Hong Kong can increase its use of renewable energy while working towards achieving its climate goals by 2050, environment minister Wong Kam-sing has said, but he is not ready to fix hard targets. “It ... ( read original story ...)
Suspension of Singapore Airlines flights to Hong Kong does not affect travel bubble talks: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE: The suspension of Singapore Airlines (SIA) passenger flights to Hong Kong will not affect talks on a travel bubble between both cities, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new chief convenor role requires no local legislation as power comes from Beijing, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong’s pro-establishment lawmakers on Thursday clamoured for more details about the newly created role of chief convenor of the powerful Election Committee, with the city’s leader saying the new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents weigh in on recent electoral system improvement
On March 30, top Chinese lawmakers unanimously approved the draft of the Hong Kong electoral reform plan, with revised measures for electing the chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup raises $920,000 for electric boat motors
BEIJING -- ePropulsion Technology, a Hong Kong-based startup that makes electric motors for small boats, has raised more than 100 million yuan ($921,000) in a Series B funding round led by Shenzhen ... ( read original story ...)
My Hong Kong is now a paradise lost
Hong Kong’s students are idealistic ... They set up tents on the main streets in the Central, the business district, to get the attention of the public. Life outside the Central seemed as normal as it ... ( read original story ...)
MPs call for insurers Legal & General and Aviva to cut ties with HSBC over its Hong Kong stance
HSBC has been criticised for freezing assets of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under order of local police. (Getty Images) A group of British parliamentarians have called for major British ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong university expresses regret after lecturer refuses to bend online exam rules for student in Myanmar
Student at Education University of Hong Kong wrote to teacher asking for flexible arrangements for test, citing internet blackouts. ( read original story ...)
Here are six Hong Kong buildings and sites missing out on preservation
Hong Kong has a long industrial history but factory buildings are ... A spokesperson for the factory said the company had been focusing on the flour business and had no comment on any possible future ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong executives choose China Covid vaccine to get mainland visas
Hong Kong executives, including expats, are opting to take China’s Sinovac vaccine over the more effective BioNTech/Pfizer shot in the hope it will speed up visa and re-entry procedures for mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-owned Birmingham City sell St Andrews, fans want answers
Fans of Hong Kong-owned English Championship side Birmingham City are looking for answers concerning their decision to sell the club’s St Andrews stadium to a third party. Last week Blues owners ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: workers from Hong Kong’s pubs, karaoke bars and mahjong parlours start hunger strike demanding authorities allow them to reopen business
Workers from Hong Kong's pubs, karaoke bars and mahjong parlours have started ... He said they were hoping to hand in a petition to legislators on the final day, when Legco business resumed. Pubs, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Revives Move to Reduce Corporate Transparency Now That Opposition Is Gone
HONG KONG—For a global business center, Hong Kong has long trumpeted one of the more transparent registers of company records, a window that helped shine a light on the wealth of powerful Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief says ‘tiny changes’ in Biden-era report reason for hope, sees no threat of local dollar losing peg to US currency
A former chief of Hong Kong's de facto central bank has noted an improvement in the United States' attitude towards Hong Kong under the new Biden administration and expressed confidence the country ... ( read original story ...)