IT manager Dennis Leung remembers his punishing daily commute from his home in the southern part of Hong Kong Island to his workplace in Wan Chai just three years ago. It took up to an hour because of ... ( read original story ...)
London, New York and Hong Kong Are No Longer Immune to Global Housing Downturn
(Bloomberg) -- In the years since the financial crisis, global cities like London, Hong Kong and New York appeared to defy housing-market cycles, thanks to a concentration of financial jobs and the se... ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong to have their DNA sequenced in government-backed genome project
In a document on the Hong Kong Genome Project, which the Food and Health Bureau handed to the Legislative Council on Tuesday for discussion next Monday, the bureau revealed that the project would cove... ( read original story ...)
Critical roles played by Hong Kong researchers on China’s Chang’e 4 mission to far side of the moon
The state-of-the-art device was one of two advanced technologies from Hong Kong funded by the China Academy of Space Technology for the Chang’e 4 mission to the moon’s unexplored hemisphere. PolyU was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Festival: Martial Arts Legend Sammo Hung Named Filmmaker in Focus
The retrospective will feature 10 classics of the 'Martial Law' star who was instrumental in shaping the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Hong Kong action cinema legend Sammo Hung has been named the Fi... ( read original story ...)
One Reason Why Hong Kong’s Property Market Won’t Collapse
(Bloomberg) -- A Downtown 38 show flat on display in Hong Kong’s APM Millennium City shopping mall had a queue snaking out the door and around the corner on its opening weekend. The global property do... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s backlog of torture claimants cleared a year early helped by pilot scheme with revised lawyer pay
A pilot scheme paying lawyers fixed fees instead of hourly rates to advise torture claimants has helped Hong Kong’s Immigration Department overcome a backlog of cases a year earlier than expected, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Sets New Projects, Partners With Far East Film Fest
Projects presented by renowned Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang and Japanese festival favorite Ryusuke Hamaguchi are among those selected by the 17th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), set ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer fans risk paying penalty on Chinese national anthem law
Soccer inevitably comes up when experts discuss Hong Kong’s proposed law which will introduce penalties for insulting China’s national anthem. One soccer match in particular, on November 17, 2015, sta... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange BitMex Shutting Down Trading Accounts in the US and Quebec
The popular trading platform is currently based out of Hong Kong and is known for inhabiting the most expensive office property in the heart of the Asian financial epicenter. The news is being ... ( read original story ...)
Approval ratings for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and justice chief Teresa Cheng hit new lows
Popularity ratings for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her justice minister Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah have hit record lows, according to the latest edition of a survey by a local universit... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ex-leader Tsang released after serving sentence
HONG KONG — Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has been released after serving time in prison for failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment from a businessman applying for a broadcasting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares climb on China’s stimulus pledge
The (Hong Kong) market is mostly speculating on news,” he said. “When it (Hang Seng index) reaches a certain level, when people start to consider that the impact of these policies won’t come until lat... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ex-leader released from jail
Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has been released after serving time in prison for failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment from a businessman applying for a broadcasting licence. Tsa... ( read original story ...)