Hong Kong will cut in half the number of laboratory Covid-19 tests new arrivals must undergo starting next week.
Hong Kong’s once-vibrant movie industry now walks a fine China line
As censorship increases at home, independent Hong Kong filmmakers are increasingly looking overseas to fund and show their work.
Hong Kong stocks fall 2% as Tencent slashes Meituan stake; Japan posts $15 billion trade deficit
Tencent said the tranche of shares is roughly 90.9% of its stake in the company and 15.5% of total shares Meituan has issued as of Oct. 31. Tencent said the stake was worth about 159 billion Hong Kong ...
Race to launch Hong Kong’s first retail crypto futures ETF begins
Exchange traded fund providers are busy working towards submitting applications to launch retail-oriented crypto futures ETFs after the local regulator announced it would open the door to such ...
‘No Tears Left’: Hong Kong Property Agents Resort to Desperate Ads
Property agents in Hong Kong are resorting to increasingly wry advertising slogans to attract potential buyers during the city’s worst housing slump in years.
Hong Kong will reap ‘huge dividends’, be the envy of other economies with Beijing’s support, top state official in city says
Liaison office head Luo Huining addresses 120 officials at city government's headquarters in first known session of its kind He tells attendees that the mention of the 'one country, two systems' ...
Hong Kong leader heads to Thailand for Apec forum, vows to seize chance to declare city’s return to world stage
Chief Executive John Lee is leading a 20-strong group, comprising financiers, professionals and commerce leaders, to Bangkok to talk business He stresses competitive edge of city centres on its global ...
Hong Kong’s Bananas-Only Rule Shows Struggle to Exit Covid Curbs
It’s also frustrating that after almost three years we’re moving forward but only with bananas.” The restriction is just one example of how Hong Kong’s attempt to keep fighting the virus while also ...
Hong Kong rejects US report saying it has entered ‘a new era of total control’ from Beijing
The Hong Kong administration "vehemently" refuted a report by a US congressional advisory panel that suggested that the city was under “a new era of control” from Beijing with a rubber-stamp ...
University opens farm to train veterinary students giving Hong Kong taste of local dairy for first time in 2 decades
City University's facility expects to produce its own milk and ice cream next year Veterinary students will get hands-on experience that was not possible before, says farm manager Hong Kong's first ...
‘Totally undesirable’: Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation comes clean, apologises for mishandling passenger evacuation after train derailment
MTR Corp operations director Tony Lee admits there was miscommunication about evacuation arrangements after Sunday's incident at Yau Ma Tei station He also reveals MTR staff only realised afterwards ...
Police arrest 56 from suspected fraud syndicate that scammed HK$7 million out of Hong Kong and Macau residents
The Hong Kong Police Force on Wednesday announced they arrested 46 people in the city for offences related to money laundering, conspiracy to defraud and obtaining property by deception. Another 10 ...
No horseplay: new riding simulator therapy in Hong Kong offers disabled entry into sport
Leong Pui-yee, who has cerebral palsy, shares benefits of horse-riding as a long-time participant in Riding for the Disabled Association activities.
Hong Kong gov’t slams US congressional panel report for ‘ill-intentioned political attacks’
Hong Kong Free Press. The Hong Kong government has said it “vehemently refutes” an annual report released by a US congressional advisory panel that said Hong Kong’s legal ...