The mainland Chinese authority managing the multibillion-dollar mega bridge linking Hong Kong to Macau and Zhuhai has dismissed mounting safety concerns following the apparent collapse of a structure meant to protect an artificial island along the project ... ( read original story ...)
Why are pro-establishment lawmakers feeling slighted by Hong Kong’s leader?
After raising eyebrows with a HK$30,000 (US$3,800) donation to the city’s largest opposition party at its annual fundraising dinner, there will be more tut-tutting when Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor welcomes five pro-democracy lawmakers to ... ( read original story ...)
Ninjas assemble: stars from hit US game show call for Hong Kong kids to stop gaming and start moving
Why are Hong Kong kids sitting in front of a screen watching little electronic characters complete a maze when they could be physically doing it themselves? A troupe of American ninjas are in town to find out. “So many kids are on their phones, iPads or ... ( read original story ...)
Get experience in launching a start-up with SwedCham Hong Kong
The start-up phase of any entrepreneur can be both exciting and frightening. It’s the phase where your product, your company and your passion is truly put to the test, it’s stressful and confusing and hectic and usually not very rewarding for long ... ( read original story ...)
Academics’ group criticises Hong Kong government’s ‘political persecution’ of pro-democracy scholar Benny Tai
A group of Hong Kong scholars on Thursday threw their weight behind embattled academic Benny Tai Yiu-ting over his purportedly pro-independence comments, urging the UN to take the incident into consideration when reviewing the city’s freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Parents struggle to find final resting place for Hong Kong’s stillborn children
These women share a common problem: how to properly inter their babies. In Hong Kong, only a fetus miscarried after the 24th week is recognised by the Hospital Authority as a stillbirth. And only a certified stillbirth can be cremated and buried in public ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong e-commerce site aims to be more than its Goxip name as it expands into Thailand
Back in Hong Kong, she was given the opportunity to manage Caffe Habitu, a local coffee chain, where she learned how to manage a business – from marketing to operations, understanding end consumer experience. One venture to another Then on, she moved ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Australia to start Sydney-Hong Kong on July 2
Virgin Australia will launch its daily Sydney-Hong Kong nonstop service at the start of July. The airline first announced plans to operate the route in February, without specifying a start date. However, Virgin Australia said on Tuesday it will join Cathay ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaires Target Sky-High Prices For Luxury Housing At Hong Kong’s Former Airport
Two of Hong Kong’s billionaire property moguls have set new records with the lofty prices they’ve paid for land at the city’s former Kai Tak airport. But in the world’s least affordable housing market, who’s to say they won’t come in for a ... ( read original story ...)
Why is the Hong Kong government’s MPF offsetting plan so controversial?
Hong Kong officials have mapped out plans to scrap controversial ... with it coming into effect by 2022. Officials have lobbied business and labour leaders as they try to win support for the move, although the business sector remains unconvinced, despite ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | World shares slide after US-China trade dispute escalates
HONG KONG |April 4, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) World stock markets slid Wednesday after China announced details of its plans to retaliate against the proposed U.S. tariff hikes, in a escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong paper South China Morning Post on a mission to promote China’s soft power
HONG KONG (NYTIMES) - On a recent afternoon ... After more than a decade of decline and editorial chaos, the newsroom now buzzes like a tech startup, with table tennis and an in-house pub serving free craft beer. The revival began with The Post's ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the murky world of Wan Chai’s love hotels during Hong Kong Sevens week
There are also several big trade shows in town over at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre timed to coincide with the Sevens – meaning more business for the women. “They choose the [Sevens] because there’s more money – double ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business costs change and MPF plan is no different
CENTRAL: All firms in Hong Kong face changing business costs, so they should be able to cope with officials’ advance warning to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay employees’ severance and long-service payments, the city’s labour minister said ... ( read original story ...)