week Spring 2019 from February 28 to March 10. Hong Kong Restaurant Week ... ( read original story ...)
Gotta gram ’em all: must-snap locations testing Hong Kong’s patience
HONG KONG, China — For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations — but crowds of snap-happy travellers are testing local patience and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
Hong Kong’s leader has ordered a thorough review of the monitoring system for the newly opened mega bridge and gave her reassurance that the world’s longest sea crossing is safe after controversy surf... ( read original story ...)
Two porpoise carcasses found on separate Hong Kong shores, bringing number of cases this year to 15 – an alarming trend, green groups warn
Two porpoise carcasses were found on separate Hong Kong shores on Sunday, bringing the total number of stranded cases involving the marine animal to 15 this year – a figure that was alarming, conserva... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
The leader of Hong Kong’s flagship pro-democracy party may not seek re-election in district council polls this year, bringing to an end a five-term winning streak. According to a source, Wu Chi-wai is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize US$16.7 million of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) of items in an almost month-long effort to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day operation ... ( read original story ...)
Low-income households to get subsidies for digital TV sets when Hong Kong’s analogue era draws to a close next year
Hong Kong will finally pull the plug on analogue television services by the end of next year, eight years after the original target date as it catches up with the global trend of going fully digital. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is being overrun by wild boars
Last May, Australian Liz Walsh, her husband and their 2-year-old twins moved into a 30-story apartment block in an upmarket residential area near Hong Kong's financial and business district. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize HK$130 million worth of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) worth of items in an almost month-long operation to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
“There are no current plans to close other Cathay Pacific outport cabin crew bases.” The Hong Kong airline has progressively been axing jobs locally and overseas as part of a three-year cost-cutting e... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctors join localist protest against one-way permit scheme, as mainland migrant influx blamed for stretched hospitals
Hong Kong doctors joined localists on Sunday to call for the abolition of a controversial migrant scheme taking in 150 mainlanders daily – a policy activists blamed for overcrowding at public hospital... ( read original story ...)