As the chief secretary of Hong Kong wished the city a happy Lunar New Year he revealed another cause for celebration: 5,800 people had applied to the city’s To ...
2 Hong Kong tourists injured in Japan after rental car crashes into tunnel wall
Japanese media say pair in their 20s were taken to hospital, but their conditions were deemed not life threatening.
And they’re off! Year of the Rabbit races gallop to HK$2 billion-plus turnover for Hong Kong Jockey Club, biggest result for more than 25 years
Amount falls short of the HK$2.54 billion recorded in June 1997, but Hong Kong Jockey Club chief 'delighted' by result. Crowds flock to Sha Tin and Happy Valley racecourses with more than 84,000 ...
Consumption vouchers again for Hong Kong? Won’t help revive economy, say experts
Finance minister Paul Chan has yet to decide whether to issue fresh round of consumption vouchers, with this year's budget to be delivered on February 22 Economist Simon Lee says some voucher ...
China NFT platforms expand into Hong Kong in face of compliance risks on mainland
NFT platforms in China are expanding into Hong Kong to offset compliance risk for an industry that remains in a legal grey area on the Chinese mainland.
Hong Kong industrial rents register a 3.7% increase for full-year 2022
Warehouse vacancy increased slightly to 3.3%. In H2 2022, warehouse rents in Hong Kong were up 2.0% HOH, which was less significant compared to H1 2022. The severe inflation in Europe and America ...
Mercury to drop to around 10°C in Hong Kong on Jan 25
It will be cold in the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year on Wednesday with temperatures dropping to around 10°C in the urban areas, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday (Jan 24).
‘Heavenly banking’: religious racketeers dupe Hong Kong woman to deposit US$25,000 into ‘account on the other side’
A brainwashing Hong Kong religious racket has lured a woman from the city into “depositing” US$25,000 into a “bank in Heaven”.
Flower sales bloom as Hong Kong celebrates Chinese New Year with most COVID-19 restrictions dropped
After years of muted celebrations caused by COVID-19 restrictions, Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is blooming again. Flower sales are up, with farms and florists ...
Legislation to block overseas lawyers from Hong Kong national security trials could be in force within 6 months, justice secretary says
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam pledges to listen to 'constructive opinions' from legal profession and public before amendments made Lam speaks out just days after Bar Association warns against blanket ...
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon: at 39 years young, record holder Gi has eyes on Asian Games prize
Gi Ka-man will run in the city’s prestigious event next month for the first time in 13 years as he looks to cement his place at the Asian Games in September.
Hong Kong braces for start-up influx as open border, SFC’s new virtual asset rules aim to turn city into a hub
China’s reopening has given ‘new optimism and impetus’ to deal-making, and new rules on virtual assets and listings will strengthen Hong Kong as a start-up hub in the Year of the Rabbit, observers say ...
Hong Kong’s retail market faces ‘slow recovery’ as Covid-19 cases surge
Luxury retail shops may see sales remaining at a low level as the three years of lockdown has changed the shopping behaviour of mainlanders ...
Hong Kong welcomes joyful, bustling Spring Festival
With the adjustment of the COVID-19 pandemic prevention policy, the streets and lanes of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during this year's Spring Festival, which falls on ...