“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 ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers who also sit on district councils set to get HK$12,000-a-month pay rise if colonial-era deduction is axed
Hong Kong legislators who also sit on district councils could get a 10 per cent pay rise next year – amounting to HK$12,000 (US$1,540) per month – with the government set to scrap a deduction in place ... ( read original story ...)
More burial facilities in Hong Kong offer chance for grieving parents to let their miscarried babies rest in peace
A growing number of burial options for miscarried babies in Hong Kong has provided greater relief to parents still mourning the loss of their children. To Mr and Mrs Lee, who lost their daughter after ... ( read original story ...)
Casino tycoon Stanley Ho in good shape and resting in Hong Kong hospital, wife says, dismissing news of billionaire being seriously ill
Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, 97, is in good shape and resting in a private Hong Kong hospital, his wife and daughter have said, rejecting reports suggesting the billionaire might be seriou... ( read original story ...)
To mainland Chinese ‘Hong Kong drifters’, the allure of becoming a permanent resident in the city is fading
Jia Jia works at a recruitment firm in Hong Kong and flies home once every two to three months. She moved to the city to pursue further studies in social work at Chinese University, believing the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mastermind of HK$2 million bogus marriage scam that lured domestic helpers with promise of residency found guilty of fraud charges
The Hong Kong woman, Chan Oi-fan, 55 ... Our frontline workers will disseminate the news and share the report with our service users, remind them to stay vigilant.” Lawmaker Vincent Cheng Wing-shun, w... ( read original story ...)
New green engines for Hong Kong’s iconic red taxis could give beleaguered industry a makeover
In an interview with the Post, Stevie Wong, CEO of vehicle service group Inchcape, made the assertion as she said the new hybrid taxis could improve not only Hong Kong’s air quality but also the publi... ( read original story ...)
Mainland tourists flood into Hong Kong but small retailers see no end to gloomy consumer sentiment … unless they have a plastic pig to sell
The number of mainland Chinese visitors flooding into Hong Kong during the first three days of the mainland’s Lunar New Year holiday rose almost 40 per cent, as shopping centres emerged the big winner... ( read original story ...)
Good news or bad omens: why picking fortune sticks at Hong Kong’s Che Kung Temple over Lunar New Year has become a big draw
Hong Kong will face struggles in the Year of the Pig, if a fortune stick drawn on the second day of Lunar New Year at Sha Tin’s Che Kung Temple is to be believed. While some see the act as mere supers... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s reinsurance industry boosted by favourable mainland Chinese regulation
Hong Kong’s reinsurance industry expanded quickly last year thanks to a new rule introduced by the Chinese insurance watchdog which helped local firms gain an edge over their international rivals, acc... ( read original story ...)
Big jump in mainland Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong over Lunar New Year, but congestion causes delays
Mainland Chinese tourists have flocked to Hong Kong in the first two days of the Lunar New Year holiday, with their number up a third on last year. But their journeys have not been without delays desp... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to have ‘no success in gaining wealth’ during Year of the Pig, according to fortune stick drawn by pro-Beijing legislator Kenneth Lau
A rural leader in Hong Kong drew a less-than-ideal prophecy for the city, foretelling struggles in the Year of the Pig, at a traditional fortune stick ritual in the New Territories on Wednesday. But K... ( read original story ...)
In the Year of the Pig, wild boars are the real enemy in Hong Kong
One of the world’s most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, is facing a proliferation of wild boars as the large mammals stray increasingly into built-up areas. And while some residents welcome ... ( read original story ...)