A mainland Chinese student in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police resources over her role in her elaborately staged kidnapping that sought to trick her parents into handing over ... ( read original story ...)
Special needs school under leading Hong Kong body involved in care for mentally disabled latest to face mistreatment allegations
Education Bureau confirms raft of complaints filed against Hong Chi Pinehill No 2 School in Tai Po, run by the Hong Chi Association. ( read original story ...)
John Lee is serious about ‘telling the Hong Kong story well’ but only the full story will convince the world
Hong Kong is being compared to Singapore, and official assurances of the city’s good qualities are not enough. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property sales post modest results in October debut as homebuyers await new policies, expect further rate increase
Local homebuyers are taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of major policy announcements in Hong Kong and the mainland, and a further rise in interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sevens tickets selling at steady pace, rugby bosses hope ending Covid quarantine could bring in overseas fans
Some 4,402 of the 10,000 tickets that went on general sale to the public last week have been sold, and with 16,500 already snapped up by city’s rugby community, officials say prospect of 21,000-strong ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing to recruit astronauts in Hong Kong
Mainland authorities will, for the first time, be recruiting astronauts for its manned space programme in Hong Kong. The China Manned Space Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s elderly forced to choose family over friends as they follow children who’ve emigrated – but it’s been this way for generations
As a generation of Hong Kong families emigrates to far-flung places, elderly parents are faced with a choice: leave with them, or stay in the company of lifelong friends. It’s a tough choice, but it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: departed companies not looking back, Hong Kong’s largest business chamber warns, urging lower threshold for talent scheme
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce CEO George Leung says even if travel curbs fully eased, results and recovery will only come in first quarter of next year. ( read original story ...)
No more quarantine: Hong Kong visitors happy to find coronavirus travel rules eased
He is from South Korea and graduated with a bachelor of journalism and master of international and public affairs from the University of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property: why the end of quarantine will not end the pressure on rentals market, with resident departures still a concern
The city’s property sector has to contend with a slowing economy, a stock market fall, rising inflation, higher interest rates and resident departures. ( read original story ...)
Travelers keen to visit Hong Kong, but cost of returning across border puts off mainland Chinese
Property agent Glory Chen, 36, will be travelling from California in the United States, where she lives, for a Hong Kong holiday in early October. ( read original story ...)
Why the end of quarantine will not end the pressure on city’s property rentals market, with resident departures still a concern
The city’s property sector has to contend with a slowing economy, a stock market fall, rising inflation, higher interest rates and resident departures. ( read original story ...)
Waiting for Beijing: travellers keen to visit Hong Kong, but cost of returning across border puts off mainland Chinese
The Guangzhou-born mother of three said she loved Hong Kong, as it was where she gave birth to her children. The family emigrated to the US, and now live in San Jose. Chen said she had hoped to see ... ( read original story ...)
Residents flock to restaurants and malls in Hong Kong as government hands out latest tranche of consumption vouchers
Ray Chui, chairman of catering group the Institute of Dining Art, says industry enjoying a more than 10 per cent bump in business. ( read original story ...)