A Hong Kong court is set to hear appeals from the defence and prosecution in the city’s largest national security case, which involved tens of high-profile pro-democracy figures. Monday marks the ...
Hong Kong has gazetted the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill
A Government spokesperson reiterates that this alternative framework of same-sex partnerships' registration will not change the Government's established position on the monogamous and heterosexual ...
Retiring AIA chairman Edmund Tse reflects on 64 years with the Hong Kong-based insurer
Tse presided over the company’s blockbuster IPO and return to mainland China in a career that began in 1961 with a monthly salary of US$76.90.
Teacher, teen arrested at Hong Kong airport in ‘Ice’, ketamine drug cases
Customs finds 47kg of suspected ketamine in woman's luggage while 18-year-old from Kuala Lumpur allegedly hid 2.2kg of 'Ice' in carry-on bag A teacher who arrived from Germany and a teenager on a ...
Hong Kong to facilitate more use cases for stablecoins
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, was on a three-day visit to Seoul, South Korea, where he worked on promoting the special administrative region’s (SAR) latest developments and ...
Hong Kong police seize HK$22 million of drugs in raid on flat, man arrested
Police say 38.6kg of drugs, including cocaine, ketamine and chemicals for manufacturing ‘space oil’, found in To Kwa Wan flat.
Hong Kong is one of the last bastions of bamboo scaffolding in the world, but the city’s government has been partially phasing it out
Hong Kong is one of the last bastions of bamboo scaffolding in the world, but the city’s government has been partially phasing it out.
Comedian Jimmy O. Yang and Hong Kong leader John Lee met and bonded over school days
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee hosted comedian Jimmy O. Yang during his recent visit to the city, with the pair bonding over their Wah Yan College days, according to O. Yang’s management company.
Why can’t Hong Kong retail landlords cut rents for struggling tenants?
Slashing rents impacts assessments, so landlords must strike a balance between cash flow and long-term asset value, Knight Frank says.
Woman, 56, falls to her death in Hong Kong while cleaning window at home
Woman’s son called police at 6.35am on Sunday after she fell onto balcony at public housing estate in Tiu Keng Leng, source says.
Hong Kong to add 3 more wheelchair-friendly trails in country parks next year
Hong Kong authorities plan to add three new wheelchair-friendly trails in country parks next year, but users and concern groups say that more should be done to enhance accessibility so more people ...
2 arrested in Hong Kong after victims lose HK$10 million in fake-official scams
Scammers had asked accomplices to meet victims in hotels under the guise of conducting investigations, police say.
How Hong Kong’s hawker rules are pressuring a 92-year-old to maintain her stall
Hawker Chan Tak-ching has enough to retire but is unable to pass her licence to colleagues who need the income, a rule observers say is ‘outdated’.
University of Hong Kong warns student over AI-generated porn pics of classmates
Hong Kong’s oldest university has issued a warning letter to a male law student accused of making pornographic images of fellow classmates and other women by using artificial intelligence (AI).