Hong Kong’s retail sales surprisingly rebounded in April, lifting the sector out of contraction after strict Covid curbs hammered consumer spending earlier this year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reward for winning Asia Rugby Championship would be clash with Tonga side featuring Folau, Piutau and Fekitoa
If Hong Kong successfully defend their Asia Rugby Championship next month, a World Cup qualifier then awaits against a Tongan side likely to include former Wallaby Israel Folau and ex-All Blacks ... ( read original story ...)
The legends of Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club
At the end of the great spy novelist John Le Carre’s Hong Kong story The Honourable Schoolboy, a legendary 1970s character at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club has a furious argument over “a silly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sees Rush of Chinese Visitors, Most Since Pandemic
Hong Kong is seeing a sudden rush of Chinese nationals entering the city, with more visitors arriving at the hub’s international airport in May than the past two years combined. ( read original story ...)
SM Teo Chee Hean and next Hong Kong leader John Lee welcome closer ties in meeting
Senior Minister Teo was on the fourth and final day of a working visit to Hong Kong. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Chinese electric car start-up WM Motor files to go public in Hong Kong
Although China's electric car market is the largest globally and a fast-growing one, automakers such as BYD and Tesla dominate sales. Chinese start-ups such as Nio and Xpeng — both listed in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize submachine gun, ammunition during HK$3.6 million drugs bust, investigate whether radicals were planning attack
Police are investigating whether radicals had planned to launch an attack in Hong Kong after seizing a high-powered submachine gun and 50 rounds of ammunition during a raid on a subdivided flat in a ... ( read original story ...)
Regulators launch Hong Kong-China ETF Connect following long delays
Six years after scheme was proposed, investors will soon be able to trade eligible ETFs on each other’s exchanges ... ( read original story ...)
AXA introduces free add-on benefits to provide extra protection for Travel Insurance Customers in quarantine after returning to Hong Kong
Filling the coverage gap for their journey with no registration requiredHONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 1 June 2022 - AXA Hong Kong (AXA) is offering "AXA Free Protection ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student pleads guilty to using animal sacrifices to solve clients’ love woes
A Hong Kong student pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after running a business that performs animal sacrifices for clients with romantic problems. Tong Cheuk-him, 19, pleaded guilty to two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airline body wants three-day quarantine, no Covid-19 test
The push comes as Hong Kong moves to further ease its pandemic border regime. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offered hope after they fled Hong Kong. Now, they’re leaving again.
People from Hong Kong are finding their long term residency applications in Taiwan rejected for their ties to China, which they were fleeing from. ( read original story ...)
Next Hong Kong leader says city must work harder at COVID-19
Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, John Lee, said Tuesday the city still has to work hard at controlling the coronavirus and boosting vaccination rates. Lee, who returned home after meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials escape quarantine that batters city’s reputation
Senior Hong Kong officials sent on trips to promote the city’s merits to financial capitals were exempted on their return from undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine, which businesses blame for the ... ( read original story ...)