The first race in over a year is a welcome break from virtual races as Hong Kong West 25km course records fall. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elections: ex-leader CY Leung says he’s undecided on whether to run for city chief executive
Leung, a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, also says he has not been offered the new role as Election Committee convenor. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar crisis: leave or stay? Taiwan, Hong Kong expats among the foreigners counting the cost of doing business
. The 35-year-old first visited the country in 2013 as a volunteer and now owns an engineering service firm, but life in Yangon has become too difficult since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi ’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cabbies signing up with Uber earn more, but taxi council warns they risk breaking the law
groups, warned cabbies using two Uber platforms – Uber Taxi and Uber Flash – that they risked running afoul of the Road Traffic Ordinance. Council chairman Hung Wing-tat noted that both services ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police investigating ex-opposition lawmaker Dennis Kwok for possible misconduct in public office, force insider says
A former opposition lawmaker who fled to Canada is being investigated by Hong Kong police for possible misconduct in public ... over 19 meetings of Legco’s House Committee from the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Bruce Lee and his fight against ‘Asian hate’ once told the real Hong Kong story to the world. Now we’re just a prop
Hollywood films often fail to do our city justice, not like in the days of Bruce Lee, a pioneer in the fight against ‘Asian hate’. We need to start telling our individual Hong Kong story. ( read original story ...)
Fusion music concert to promote harmony and inclusiveness among people of various communities in Hong Kong
When the conductor gestures for the ensemble to start playing, classical violinist Ding Yi-jie ... which has people with disabilities among its membership. Ding, of Hong Kong’s True Colours Symphony, ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 IPOs by China’s billion-dollar tech start-ups to watch for in 2021, including Megvii, Douyin, Didi Chuxing and ByteDance
Hong Kong's head of listings Bonnie Chan pointed to another blockbuster year, saying that the world's favourite market for IPOs in eight of the past 12 years "will be as busy, if not more busy this ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ride-Hail Startup Didi Going Public
China’s ride-hail behemoth Didi Chuxing is going public with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9), citing sources. The mobile transportation platform just notched ... ( read original story ...)
Companies head back to Central where tumbling office rents in Hong Kong’s prime business district have made trophy addresses affordable
The building is in Exchange Square, the complex that houses the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong stock exchange. have also convinced the likes of private equity firm ... ( read original story ...)
In 2020, There Was an Epic Collapse of Demand. Now, the Problem Is Supply.
Recent setbacks raise doubt about how quickly businesses can respond to customers who seem intent on spending freely. ( read original story ...)
Chinese companies using majority of African workers in Africa
The report, citing a number of scholars' research and consultancy's survey, showed Chinese companies involved in Africa's infrastructure projects hire more African workers than Chinese expatriates. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Olympic Committee vice-president appeals to government to help ‘kick-start’ sport again
Hong Kong Olympic Committee vice-president Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, who spoke at a InspiringHK Sports Foundation press conference, says he hopes people return to sport and physical activity. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks retreat from three-week high as strong China data heightens policy tightening concerns
Hong Kong stocks drop in early trading after a government report shows China’s factory-gate prices rose in March at the fastest pace in two years, stoking policy-tightening concerns. ( read original story ...)