Hong Kong’s finance minister on Saturday said the short-term impact on the city of China’s escalating trade war with the United States would be limited to a dip in growth of just 0.1 or 0.2 of a perce... ( read original story ...)
Two men die after truck slams into Hong Kong village house
Hong Kong police were on Friday investigating whether a driver who ploughed a truck into a village house earlier in the day, killing himself and another man, had deliberately crashed into the building ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airport Authority on course for HK$57.6 billion passenger tax windfall, but won’t say what it plans to do with extra cash
A tax that Hong Kong airport passengers pay to help fund a third runway is on course to raise billions more than the HK$26 billion (US$3.3 billion) initially projected. The Airport Authority, which ma... ( read original story ...)
Rights lawyers slam Hong Kong plans to tighten asylum procedures, calling proposals ‘wholly unreasonable’
Human rights lawyers have slammed plans by Hong Kong officials to tighten procedures for asylum applications, describing the proposals as “wholly unreasonable”. A security panel at the city’s legislat... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong heatwave left city’s poorest reduced to tears and fighting off depression as temperatures soared in oven-like homes
The oppressive heatwave that left Hong Kong sweltering for much of May reduced some of the city’s poorest residents to tears and left others fighting off bouts of depression, a new survey has revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Generation: Helping Hong Kong’s youth discover a different path to success
July 6, 2018 – When Generation, the global youth-employment non-profit founded by McKinsey, was planning its expansion into new geographies, Hong Kong was probably not at the top of its list. On paper ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investor buys axed Qld government fish breeding project and picks up the profits
A Queensland Government-funded aquaculture project axed as part of the Newman government's public service cuts five years ago has been saved by a Hong Kong business. It is the second time the world le... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government will double size of planned public annuity scheme if demand surges, finance chief says
Hong Kong’s government would double the size of a public annuity scheme for pensioners if the strong initial interest in the offer translated into oversubscription, the city’s financial chief said on ... ( read original story ...)
Hidden Hong Kong: 6 fascinating places even regular visitors may miss
Our first tour is a walk through Old Town Central, which is where Hong Kong got its start. Our guide from the tour company Walk in Hong Kong has lived here all her life and we met in a leafy park that ... ( read original story ...)
INFINITI LAB Toronto Startup SmartTones Fast-Tracked to Global Accelerator in Hong Kong
INFINITI LAB Toronto also releases report finding that Canadians are most looking forward to the enhanced safety and cost saving benefits associated with smart city and automotive technologies Nine st... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools get International Baccalaureate exam results, 38 pupils bagging full marks
Recognised by many universities, it offers an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and has been in Hong Kong since 1988. According to the International Baccalaureate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man jailed after attempting to burn his landlord to death in subdivided flat fire
A man living in a subdivided flat, who attempted to burn his “contemptuous” landlord to death after he thought he would be evicted, was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail by a Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Digital Bank Neat Secures $2 Million Investment From Dymon Asia Ventures & Portag3 Ventures
Neat, a digital bank based in Hong Kong, announced earlier this week it secured a $2 million investment from Dymon Asia Ventures and Portag3 Ventures. Founded in 2015, Neat offers two banking products ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan prosecutors urge Hong Kong counterparts to make official request for information in case involving death of pregnant woman
Prosecutors in Taiwan have urged their Hong Kong counterparts to operate through officials channels after receiving a private request for information in the case against a man wanted in connection wit... ( read original story ...)