Using just two fingers, a 23-year-old Hong Kong woman who is almost completely paralysed by a rare disease has written a proposal calling for patients to be treated with a new drug that could be life-saving. Josy Chow Pui-shan, who was born with spinal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen caught after escaping police custody and jumping into Tuen Mun River
An 18-year-old suspect jumped into the Tuen Mun River after escaping from custody at Tuen Mun police station on Saturday night. He was eventually caught and sent to hospital after hiding under a bridge column for about two hours. The teenager, surnamed Ho ... ( read original story ...)
USS Ronald Reagan wraps up Hong Kong port visit
HONG KONG - The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Hong Kong after a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6. The first visit in two years by a U.S. aircraft carrier, the four-day visit allowed Sailors assigned to Ronald ... ( read original story ...)
ZhongAn Surge, Guggenheim Opening Cap A Big Week In Hong Kong And New York For Chinese Tycoon
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance managed to do that at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week for its chairman Thomas Ou. On Friday alone, it gained 16.6% to HK$93.65. Yet Ou, who also goes by Ou Yaping, also capped the week ending Friday with the opening in ... ( read original story ...)
60,000 expected to watch Hong Kong Cyclothon as Tsim Sha Tsui shuts down for top-flight racers
The Hong Kong tourism district of Tsim Sha Tsui was set to go traffic free for much of Sunday as road closures made space for tens of thousands of spectators out to catch a glimpse of a record 4,900 cyclists in the city’s annual “cyclothon”. ( read original story ...)
Residential Mortgage Survey Results for August 2017
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for August 2017. The number of mortgage applications in August increased month-on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature’s finance chief to issue ‘chairman directives’ to curb filibustering
The pro-establishment lawmaker who heads the Finance Committee of Hong Kong’s legislature plans to introduce a set of “chairman directives” in an effort to curb filibustering over government funding applications. Committee chairman Chan Kin-por ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer matches may be played behind closed doors if anthem boos continue, chief secretary warns
Hong Kong’s soccer team may be forced to play international matches behind closed doors if fans jeer at the Chinese national anthem again during next week’s match with Malaysia, the city’s chief secretary has warned. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung issued ... ( read original story ...)
After the Umbrella movement: healing a divided city must start with truthfulness
Three years ago this week Hong Kong witnessed the start of the largest and most sustained protest in its history. Occupy Central with Love and Peace, and the resulting birth of the Umbrella Movement, will most likely be remembered around the world as a ... ( read original story ...)
From retail experiments to start-up incubation – how Victor Fung’s Explorium is playing a role in his trading firm’s long term survival
These carefully picked young companies – some of them Hong Kong or overseas ventures seeking to crack the ... “Many overseas Chinese artificial intelligence experts have come back to China to start their own businesses. We can tap into their expertise ... ( read original story ...)
L.A. Taco King Esdras Ochoa Becomes Global Taco King with New Hong Kong Hotspot
"In L.A., there's a couple drops of rain, and there are traffic jams and people start panicking," Ochoa says. "I give credit to people in Hong Kong. They'll wait in the rain for anything. Rain is just normal; rain is whatever." But it was still a shock ... ( read original story ...)
Vir Das To Perform In Hong Kong For Children Suffering From Cancer
Actor-comedian Vir Das is set to perform here for charities, including an initiative for children suffering from cancer. Production house AGP World is set to bring the stand-up act Battle Of Da Sexes on October 15 here. Actor and stand-up comedian Kavi ... ( read original story ...)
Elina Svitolina to play Hong Kong, Sloane Stephens withdraws
The American player, who lost in the first round at Wuhan and Beijing, withdrew from Hong Kong, which takes place this week, due to a left knee problem. 3 Elina Svitolina accepted a wild card. The Ukrainian player must win Beijing title to be No. 1 next ... ( read original story ...)
4 ups and 4 downs for Nepal heading into Hong Kong clash
Nepal is only a few days away from facing Hong Kong in must-win matches to keep the participation in ICC World Cup Qualifiers hopes alive. Nepal is set to play two matches at the relatively high-scoring ground of Mong Kok. Some problems were addressed at ... ( read original story ...)