Christopher D’Almada e Castro of Hong Kong’s Portuguese community was a distinguished lawyer who assisted British intelligence at great personal risk while in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
Hong Kong wet markets still handing out plastic bags freely despite higher HK$1 levy, checks show
Post check at two wet markets finds almost all shoppers using plastic bags for purchases of seafood and poultry.
Hong Kong’s civil service chief vows to better tap workers’ potential as more younger staff head for exit
Minister Ingrid Yeung says nothing unusual for young staff to switch jobs, especially as work environment changes following end of pandemic She pledges bureau will strive to offer more training and ...
Fading glory: the fight to save Hong Kong’s beloved neon signs
The city’s neon-drenched streets, which inspired filmmakers and artists, are changing due to tightening government regulations The narrow pavements of Hong Kong’s commercial district are accustomed to ...
‘Life’s better in prison,’ says one ex-offender as Hong Kong’s rising cost of living hits poor hard
Looming transport fare rises, on top of electricity tariff hikes and higher food prices, leave many worrying about future.
China’s fertility treatment rules push single women to Hong Kong
The first trip Sophia made after Beijing reopened its borders this year was to a clinic in Hong Kong to freeze her eggs. The procedure, along with other fertility treatments, is only available in ...
Easter off to good start for Hong Kong residents and tourists hunting for fun ways to spend their holiday weekend
The morning started slowly, with just a few visitors eager to make the 5.7km (3.5 miles) journey to Ngong Ping Village, but by 11.30am, a 40-minute queue had formed of families and couples, with more ...
Hong Kong restaurants struggle as residents travel and mainland Chinese tourists stay home over Easter weekend
Hong Kong’s restaurants have suffered a dip in business on the first day of the Easter long weekend as residents head overseas and mainland Chinese visitors stay home because they do not celebrate the ...
7 Good Friday religious marches held across Hong Kong but most members told to keep faces visible
Only one procession that stuck to church grounds exempted from mask rule, which one Christian said impinged on right to practise her religion ...
Thousands in Hong Kong queue up for cross-border shuttle to visit Macau in hopes of spending Easter long weekend in casino hub
Queues for Golden Bus, only shuttle service on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, snakes around Passenger Clearance Building.
7 injured after truck collides with KMB bus and topples over in Hong Kong, trapping passengers
Seven people were injured in Hong Kong after a truck collided with a bus and toppled onto its side in an industrial site on Friday, trapping passengers inside the goods vehicle. Police said the crash ...
Children’s wards at Hong Kong hospitals overwhelmed amid flu surge, paediatrician warns after death of second patient under age of 18
Children’s wards in Hong Kong are overwhelmed with patients because of a surge in flu cases and other respiratory infections, a paediatrician has said, with authorities renewing warnings after the ...
Hong Kong protests: 7 religious marches approved by police for Good Friday, but churches told national security law must be obeyed
Masks prohibited at all marches except one planned by church in Tin Shui Wai, while another on The Peak requires worshippers to wear labels.
200 bodies in Hong Kong have been refrigerated, some for more than 3 years, because hearses can’t cross over to mainland China: report
At least 200 bodies have been refrigerated in mortuaries in Hong Kong for months on end — some for more than three years. This is because China's stringent COVID-19 border restrictions have prevented ...