Hong Kong’s Housing Authority will offer 10 rent-free shops in government-operated shopping centres to young entrepreneurs in an effort to provide a platform to launch their business ideas and boost ...
Hong Kong, Laos look set to ink pacts as Chief Executive arrives in Vientiane on Sunday (July 28)
VIENTIANE: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee (pic) is leading a high-profile delegation of officials and business leaders to Laos from July 28-30, during ...
2 hurt near Hong Kong public hospital construction site after water pipe bursts, road floods
Two people were injured outside a construction site at a Hong Kong public hospital in Kwun Tong after a water pipe burst during an amber rainstorm warning on Sunday morning, flooding a road and ...
HANG SENG BANK (00011.HK) Buys Back 200K Shrs for $20.38M
HANG SENG BANK (00011.HK) disclosed in its statement that on 24 July, it repurchased 200,000 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a price ranging from $101.3 to $102.3 per share, involving about ...
Hong Kong must establish ‘high quality’ new medical school to train top talent: health chief
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says the new school has to ensure students fulfil the standards of the local licensing council ...
Still some way to go as Hong Kong tourism recovers
Hong Kong visitor numbers may be up, but they are well below pre-pandemic lFevels with arrivals also spending fewer days in the city.
Study ranking Hong Kong 13th safest city in world prompts calls for more surveillance cameras
A study naming Singapore the world’s safest city for tourists and Hong Kong the 13th has prompted a local lawmaker to call for more CCTV cameras and tighter laws. Forbes Advisor released earlier this ...
Hong Kong public not fully informed about damage eco-recreation area would bring: green groups
Hong Kong green groups have urged authorities to conduct more in-depth ecological studies of a government plan to turn part of South Lantau into an “eco-recreation corridor”, days before a public ...
What do Hong Kong’s Consumer Council and The Wall Street Journal have in common? Timidity
The Consumer Council is a curious creature. It is, according to its ordinance, not a part of the government. It is, though, according to the same ordinance, required to follow any written instruction ...
Hong Kong’s 2024 property slump feels like it’s 1997 all over again – or is it?
For Raymond Tsoi, Hong Kong’s current property slump feels like déjà vu. The veteran investor and chairman of Asia Property Holdings, best known for his part in the HK$40.2 billion (US$5.2 billion) ...
Hong Kong baby with incurable Tay-Sachs disease teaches parents to celebrate each day
The life expectancy of an infant with Tay-Sachs disease, which has no cure, is two to four years. The Hong Kong-based parents of Freya Maclay talk about their mission to raise awareness of the disease ...
Hong Kong Ani-Com 2024: fans revel in manga mania as 5-day fair opens to public
Fans flock to Convention and Exhibition Centre, with hit films such as Deadpool and Wolverine set to add to buzz ...
Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong tycoon loses bid for early discharge
Three High Court judges reject Apple Daily founder’s claim that evidence is too weak to have any reasonable prospect of conviction ...
Rents may soar amid Hong Kong’s property gloom as students, talent immigrants spur demand
Housing rents may increase by 8 per cent this year, said Midland Realty Rents may soar to record levels this year in Hong Kong, as a fresh crop of incoming students and talent immigrants spur demand ...