Photograph: Lily Kuo for the Guardian For the past few years, Supun Kellapatha and his wife Nadeeka Dilrukshi, Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Hong Kong, have tried to make themselves invisible. They go ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong launches blockchain-based trade finance
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank will go live next month with a blockchain-backed trade finance platform set to link up with 21 banks, including HSBC and Standard Chartered. The launch of the system, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man, 19, found with HK$2.7 million in suspected heroin near Sha Tin bus stop
A 19-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking on Saturday after he was found carrying suspected heroin worth HK$2.7 million (US$344,000). The suspect, surnamed Leung, was i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning but heavy showers set to continue
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm warning for the city, about 90 minutes after issuing it soon after noon on Sunday. However, after cancelling the warning at about 2pm, it said s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must act now to open up electricity market, antitrust chief says
Environmental officials must commit to liberalising Hong Kong’s electricity market and start laying the groundwork for competing suppliers to enter, according to the head of the city’s antitrust watch... ( read original story ...)
Shenzhen care homes prove grass is greener on other side of the fence, but 37,000 of Hong Kong’s elderly are far from convinced
More than 37,000 elderly people are waiting for a subsidised place in one of Hong Kong’s residential care homes – and not even the lure of gardens, fresh air, and six times more living space, is enoug... ( read original story ...)
The data that lays bare the hidden links in Hong Kong’s domestic helper employment industry
With allegations of collusion between agencies and moneylenders rife in Hong Kong’s domestic helper employment industry, a group of American students has worked with a local academic to – quite litera... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lift accident that injured two people caused by braking system malfunction, government report reveals
A freak lift accident that injured two people in Hong Kong was caused by a malfunction in the braking system, it has been revealed. The government on Saturday released the findings of an investigation ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Department of State News: Deputy Secretary Sullivan’s Meeting With Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of State today released the following statement: On July 13, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng at the Departm... ( read original story ...)
People’s Liberation Army truck crashes into Hong Kong bus stop
A People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison truck mounted a pavement in Yuen Long on Saturday morning and crashed into a bus stop. Photos of the truck circulating online show a badly damaged bus sto... ( read original story ...)
Liaison office legal chief tells Hong Kong: Basic Law is not your constitution
Beijing effectively sent Hong Kong a message on Saturday, reiterating its stance on the Chinese constitution and the part it plays in the city’s legal framework at a seminar on “one country, two syste... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui – the shoppers’ and robbers’ paradise in Hong Kong
Home to sky-high bars, a glittering harbourfront, and one of the most famous shopping hubs in Hong Kong, bustling Tsim Sha Tsui is also a place that attracts those looking to make fast money illegally ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s fast-food restaurants serve up a mountain of waste
Ever thought about how much waste is produced by just one meal in Hong Kong’s popular fast-food restaurants? A fact-finding mission by the Post has revealed KFC tops the list of the industry’s “big wa... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economic health will slow down under ‘dark cloud’ of US-China trade war, says financial chief Paul Chan
Hong Kong’s economic health will slow down in the second half of the year under the “dark cloud” of a deteriorating US-China trade war, a senior government official warned on Saturday. Financial Secre... ( read original story ...)