Industry figure Simon Wong says restaurants can expect a 10 per cent drop in business against last year’s figures.
Hong Kong faces uphill battle to lure back Chinese tourists
The Lo Wu arrival hall on Hong Kong's border used to throng with visitors during mainland China's "Golden Week", but as the five-day tourism bonanza ...
More than S$370,000 recovered after banks, Singapore and Hong Kong police foil scam
The 70-year-old victim divulged his bank credentials to a scammer after being told his computer had been hacked and his bank accounts were used for illegal activities.
Hong Kong hit by around 10,000 lightning strikes overnight
Hong Kong island was the second-largest recipient of strikes, with towering residential buildings lit up by the near-constant bolts.
Hong Kong Hit By Nearly 10,000 Lighting Strikes Overnight
Hong Kong was lashed by nearly 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, according to data from the city's weather observatory. The Chinese city is accustomed ...
Mainland Chinese companies most active group in Hong Kong’s flagging office rental market, Knight Frank report says
The appetite of mainland Chinese firms for premium space was not enough to stem a steady increase in the vacancy rate as more office premises came online and overall demand shrank.
First to Downgrade EVERGRANDE 3 Yrs Ago, UBS’s John Lam Now Turns Positive on CN Property
Bloomberg reported that John Lam, head of China and Hong Kong property research at UBS, said his view of China's property market has turned positive and expects a gradual recovery ...
Scam alert: fake Post article featuring Hong Kong movie star Donnie Yen promotes online trading tools
Scammers have published a fictitious article with the appearance of a South China Morning Post story and a reporter’s byline to promote two online financial trading apps.
Local banks and S’pore, HK police recover more than $370k for 70-year-old man in foiled scam
Scammers told the man his computer had been hacked and his bank accounts were used for illegal activities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong lashed with nearly 10,000 lightning strikes overnight
Hong Kong was lashed by nearly 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, according to data from the city’s weather observatory. The Chinese city is accustomed ...
Green buildings: Hong Kong needs ‘revolution’ in materials, cull of old ‘carbon-hog’ structures, says David Gottfried
City must encourage retrofitting or replacement of old ‘carbon-hog’ buildings and accelerate adoption of construction materials with lower ‘embodied’ carbon, says World Green Building Council founder ...
China Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot in Hong Kong
China's suppression of civil liberties in Hong Kong under cover of national security poses a threat to its own economic interests.
HSBC, StanChart, DBS tap Golden Week visitors drawn to Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme
“Customers are particularly interested in residency or investment opportunities in the city,” said Winnie Ng, head of distribution sales management, wealth and personal banking at the Hong Kong office ...
Hong Kong’s low-paid workers find little to celebrate about as new minimum wage formula gets nod
Thirteen years after statutory minimum wage introduced, a new formula that bars any rate cuts in future has been approved.