After a hiatus of seven years, the Hong Kong International Sixes is poised to make a comeback this year as the world’s fastest form of cricket. Cricket Hong Kong, China (CHK) is a member of the International Cricket Council and the tournament is also a sanctioned event by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Hong Kong’s voluntary health insurance scheme may cover city’s first TCM hospital
Insurance expert explains sector needs to look to mainland after Health Bureau says it started preparatory efforts for hospital’s inclusion ...
Hong Kong stocks sucked into Asian rout on US recession fears; Japan index dives record 12%
Hong Kong stocks join a global markets sell-off as risk appetite soured after last week’s US nonfarm payrolls data which showed jobless rate unexpectedly climbed for a fourth straight month.
Hong Kong health authorities probe third case of suspected mad honey poisoning in 2 months
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating the city’s third case of suspected mad honey poisoning in two months after a woman fell ill when she ate goods brought by a friend from Nepal. The Centre ...
Calls to charity for elderly hit 1,620 a day as Hong Kong logs record heat high on Monday
Hong Kong sweltered through its hottest day of the year on Monday as temperatures in almost 10 districts topped 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit). Some areas were suffering the heat for the third ...
Hong Kong wraps up fruitful ASEAN visit
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Hong Kong man lodges legal challenge against environmental authorities’ approval of San Tin Technopole report
“I am a registered social worker and care about the protection of Hong Kong’s biodiversity and environmental justice. I am concerned that the San Tin Technopole project could cause severe harm to ...
Hong Kong Gold Medalist Retires After Pro-China Thesis Uproar
Hong Kong Olympic gold medalist Vivian Kong said she would quit her fencing career days after controversy erupted over her apparent support for Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement ...
Study finds Hong Kong’s past heatwaves potentially contributed to 1,677 excess deaths
Heatwaves in Hong Kong over the last 10 years may have contributed to more than 1,600 deaths, according to a projection from university researchers. They have urged authorities to create an extreme ...
Hong Kong’s Olympic Gold Medallist Vivian Kong Retires From Full-Time Fencing
Hong Kong athlete Vivian Kong Man-wai is retiring from professional fencing after winning the city a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Paris Olympics: Ceci Lee inspired by Vivian Kong’s Hong Kong spirit in ‘hardest’ road race
Hongkonger Lee came home 64th out of 78 finishers. The up-and-down 158-kilometres Paris course got the better of another 14 riders, including Xin Tang of China, who did not reach the end.
5,000 Hong Kong public housing units recovered in 2 years amid crack down on ‘rich tenants’
The Hong Kong government has recovered around 5,000 subsidised rental units which had allegedly been “misused” by “rich tenants” amid a crack down on pubic housing abuse. Rosanna Law, director for ...
Hong Kong police arrest 119 in crackdown on triad-run drug, sex and gambling businesses
Hong Kong police have rounded up 119 people in a two-week operation against triad-controlled drug, sex and gambling businesses, as well as fraud activities. The force said on Monday eight of the ...
Hong Kong police seize HK$22 million of cocaine in car boot as gangs’ storage tactic uncovered
Hong Kong drug trafficking syndicates are using vehicles as their mobility storage facilities to evade detection, police have revealed after discovering HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) worth of ...