Hong Kong’s sole member of the nation’s top legislative body on Friday dismissed concerns that Beijing would act against mounting legal challenges to legislation allowing mainland laws to be enforced at a rail terminus in the city. The remarks by Tam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs stackable housing on expanded Disneyland site, not a Dutch garden, lawmaker Andrew Wan says
Stacking prefabricated homes on a plot of land reserved for an expanded Disneyland would be better than the Dutch flower garden Hong Kong officials just agreed to put there, a lawmaker has said. Democratic Party legislator Andrew Wan Siu-kin on Friday said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest teen bookie and seize HK$2.4 million in illegal World Cup betting records
A 17-year-old Hong Kong boy was among two suspected bookmakers arrested on Thursday night as police seized HK$2.4 million (US$305,000) in soccer betting records, in the force’s latest operations during the World Cup. The teenager, suspected to be a Sun ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s NWS Holdings JV to buy Ireland’s Sky Aviation
HONG KONG, June 22 (Reuters) - NWS Holdings Ltd 0659.HK said on Friday Goshawk Aviation, its joint venture with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, will buy Sky Aviation Leasing International Ltd (SALI), boosting the value of Goshawk's fleet of owned, managed and ... ( read original story ...)
Finance chief Paul Chan says plan to tax Hong Kong property owners hoarding vacant flats not just a money-spinner
Hong Kong’s financial chief Paul Chan Mo-po on Thursday made a strong case for the government’s plan to tax property owners hoarding vacant flats, saying it was not to enrich its coffers but to ensure sufficient housing, as more than 28,000 new homes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong weather takes a turn for the worse as Observatory issues amber rainstorm signal
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the amber rainstorm signal at 12.15pm on Friday. The signal indicates heavy rain of more than 30mm has fallen in an hour or is expected to fall generally over the city. The Observatory warned the public of a risk of ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of underage drinking as flagship Hong Kong Starbucks that sells beer and cocktails opens in Causeway Bay
Starbucks will serve an expanded alcoholic drinks menu when it opens its new flagship store in Hong Kong’s teeming Causeway Bay on Friday, raising fears among some youth groups that the shop could be a haven for underage drinking. The 5,500 sq ft store ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of underage drinking as Starbucks opens Hong Kong flagship in Causeway Bay
Starbucks will serve an expanded alcoholic drinks menu when it opens its new flagship store in Hong Kong’s teeming Causeway Bay on Friday, raising fears among some youth groups that the shop could be a haven for underage drinking. The 5,500 sq ft store ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s tech hubs and new towns coexist with squatter huts in rural New Territories?
The 400 sq ft squatter home in Ping Yeung San Tsuen in the rural New Territories is nestled among large swathes of abandoned farmland and scrapyards, in an area the Hong Kong government has been eyeing for years as the site of a planned new town. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health authorities probe digestion drug after cancer patient’s medication found to be contaminated with mould
Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating a drug used to aid digestion after the medication taken by a cancer patient was found to be contaminated with a type of mould. The move follows the recent death of a lymphoma patient in her 30s at Queen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s small firms raging at leading business groups for ‘betrayal’ over MPF offsetting subsidies
Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises have condemned the city’s five biggest business chambers for “betraying” them after they failed to insist the government provide indefinite subsidies to help employers build up workers’ nest eggs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong driver arrested after school bus hits and kills elderly woman
The driver of a school bus was arrested in Hong Kong on Thursday after his vehicle hit and killed an elderly woman – the city’s fourth road fatality in eight days. The accident happened on Ap Lei Chau Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, soon after 8am. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rail giant MTR Corp ordered to conduct full probe after safety lapses along HK$97.1 billion Sha Tin to Central link
The board of Hong Kong’s railway operator on Thursday came down hard on ... Even the MTR’s senior management only became aware of these problems from news reports.” He was referring to revelations about faulty construction by contractors and cover ... ( read original story ...)
New law on hearsay evidence designed to give Hong Kong’s vulnerable better protection in criminal court cases
Hong Kong legal professionals have said allowing the introduction of hearsay evidence will “assist the quest for truth” and help prosecutors get justice for victims in cases involving vulnerable defendants. After years of calls for its introduction ... ( read original story ...)