Hong Kong's de-facto central bank bought HK$1.923 billion ($245 million) from the market in New York trading hours to stop the local currency weakening and breaking its peg to the U.S. dollar.The Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to explore ‘all options’ on land supply, including use of green belts, John Lee says as environment minister points to development-conservation balance
Government to focus on different land supply options before considering developing fringes of country parks, says chief executive Conservation is about more than just designating land for protection, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong weighs cutting Covid-19 hotel quarantine to five days or less
During the two-day home isolation period that follows, visitors will be required to use a yellow health code. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
One Dancer Still Critical After Hong Kong Concert Incident
One of the two dancers injured by a falling LED screen at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong has been discharged from hospital. The other remains in a critical condition. Hong Kong authorities are now ... ( read original story ...)
Old Hong Kong bakeries are dying, go while you still can – buy an egg tart or pineapple bun before they all disappear
Happy Cake Shop in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district is closing after 45 years in business - it's the latest 'mom and pop' shop in the city to shut The city will soon run out of independent shops, small ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s ethnic minority children master Chinese? It’s an uphill struggle, say students, teachers
Students say lessons are at such a basic level, they have neither confidence nor ability to aim higher Hard to teach such a wide mix of students, say teachers, calling for clearer direction, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief says property market remains resilient
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Thursday the property market remains resilient although sentiment will be dented by increased mortgage payments amid higher interest rates. ( read original story ...)
What next for Mirror? Before tragedy struck, Hong Kong boy band’s soaring success was a bright spot amid pandemic gloom
It led to talk about a “Mirror effect” on Hong Kong’s gloomy economy, with spillover benefits for composers, dancers, TV dramas and films. Then came Thursday’s horrific incident during the band’s ... ( read original story ...)
Harrowing video shows a large screen crushing performers during Hong Kong boy band Mirror’s show. Fans had warned that the set seemed unstable.
In an online petition signed by thousands, Mirror's fans said the production looked unsafe and predicted that someone could get injured. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returns this weekend at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
An exciting Hong Kong tradition returns to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park this weekend. The 30th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is back after taking a year off because of the pandemic. Dragon ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC break-up talk sets scene for fiery meeting in Hong Kong
There were warm words last week when Noel Quinn met local students in Hong Kong who had been awarded scholarship funding from HSBC. It was “fantastic” to attend ... ( read original story ...)
Techs Sinks Hang Seng More than 2%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell more than 2% on Friday as tech stocks came under pressure. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 retreated 13.84 points, or 0.1%, to 27,801.64. Japan’s industrial output jumped 8.9 ... ( read original story ...)
Baguio introduces state-of-the-art technology to its Hong Kong recycling plant to accelerate business growth
Baguio Green Group Limited ("Baguio" or the "Company", Stock Code: 01397.HK) is pleased to announce that a new high-speed and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs fill ECM deal pipeline
A cloud computing giant, a fruit distributor, and trio of medical companies seek IPOs ... ( read original story ...)