A son of former media mogul Jimmy Lai has called on all foreign judges to leave Hong Kong’s legal system, adding pressure on them to join an exodus that threatens to erode a key distinction that set ...
Hong Kong launches new summer campaign
Following the Central Government’s announcement to increase the duty-free allowance for luggage articles brought into mainland China from Hong Kong by visitors who are mainland residents, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is launching a new campaign offering all overnight visitors to Hong Kong rewards totalling over HK$100 million (US$12.
HKSAR gov’t welcomes issuance of card-type document to non-Chinese Hong Kong permanent residents
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR government on Monday welcomed and expressed gratitude to the country for announcing a new measure
Flag-raising ceremony, reception held to mark 27th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to motherland
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday held a flag-raising ceremony and a reception to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
China offers foreign permanent residents of Hong Kong, Macau five-year visas
Foreigners who are permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau and are looking to visit mainland China can apply for multiple-entry travel visas with validity of five years, China's National ...
Hong Kong property tycoon Peter Lee, actor Andy Lau among 502 awarded in Honours List
Lee given top-tier Grand Bauhinia Medal along with four others including lawmaker Martin Liao and academic Lau Siu-kai.
Hong Kong activist singer Denise Ho’s concert probed over noise concerns
Cantopop star Denise Ho’s online performance at the premises of former Mount Zero Bookshop on Tai Ping Shan Street was halted twice on Sunday.
China Offers Foreign Residents in Hong Kong 5-Year Travel Visa
Non-Chinese residents of Hong Kong and Macau will be able to enter mainland China more easily after Beijing eased visa rules to further integrate the semi-autonomous cities into national development ...
Hong Kong: It’s started as a long fulfilled dream but turning up as a turbulent road since handover
HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong has endured a turbulent history since being handed over from Britain to China 27 years ago. On July 1, at midnight, Hong Kong is returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 ...
Beijing to send pair of giant pandas to Hong Kong in gift to mark July 1 handover anniversary
The first pair of pandas – An An and Jia Jia – were gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing on the second anniversary of its return to Chinese rule in 1999. They were the oldest giant pandas in captivity at ...
China marks Hong Kong handover anniversary with panda gift
China will gift a pair of giant pandas to Hong Kong as the finance hub marked its 27th year under Chinese rule, city leader John Lee announced Monday.
July 1 celebrations: 2 new pandas arriving in Hong Kong from Beijing ‘in months’, John Lee says
Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Beijing has agreed to send a pair of pandas to Hong Kong which will arrive “in months”, the chief executive has announced, as the city ...
Hong Kong has ‘changed so much’ in the 27 years since handover
HONG KONG -- A few years after the handover of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Britain to China on July 1, 1997, local authorities launched a branding campaign as "Asia's world city." The message was ...
Hong Kong film ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ explores themes of identity
Photo: Golden Scene As Sasha Chuk Tsz-yin and her friends sat in a taxi in Hong Kong, switching between Cantonese and the Hunan dialect, she remembered the driver asking: “You speak both languages ...