Hong Kong health authorities are tackling the world’s first case of a patient contracting the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE), through a blood transfusion. The 52-year-old man was fighting for his life at Queen Mary ... ( read original story ...)
Lease deal likely to end stand-off over joint immigration checkpoint for rail link from Hong Kong to mainland China
Hong Kong is expected to lease space inside the future high-speed rail terminus at West Kowloon to mainland Chinese authorities to implement a plan for a joint immigration checkpoint, under a deal to be announced as early as next week. The proposal will ... ( read original story ...)
Latest fibre optic technology in Hong Kong to vault the Pacific Ocean
This would be thanks to a super high-speed fibre optic cable, which is being built by Google and Facebook, which aims to span the 12,000 kilometres separating Hong Kong and Los Angeles across the Pacific Ocean. The latest leap in technology was testament ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong post office HQ to be demolished to make way for offices in plan to transform Central harbourfront
Hong Kong’s post office headquarters in Central is set to be demolished to make way for office buildings as part of a transformation of the city’s prime waterfront space. The General Post Office building, opened in 1976, will be torn down and its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taiwan police bust love scam syndicate in joint operation
Police from Hong Kong and Taiwan have busted a syndicate running online romance scams which duped Taiwanese women out of over HK$77 million, according to Taiwan’s official news agency. The racket, based in Taiwan, swindled 127 Taiwanese womenover the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists demand end to shark fin soup
Protesters have called on one of Hong Kong's most well-known restaurants to stop serving the jelly-like delicacy. Despite government's efforts, the illegal import of fins continues, threatening many species. Diners at Maxim's Palace in Hong Kong on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gallery: Reds hold open training session in sunshine
Liverpool hosted an open training session at Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong on Friday - here is a gallery of the players' workout in the blazing sun. Local supporters were in the stands to watch as the Reds prepared for tomorrow's Premier League Asia Trophy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end 9-day winning streak, pull back from 2-yr highs
Hong Kong stocks snapped a nine-day winning streak on Friday as investors took a breather after the benchmark index scaled a fresh two-year peak in the previous session. The Hang Seng index shed 0.1 percent, or 34.12 points to 26,706.09, ending its longest ... ( read original story ...)
China reaps payoff from hand-picked team placed in Macau in 1990s
MACAU (Reuters) - While Hong Kong has been roiled by protests and calls for independence from China, things have been quieter in the neighboring gambling center of Macau, which has seen little dissent to rule from Beijing. The calm in the former Portuguese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bosses may be forced to set aside savings to make long service and severance payments
Hong Kong employers may be forced to set aside a sum of money in the form of “savings” to pay long service and severance payments under a proposal the government is considering for the time when bosses can no longer dip into staff pension funds to ... ( read original story ...)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp takes a break from hectic pre-season tour to cook with local children in Hong Kong
Klopp took time out of Liverpool's hectic pre-season schedule this week to spend time with local school children in Hong Kong, taking part in a light-hearted ... Klopp will not be pleased however with the recent news of the club having a £66million ... ( read original story ...)
Zunzi’s Hong Kong: Leading Political Cartoonist Looks Back
“I would consider my cartoon as photography or news reporting,” said Zunzi. “It’s an exaggerated way of documenting what is happening in Hong Kong society. It might not be 100 percent factual; rather, a creative way of expressing the collective ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong student leaders face jail over university council siege
Two former student leaders face imprisonment following their conviction on Thursday for their roles in a chaotic siege of a University of Hong Kong council meeting last year. Former student union president Billy Fung Jing-en, 23, was convicted after trial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers approve extra cash for education after angry final session
Hong Kong’s divided legislature on Wednesday finally approved the government’s funding boost of HK$3.6 billion for education, but relations between the administration and opposition lawmakers were left in tatters over the recent disqualification of ... ( read original story ...)