Category: NEWS

The Post reported on Monday that banks in Hong Kong would almost certainly have to replace all of the city’s 3,250 cash machines with new ones equipped with facial recognition technology as part of the battle against money laundering, financial crime and ... ( read original story ...)

The steamy weather could be bad news for paddlers competing in the centuries-old races ... will edge closer to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days,” the Hong Kong Observatory said in a statement. “A trough of low pressure is expected ... ( read original story ...)

Buyers queue to get a shot at newly-released developments Newspaper describes property market as ‘becoming crazier’ Snaking queues of thousands of prospective apartment buyers in Hong Kong signaled authorities have made no progress in cooling a red-hot ... ( read original story ...)

A Muslim organisation based in Hong Kong has condemned a British far-right group for sharing a video of a brawl on a train in the city as part of its anti-immigrant “propaganda” ahead of the UK election on June 8. The Muslim Council of Hong Kong has ... ( read original story ...)

Paul Niel and Esther Röling emerged wet, exhausted, but elated when they arrived at Siu Sai Wan, Chai Wan on Sunday evening after a groundbreaking journey around Hong Kong Island. The couple successfully completed a round-the-island expedition in which ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong lawmakers and district councillors have urged the government to tighten cycling rules after a recent debut of the city's first bike-sharing services prompted a string of complaints over the haphazard parking of bicycles. But according to Raphael ... ( read original story ...)

Temperatures hit highs of 31 degrees Celsius on Sunday as the city enjoyed a day of sun and clear blue skies. Hong Kong’s often stifling humidity levels also dropped to about 50 per cent, creating perfect weather for heading outdoors. A spokesman for the ... ( read original story ...)

Same-sex couples in Hong Kong have called for rights equal to those enjoyed by heterosexual spouses to claim the ashes of their loved ones, after lawmakers approved a bill to regulate the city’s columbariums on Thursday. Betty Grisoni, a French native ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong slacklining group’s weekend-long stunt on the Lion ... “The more we are featured on the news, [the more] negative the reaction. People think that if we have an accident, it will harm other people. They also think we should not do it because ... ( read original story ...)

For collectors of Hong Kong nostalgia, Chu Wing Kee in Possession Street, Sheung Wan, is a treasure trove. The wholesale shop stocks a multitude of goods, many of which hark back to a bygone era, even if they are sometimes modern imitations of the originals. ( read original story ...)

They only take online orders. Starting from scratch, Da Rosa and Ma spent a year visiting different mattress stores around Hong Kong, looking for manufacturers and talking to experts. Through these, they came up with the concept of compressing mattresses ... ( read original story ...)

Tottenham fans turned out in their thousands to watch Mauricio Pochettino's side end the season on a winning note in Hong Kong with a large section holding signs saying 'Walker Please Stay'. Defender Kyle Walker has been strongly linked with a move away ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has lashed out at Moody's after it downgraded its credit rating over the city's links to China. Moody's cited a "tightening" of economic and political ties between the mainland and the semi-autonomous city. The 55-kilometer China Hong Kong-Zhuhai ... ( read original story ...)

The sources said Tse – a surveyor with close ties to Beijing’s liaison office and Hong Kong’s property developers – changed his mind amid mounting criticism the past two days as news spread he could join Lam’s team. The line-up may not be young ... ( read original story ...)