Consumer watchdog staff pose as patrons to test willingness of 15 chain restaurants to package takeaway in containers they brought with them.
Hong Kong aims for net-zero shipping emissions by 2050 with green fuel initiative
To achieve the goals, Hong Kong will establish an incentive scheme to encourage companies who start green fuel bunkering business, subsidise green transformation of vessels and tr ...
Hong Kong leader John Lee greets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru ahead of Apec summit
Hong Kong’s leader has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Peru, as the pair prepare to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in the capital of the South ...
Hong Kong downgrades full-year GDP growth forecast to 2.5%, after weak third quarter
Hong Kong’s economic growth forecast for 2024 has been downgraded to 2.5 per cent after a weaker-than-expected third quarter expansion of 1.8 per cent year on year. The latest official data released on Friday showed the full-year forecast was at the lowest point of the government’s previous range of between 2.
China Mobile in Talks to Buy Hong Kong Tower Seized From Tycoon
China Mobile Hong Kong is in talks to buy commercial property in Hong Kong once owned by struggling tycoon Chen Hongtian, according to people familiar with matter.
5 Hong Kong men arrested over using electric bicycles and scooters
Five Hong Kong men have been arrested over allegedly driving electric bicycles and scooters on the road illegally. Five men aged between 34 and 63 were arrested in Kwun Tong, Sau Mau Ping and Tseung Kwan O on Wednesday in a police operation to crack down on the illegal use of electric mobility devices in ...
Hong Kong, Macau, mainland travellers can use ‘document-free’ channels from November 20
Residents of Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China will from next week be able to cross the borders at Shenzhen Bay and Zhuhai’s Gongbei checkpoints using “document-free” channels under a pilot scheme ...
Hong Kong’s labour shortage to hit 180,000 by 2028 amid city’s rapidly ageing population
Hong Kong’s labour shortage is expected to worsen and reach 180,000 workers by 2028, driven by a rapidly ageing elderly population projected to account for almost a third of the city’s residents. The ...
Hong Kong Bomb Plot Mastermind Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years in Prison
Judge Judianna Barnes said Ng Chi-hung's plan to detonate bombs and shoot police officers was vicious and a declaration of war on society.
Mastermind of Foiled Hong Kong Bomb Plot to Target Police Is Jailed for Nearly 24 Years
A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of a failed bomb plot during anti-government protests in December 2019 to nearly 24 years in jail ...
How Beijing Took Control of Hong Kong’s Financial Hub—and Left the West Behind
West investment hub has become more Chinese as international financial institutions, corporations, and expatriates retreat ...
Hong Kong’s First Typhoon Trading Day Tests City’s Brokerages
A typhoon is brewing over Hong Kong but it’s business as usual for the city’s $5.4 trillion stock market.
Hong Kong stocks near 7-week low during first-ever typhoon trading session
Hong Kong stocks hovered around a seven-week low while investors await a flurry of earnings cards from bellwether companies as the city’s financial markets opened for business under typhoon conditions ...
Why is Hong Kong getting typhoons in November and are more coming late in year?
Toraji is one of four storms to emerge simultaneously in November for the first time since records began in 1961.