The University of Science and Technology plans to build a campus in Guangzhou, making it the fourth Hong Kong higher learning institution to expand onto the Chinese mainland. The new facility will be ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | Hong Kong journalist, martial arts novelist Louis Cha dies
The Hong Kong newspaper founded by Cha, Ming Pao Daily News, said he passed away Tuesday at a Hong Kong hospital. Cha’s novels about ancient Chinese swordsmen have sold millions and are among the most ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Journalist, Martial Arts Novelist Louis Cha Dies
In this June 18, 2007, photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Louis Cha smiles during a speech at Peking University in Beijing. Cha, a Hong Kong journalist and best-selling Chinese martial arts ... ( read original story ...)
Liberal arts college in Hong Kong upgraded to private university amid city’s push to be global financial hub
Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen welcomed the news, saying it would give a “boost” to the development of higher education in Hong Kong. “It adds diversity to the education system,” Ip said, notin... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices cool for second straight month as investment conditions worsen
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices fell for the second straight month in September, as a global stock market rout and an intensifying Sino-U.S. trade war soured sentiment in the ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s activists for self-determination get a second chance in politics?
But dark clouds soon gathered over his candidacy as he found himself having to recant his position on independence for Hong Kong. Facing a sea of cameras, the poster boy for Hong Kong independence tol... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hepatitis C study estimates only half of sufferers diagnosed and 12 per cent treated
Only about half of Hong Kong’s hepatitis C sufferers have been formally diagnosed and just 12 per cent have received treatment, according to estimates derived from a study of 11,000 city residents. Th... ( read original story ...)
Chinese literary giant Louis Cha dies in Hong Kong after long illness, aged 94
Hong Kong martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, the world’s most famous Chinese writer, has died at the age of 94. His son-in-law, Dr Ng Wai-cheong, confirmed the news Cha had died on Tuesday af... ( read original story ...)
Bus operators for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge suggest better passenger control and logistics to ease traffic pressure
Cross-border transport service providers on Tuesday floated suggestions for better passenger control and logistics to ease traffic pressure at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, days after thousands o... ( read original story ...)
Beijing tells liaison officials in Hong Kong to learn Cantonese and develop better connection with city’s residents
More than 200 non-Cantonese speaking officials in Beijing’s office in Hong Kong have been studying to master the language, on the instruction of Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng. A source told the Post ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should show public land acquisitions are in their interest, says father of Singapore planning Liu Thai Ker
The Hong Kong government should strengthen its ability to claim private land for the city’s development by showing the public that the land will be used for their benefit, said Liu Thai Ker, known as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific faces first collective legal action over massive data breach, with 200 customers poised to make claims
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier is also under tight scrutiny by the local government, with acting chief executive Matthew Cheung Kin-chung threatening on Tuesday to punish the airline if it failed to coo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority expects to uncover more cases of fraud as e-wallet losses double to HK$400,000
The amount of money stolen from customers using Hong Kong’s new faster payment system has ballooned to HK$400,000 – and the Monetary Authority believes that figure could increase. On Tuesday, Howard L... ( read original story ...)
Luxury Marriott hotel at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park set to open in early 2019, developer Lai Sun says
A luxury hotel at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park will receive its first guests in early 2019 after being delayed for about six months, according to its developer. Peter Lam Kin-ngok, chairman of Lai Sun Group ... ( read original story ...)