From hiking along Tai Long Wan's sandy beaches to stand up paddle boarding at Green Egg Island, athlete and water sports coach Edmund Lai shares his favourite spots.
Hong Kong needs more renewable power and government land grants to be a magnet for low-carbon data centres: experts
Data centre clients are demanding low-carbon facilities, but Hong Kong lacks sufficient renewable power and the ability to build more, experts say Government support for power and space issues is ...
LettersHong Kong Observatory is not God, it can’t control the weather
The Observatory is not God; it can’t control the weather. When Typhoon Koinu approached Hong Kong, the public was only given a 15-minute warning before typhoon signal No 9 was issued. This caused ...
Hong Kong-listed event marketing company aims to invest more in Saudi Arabia as Vision 2030 plan promises opportunities
Pico Far East Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed event marketing company that has been expanding its presence in the Middle East for nearly three decades, is set to increase its investments in Saudi Arabia ...
Hong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to 47 months in jail
This week a Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced to 47 months in prison ...
Hong Kong police arrest suspected ringleader, 6 others over alleged racket profiting from food vouchers for asylum seekers
Police launched investigation after NGO delegated by welfare authorities to provide food coupons to asylum seekers filed report.
Lessons from JPEX: Hong Kong’s cryptocurrency retail investors must be better protected
The Securities and Futures Commission has put up guard rails but Hong Kong still lacks a cohesive education and protection ecosystem to underpin the regulation Last year's cryptocurrency winter had ...
Hong Kong customs chief calls for stronger oversight on OTC crypto shops amid JPEX scandal
In the wake of the recent JPEX virtual asset platform scandal, Hong Kong's top customs official has pressed the need for more robust regulation of ...
Hong Kong cabbies call plan for premium taxi fleet unfair to small operators, unworkable due to lack of drivers
Some operators say criteria for running fleets numbering in hundreds too demanding and cater only to two powerful players.
Hong Kong’s Crackdown on Littering: A Global Trend in Upholding Environmental Hygiene
A crisp Sunday morning in Hong Kong marked more than the dawn of a new day. It raised the curtain on the city's revised Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Regulation. From this day on, ...
Hong Kong pop star Coco Lee laid to rest in central China’s Wuhan
Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee, who died in July, was laid to rest at a famous mausoleum in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei province, on Saturday. Lee’s ashes arrived at Wuhan ...
Hong Kong education fair takes aim at 200,000 students in neighbouring Guangdong province
Organisers say they are targeting Hong Kong students living over border and professionals arriving under talent recruitment scheme, adding city needs more pupils.
Peter Wong Confident on HK’s Ability to Recover from Financial Malaise
Peter Wong, chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, said he remains highly confident on Hong Kong's ability to recover from its current predicament, stating ... Peter Wong, chairman ...
Hong Kong authorities trying to capture 1.5-metre long wild boar after it runs into flower store, bites shopkeeper
Hong Kong authorities were trying to capture a wild boar after it ran into a flower store and bit a shopkeeper on Saturday morning. Police received a report at 9.21am that a 1.5-metre (3.3 foot) long ...