HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government said Thursday there are no plans to remove a pair of statues depicting World War II Japanese army sex slaves known as "comfort women" that were erected in front of Japan's Consulate in the Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Plans to demolish WW2-era buildings withdrawn
Conservation groups in Hong Kong are celebrating the withdrawal of a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement buildings in the heart of the city to make room for high-rise towers. Town planners had been due to meet on Friday to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China most at risk of financial crisis within next three years, bank warns
Hong Kong and mainland China are the most vulnerable economies at risk of a financial crisis over the next three years as over 40 out of 60 economic indicators are sending alarm signals, including runaway property prices and soaring levels of private debt ... ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong Public Housing, It Takes a Village
Hong Kong’s Shek Kip Mei area today ... When subscribing to a newsletter edition you'll also get early notice on Tyee events, news, promotions, partner messages and special initiatives. Further to the provision of the Personal Information Protection ... ( read original story ...)
Matthew Fisher: The biggest attraction in Hong Kong this summer is a Chinese aircraft carrier
HONG KONG — Patriotic residents of this former British territory have been agog these past few days over the arrival of China’s first aircraft carrier. The Liaoning anchored last Friday near the Disneyland Resort on the western approach to one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla’s sales stall in Hong Kong as tax breaks end. Could the U.S. be next?
Tesla’s sales appear to be stalling in Hong Kong. According to data from the city’s transportation department that was analyzed and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, not a single newly purchased Tesla model was registered in April after the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Protesters in Hong Kong demand Liu’s release
The Latest on China's best-known political prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who doctors say is in critical condition with liver cancer (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Dozens of people are staging a sit-in protest in Hong Kong urging China to ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurant serves traditional Hong Kong desserts to Instagram generation
Lien Yeung is a multimedia reporter and social media editor for CBC News in Vancouver. She has also reported locally ... And their bid to recreate a bygone era in Hong Kong's restaurant history at a new Marpole café has struck a chord with the Instagram ... ( read original story ...)
China’s aircraft carrier celebrated on Hong Kong port call
China's sole operating aircraft carrier arrived on its first port call to Hong Kong on Friday as part of efforts to stir patriotism amid commemorations of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule 20 years ago. The Liaoning steamed into port with ... ( read original story ...)
China’s first aircraft carrier arrives in Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the handover of the city from British rule after the giant ship was rescued from a Russian SCRAPYARD
China's giant new aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters today, its latest show of growing military might at a time of rising regional tension. Tourists and residents gathered to catch a glimpse of Beijing's first carrier on its maiden visit to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
$9M US worth of ivory seized in Hong Kong’s biggest tusk bust in 30 years
Hong Kong customs officials said Thursday they have seized elephants tusks valued at more than $9 million US in ivory this week in the city's biggest ivory trade bust in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms of elephant tusks on Tuesday in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seizes $9M worth of ivory in Malaysia shipment
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs officials said Thursday they have seized more than $9 million worth of ivory this week in the city's biggest haul in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms (15,900 pounds) of elephant tusks on Tuesday in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student leaders say they won’t contest Occupy protest charge
HONG KONG Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong, who helped lead the months-long "Umbrella Movement" in 2014 demanding full democracy, said on Thursday he would not fight a charge related to the protests in the spirit of civil disobedience. The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Tips for street photography in Hong Kong
Hong Kong based photographer Edward Barnieh has over 175,000 followers on Instagram. He gives the BBC Travel Show’s Carmen Roberts a tour of the back streets of Hong Kong and gives her some tips on taking travel photographs. ( read original story ...)