Hong Kong’s property developers have denied hoarding flats, saying that the reason there are more unsold newly built homes in the city, which is suffering an acute housing shortage, is because of an earlier increase of land supply. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tour groups safe after deadly Osaka earthquake that struck during morning rush hour, killing one child
Hong Kong travel agents reported that all their customers in Osaka were safe after a deadly earthquake struck Japan’s second city on Monday during the height of rush hour. A nine-year-old girl was killed when a wall collapsed at her school, an 80-year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong celebrates Dragon Boat festival with rowing rituals, family and fancy dress
Revellers and rowers gathered at waterways across Hong Kong on Monday morning to soak in the fun and festivities of the Dragon Boat festival. Amid mild and slightly breezy weather, boat races took place at locations including Stanley, Aberdeen and Sai Kung ... ( read original story ...)
The online platform helping Hong Kong’s helpers to give back to the community
Social Career’s chief executive officer Matthew Tam Chun-kit said the non-profit organisation, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, had worked with more than 400 NGOs and over 20,000 signed-up volunteers since its launch little more than ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong medical centres under fire after selling HPV cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil 9 when they couldn’t get it
Hong Kong medical centres are facing accusations of irresponsible trade practices after they sold doses of the latest cervical cancer vaccine with no guarantee they could deliver the full three-shot course. The miscalculations have left thousands of women ... ( read original story ...)
High pressure, long hours and low pay: Why young journalists in Hong Kong are ditching the media industry
The tour bus was packed with “demonstrators” donning t-shirts that said they belonged to a Hong Kong youth group. Chan was paid HK$250 for protesting. The news caused uproar among the public and was cited by other local media outlets, with Chan ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s fish are eating plastic – and people could be too
Many fishes in Hong Kong have ingested tiny particles of plastic which could end up being eaten by humans, according to research by universities and Greenpeace. Researchers say they found 80 pieces of plastic in one fish. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong homebuyers snap up flats in city’s first two sales after US interest rate increase
Homebuyers in Hong Kong rushed to buy flats on Friday and Saturday in the city’s first two sales after the US raised interest rates, indicating no dip in the buoyant and expensive local property market. As of 5pm on Saturday, all 119 units on offer ... ( read original story ...)
How China’s Alibaba Is Winning Over Hong Kong And Taiwan — Startup By Startup
Ralph Jennings, Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The startup fund is growing businesses in Hong Kong and Taiwan despite with an ulterior motive of showing them that mainland China can play nice, analysts suggest. ( read original story ...)
Review: Hong Kong Airlines Business Class A350 Hong Kong To Los Angeles
I boarded through the forward door, where I was pointed towards my seat by a friendly flight attendant. Hong Kong Airlines’ A350 business class cabin is entirely between doors one and two on the A350. The seats are in a staggered configuration consisting ... ( read original story ...)
High demand among Hong Kong shoppers sees Canada Goose plan flagship store selling arctic winter coats for US$900
The news comes as Hong Kong tourist arrivals rose 11 per cent for April compared with a year earlier, a third consecutive month of growth, according to numbers from the Tourism Board. Meanwhile, the government said retail sales jumped 12.3 per cent year on ... ( read original story ...)
Talk of turning Hong Kong golf course into housing dominates city’s first public forum on land supply
The controversial issue of whether to develop a Hong Kong golf course for housing dominated the first public forum held by the task force on land supply on Saturday, with staff and consultants for the sports ground speaking up. About 150 people took part ... ( read original story ...)
Undercover investigation exposes the Hong Kong employment agencies still exploiting domestic workers for profit
An undercover investigation has exposed unscrupulous bosses ripping off Hong Kong’s domestic workers by making them pay illegally high fees to get a job – despite last year’s official guidelines to the contrary. Research by the Federation of Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s fixer-upper tycoon pushes limit of property investing
Everyone told Goodwin Gaw not to do it. The sprawling shops, offices and homes complex in Beijing that private equity group Gaw Capital Partners had in its sights was a dud, property moguls said. Beneath the four towers of Pacific Century Place was a ... ( read original story ...)