Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang Chi-wai has denied drink-driving in Japan after his car crashed head-on into a van carrying a top policeman from the city. “The accident happened at noon. I had not had any ... ( read original story ...)
Working holiday scheme to start
A working holiday scheme signed between Hong Kong and the Netherlands will start accepting applications from January 1. Welcoming the scheme’s commencement, Secretary for Labour & Welfare Dr Law Chi-k... ( read original story ...)
Relief in sight for long-suffering residents of Hong Kong’s crowded Kowloon City as officials pledge tourist curbs to ease chaos
Residents of Kowloon City where as many as 10,000 mainland day-trippers on cheap Hong Kong tours have disrupted local lives could soon get a respite after authorities on Thursday pledged to come down ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong calls again for curbs on mainland Chinese tourists to city
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-Beijing party has for the second time in a week called for curbs on the number of mainland Chinese visitors on cheap tours, which it said had hit an average of 10,000 a day in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police hunt six who pushed woman onto ground and kicked her dog at Fu Hong Street Pet Garden in Chai Wan
A citywide search was under way on Thursday for six people who pushed a 63-year-old Hong Kong woman onto the ground and kicked her dog. The group also beat a 27-year-old man who tried to stop the atta... ( read original story ...)
Another tech listing Bits the dust: Bitmain in Hong Kong
Despite its warm welcome to emerging and innovative firms such as pre-profit biotech companies, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX ... which was filed in September. The mining startup plans to raise U... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed wine firm Madison eyes cryptocurrency trading, to buy US$30 million stake in Japanese platform
But no details were given about licences. Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong, a Hong Kong lawmaker, said: “Madison has built up its reputation through trade in fine wines, it is a newcomer to the virtual curren... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong activists charged for trespassing in Japan over protest at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine
Two Hong Kong activists arrested in Tokyo over a protest at a war shrine were charged for trespassing on Wednesday, and their first trial could take place in February, according to their lawyer. The m... ( read original story ...)
Finances ‘alarming’ at four Hong Kong direct subsidy scheme schools – officials told to press operators
Hong Kong education officials have been urged to take enforcement action against schools being “risky” with their finances after a study by the Post found the reserves of four were at “alarming” level... ( read original story ...)
As ‘Big Four’ move into legal sector, Hong Kong firms left to ponder independence, fair competition
Inroads into Hong Kong’s legal sector by EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, the “Big Four” international accounting and audit firms, are raising questions about the future of rules governing the ownership of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-India flights launch with potentially disruptive business model
Indian budget airline IndiGo is trialing low-cost flights connecting Hong Kong with the South Asian subcontinent, with a Bangalore route debuting last week. This follows another low-cost airline ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pork prices likely to rise as pig supplies from mainland China drop sharply due to swine fever outbreak
a state news agency. Some shops might have raised it a bit. They were individual cases. But overall, we have kept the prices the same Hui Wai-kin, Pork Traders General Association of Hong Kong There h... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong kindergarten director arrested for allegedly filming visitors in the toilet of his home
A 36-year-old kindergarten director who was arrested by police for allegedly filming visitors to his home using cameras concealed in the toilet, has been dismissed from his job. The man, who was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng rejects calls to further explain CY Leung UGL decision, appealing to public not to politicise legal matters
Hong Kong’s justice secretary on Wednesday rejected calls to further explain the decision to drop a corruption probe against former city leader Leung Chun-ying, appealing to the public not to politici... ( read original story ...)