Typhoon Haima lashed Hong Kong with strong winds and torrential rain on Friday. The extreme weather caused schools and offices to close and more than 700 flights were cancelled. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: The kid guide
Hong Kong is not exactly renowned to be the most kid friendly country around but don’t fret if you want to go and visit and have to bring the children. I gave birth to two out of my three babies there and I never felt that there was a lack of ... ( read original ...
Hong Kong battered by Typhoon Haima
HONG KONG: The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city was battered by Typhoon Haima after the storm left a trail of deaths and damage in the Philippines. More than 700 flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled or ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon in Hong Kong? Phooey: Locals on the island ignore lockdown warning to take selfies and have fun in the harbour in storm that killed at least eight people in the Philippines
Hong Kong international rugby player Jamie Tsang ... One elderly man became a local hero after online images of him calmly reading a newspaper in a flooded branch of Starbucks went viral, earning him the nickname 'Starbucks uncle'. Haima, which means ... ( read original story ...)
'Starbucks uncle' captures Hong Kong hearts during flooding
Heavy rains brought flooding to parts of Hong Kong this week, but that was not enough not to stop one elderly man from enjoying his newspaper and coffee. A photo showing the old man sitting unaffected in a flooded Starbucks outlet in Chai Wan district went ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's 'Starbucks Uncle' is the latest social media star after he was spotted enjoying his newspaper when the coffee shop was seriously flooded
An elderly man in Hong Kong has become an unlikely social media star after he was spotted enjoying his newspaper in a flooded Starbucks. Picture of the man was taken yesterday in a shopping mall in Chai Wan and has since become widely shared on social media. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Why there is chaos in parliament
From swearing to throwing luncheon meat, unprecedented scenes have been playing out in Hong Kong's lawmaking body - the Legislative Council. On Wednesday, dozens of lawmakers staged a walk-out ahead of a second attempt to swear in newly elected pro ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Why is there chaos in parliament?
Unprecedented scenes have been playing out recently in Hong Kong's Legislative Council, the territory's main lawmaking body. On Wednesday, dozens of lawmakers staged a walk-out ahead of a second attempt to swear in newly elected pro-independence lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Tensions flare over pro-freedom politicians
Activists Baggio Leung, right, and Yau Wai-ching after pro-Beijing MPs tried to stall their swearing-in [Bobby Yip/Reuters] Dozens of pro-Beijing politicians have staged a walk-out from the Hong Kong legislature to stall the swearing in of two pro ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing side thwarts new Hong Kong lawmakers' oath ceremony
HONG KONG -- Tensions flared at Hong Kong's legislature Wednesday as pro-Beijing lawmakers prevented a pair of newly elected representatives advocating independence for the Chinese region from getting a second chance at taking their oaths. Sixtus Leung and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court allows lawmakers to take office
Hong Kong's government has failed to block two pro-independence lawmakers from taking their oaths in a last-ditch legal challenge. Judge Thomas Au of the High Court rejected a request for their swearing-in to be delayed for a judicial review. Yau Wai-ching ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong boat passenger missing after falling with 12 others into stormy waters
A Hong Kong boat passenger was missing on Tuesday afternoon after being tossed along with 12 others into choppy seas off Sai Kung in the midst of heavy rain. A rescue operation was under way for the missing passenger after the other 12 were recovered from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bunkering Halted Due to Strong Winds
Market sources said Hong Kong bunker operations remained halted Tuesday due to strong winds from Typhoon Sarika, Platts reports. It is reported to be unclear when bunkering operations could resume at Hong Kong, with wind levels Tuesday afternoon said to be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fails to delay pro-independence lawmakers from taking office
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government failed in an unprecedented legal attempt on Tuesday to halt the swearing-in of two newly elected lawmakers seeking to push for independence for the autonomous region. High Court Judge Thomas Au rejected its last-ditch ... ( read original story ...)