New administration will reduce ratio of tiny flats in subsidised estates, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says Ho adds government will monitor market response and modify supply accordingly Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets its first metaverse churches, complete with avatars and virtual preachers. But are they for real?
Hong Kong's Baptist minister Reverend Enoch Lam Yee-lok has said he believes he has the answer for Christians who find going to church too inconvenient and the services to be boring. In February, he ... ( read original story ...)
Tonga beats Hong Kong to qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup
Tonga has advanced to next year's Rugby World Cup in France after a 44-22 win over Hong Kong in the final of an Asia Pacific qualifying tournament on Saturday. Tonga led 20-8 at halftime. Sonatane ... ( read original story ...)
Goodbye, An An: Hong Kong’s beloved giant panda euthanised at Ocean Park after period of declining health from old age
An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday morning (July 21) at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park. ( read original story ...)
Dreams Attained: A Look at Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone in GBA
Guangdong Province in south of China is not short on start-up incubators and hubs for young entrepreneurs coming from across the region, specifically Hong Kong and Macao. One such example is the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs confiscates cannabis worth HK$30 million, arrests suspected triad member
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a suspected triad member and seized more than HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) worth of cannabis buds in a crackdown on a newly established illegal drug storage ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong child abuse scandal: Ex-carer jailed about seven months, becoming second person sentenced over case linked to charity group
A former carer at a leading child protection group in Hong Kong was jailed for about seven months on Friday, becoming the second person sentenced over one of the city’s biggest scandals involving ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Communist Party branch formed in HSBC onshore venture
Employees at HSBC’s mainland China securities joint venture have formed a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) branch, in what is believed to be one of the first such branches formed in a foreign-owned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets its first metaverse churches with avatars and virtual preachers
Hong Kong’s Baptist minister Reverend Enoch Lam Yee-lok has said he believes he has the answer for Christians who find going to church too inconvenient and the services to be boring.In February, he ... ( read original story ...)
Cross-Border Data Transfers Between Hong Kong And Mainland China – What Do We Need To Know?
Cross-Border Data Transfers Between Hong Kong And Mainland China - What Do We Need To Know? Legal News and Analysis - China, Hong Kong - Regulatory & Compliance - ... ( read original story ...)
Crowds still flock to Hong Kong’s book fair but ‘sensitive’ topics are absent
Hong Kong’s annual book fair is under way, with volumes about Chinese leader Xi Jinping prominently on display at the entrance but an absence of publications on more controversial events in Beijing’s ... ( read original story ...)
ED Attaches Nirav Modi Group’s Gems, Bank Deposits Over Rs 250 Crores In Hong Kong
Nirav Modi, 50, is presently lodged in a UK jail and has lost his extradition plea to India in connection with the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case that is also being investigated by the CBI. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong halts extradition of jailbreak mastermind, again
The administration of the Chinese-controlled Hong Kong province has once again stopped the progress of the extradition of Ramanjit Singh, alias Romi, who was the mastermind of the 2016 Nabha jailbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Timothy Runnacles, 75: Hong Kong tram designer who drove like Mr Toad
The light rail expert Timothy Runnacles did not like to call himself a trainspotter, preferring the term “rail enthusiast”, although his obsession wit ... ( read original story ...)