Completing her first year as a member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, outspoken lawmaker Doreen Kong Yuk-foon said: “Being patriots does not mean we have to be yes-men.” Dubbed “naughty girl” by ...
Hong Kong eyes resumption of cross-border travel with mainland
China had kept its borders all but shut for three years and Hong Kong itself had maintained some of the world’s strictest curbs until the second half of last year.
Can Hong Kong recover from Covid-19 to reclaim luxury retail market crown?
Hong Kong’s Russell Street was the world’s priciest retail strip. But a walk through the area these days reveals how dramatically the city’s retail market has changed.
Underprivileged Hong Kong youth call for authorities to tackle housing shortage, increase payouts from subsidies
A recent NGO poll of 5,000 youngsters rates government performance as 19 out of 100, with respondents saying the city’s housing shortage is a top concern.
Hong Kong property expected to recover on China border reopening: Finance chief
HONG Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he is optimistic about the city’s economic prospects for this year and expects the local real estate market to rebound after the China border reopens. ...
Hong Kong home sales drop to lowest level since 2008 financial crisis
Housing market recovery is not expected until the middle of this year despite border reopening with mainland China ...
Hong Kong to decide who will defend media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s political authorities, not judges, will decide whether a millionaire democracy campaigner should be represented by a British lawyer as he battles ...
Hong Kong IPO market outlook bright in 2023 as listing reforms to attract tech, international firms, analysts say
Big Tech listing reforms and a push to attract international firms will draw more IPOs to Hong Kong, which could propel the city to the top of the fundraising charts in 2023, analysts say.
Hong Kong eyes Jan. 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland
Hong Kong is working to resume quarantine-free travel with mainland China by as early as Jan. 8, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Artists from Hong Kong kick off countdown celebration on eve of 2023 in Times Square
Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region perform during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Dec. 31, 2022. Artists from Hong Kong ...
Pre-war tenement houses in Hong Kong caught between development and preservation | Video
Pre-war tenement houses in Hong Kong, otherwise known as "tong laus" are caught between development and preservation with less than 1 per cent of these buildings having evaded demolition so far. CNA's ...
Hong Kong is in a state of turmoil before reopening its borders with mainland China
At Hong Kong International Airport on December 28, 2022. PETER PARKS / AFP. After three years of near-total closure of the inland border between Hong Kong and th ...
New home for new year: underprivileged Hong Kong youth call for authorities to tackle housing shortage, increase payouts from subsidies
NGO poll of 5,000 youngsters rates government performance as 19 out of 100, with respondents saying housing shortage is top concern School students from impoverished households speak out about cramped living conditions,
Hong Kong selects 40 payload specialist candidates in preliminary screening
A total of 40 candidates from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have passed the preliminary screening for payload specialists that could possibly join China's future space missions,