Lawmaker Frankie Ngan Man-yu, a labour affairs spokesman for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, said the government had pledged to commission research on legislation ...
Messi in Hong Kong: how can Miami-style tours satisfy Asia fans? Barcelona’s Ilkay Gundogan has a solution
I have experience of going to three different countries in 10 days,’ midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says. ‘It makes it very difficult.’ ...
Hong Kong is seeing growing internet censorship, and some American companies are using burner phones when visiting, says a top US diplomat
The American diplomat’s criticism comes as Hong Kong tries to bolster its position as an international business center and attract tourists to boost its flagging economy. The city’s global reputation ...
How Hong Kong can rescue the struggling recycling industry and win its war on plastic waste
Hong Kong’s recycling pace lags that in Europe and the US, but government intervention could help transform the landscape as growing landfills contaminate the soil.
120 workers axed after sudden collapse of Hong Kong contractor as officials scramble to contain any knock-on effect at related firms
Labour Department has set up a helpline for about 120 employees of prominent contractor Fung Cheung Kee, welfare chief Chris Sun says Authorities working with unions to find out if more subcontractors ...
5 nabbed at unlicensed Hong Kong eatery suspected of serving dog, cat meat
Five people were arrested on Feb 29 at an unlicensed eatery in Hong Kong that operated from a flat and was suspected to serve cat and dog meat. Some 35kg of frozen meat was confiscated in a ...
Hong Kong’s Billionaire Cheng Family Offloads Shopping Mall For $513 Million
New World Development sold a shopping mall in Hong Kong for HK$4.02 billion as part of its ongoing efforts to sell non-core assets and allay investors’ concerns about its debt load.
5 nabbed in Hong Kong at unlicensed eatery suspected of serving dog, cat meat
Five people were arrested on Feb 29 at an unlicensed eatery in Hong Kong that operated from a flat and was suspected to serve cat and dog meat. Some 35kg of frozen meat was confiscated in a ...
Hong Kong has ‘absolutely no problem’ with repaying rising debt under plan to issue more bonds to fund public projects, Paul Chan says
The Hong Kong government has “absolutely no problem” with repaying rising debt under a plan to issue more bonds to fund the city’s public projects in coming years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po ...
Top US envoy in Hong Kong warns of creeping Internet curbs
“Hong Kong is starting to go down the slope of trying to take certain content off the Internet and blocking certain websites,” he told Bloomberg News on Thursday (Feb 29). “It is kind of a slippery ...
Hong Kong authorities accuse top US diplomat in city of ‘scaremongering’, say criticism of security law contradicts his remarks on improving ties
US in 'no position to point its finger' at other countries and regions for enacting national security laws, city government says US Consul General Gregory May earlier said crackdown on dissidents ...
Hong Kong authorities accuse US top diplomat in city of ‘scaremongering’, say criticism of security law contradicts his remarks on improving ties
US Consul General Gregory May earlier said crackdown on dissidents could impact city’s attractiveness as an international finance centre.
Fire in Hong Kong residential building sends eight to hospital, 170 evacuated
Eight people were sent to hospital and 170 evacuated after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on Friday morning. Police said they received reports of a blaze ...
Hong Kong authorities can bring back property cooling measures if necessary, says finance chief Paul Chan
Finance chief says government will keep an eye on the sector, after surprising the market with the removal of all cooling measures in Wednesday’s budget speech.