Mainlanders made up more than nine in 10 of all approved to come under various talent schemes this year Foreigners arriving from UK, US and Australia from January to July comprised only a fifth of ...
‘People in UK poor but…’: China slams Britain for Hong Kong comments
Beijing imposed the sweeping law in 2020 after sometimes violent anti-government protests rocked the city in 2019.
HKSAR gov’t firmly rejects UK report on Hong Kong
The government of China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR has strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the grou ...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: how one student overcame difficult childhood to launch mental health NGO
After struggling through school, Michael Chan was admitted to Chinese University and launched Companion Hong Kong, which earned him a Spirit of Hong Kong nomination.
Hong Kong illegal structures: luxury-house owner in Redhill Peninsula scandal facing second prosecution for ignored orders on another home
Authorities will prosecute owner of Villa Cornwall on 85 Castle Peak Road in Tuen Mun over unauthorised blocks and additional roof installation Orders against earlier case were issued six years ago, ...
First batch of non-local doctors recruited overseas to start working in Hong Kong public hospitals this month
The first 10 non-local doctors recruited overseas will start working in Hong Kong’s public hospitals this month, officials have revealed, as the healthcare sector scrambles to ease labour shortages by tapping various sources. A separate scheme under ...
CNA Correspondent – Why Hong Kong’s record rainfall is not just about a once-in-a-lifetime flood
Hong Kong smashed a 140-year-old record when torrential rains drenched the city. At its height, 158mm fell in just one hour. As the clean-up happens, new problems have surfaced, that of illegal structures and slope safety.
Rosaryhill school closure: private institution taking over Hong Kong campus to pay sponsoring body for use of land
Dalton School Hong Kong confirms it will provide ‘financial support’ for Dominican Mission, which is behind Rosaryhill Kindergarten and Rosaryhill School in Mid-Levels.
Hong Kong may be warming to crypto, but rules are rules: A crypto influencer and 5 others were just accused of ‘conspiracy’
Lam was a promoter of the crypto exchange JPEX, which was publicly admonished last week by the Hong Kong's version of the SEC, the Securities and Futures Commission, or SFC. Lam said he has incurred ...
Hong Kong clerk, 46, denied bail after court appearance on sedition charges
Chow man-wai accused at West Kowloon Court of publishing almost 50 offensive statements on Reddit-like online forum LIHKG.
Hong Kong loses pride of place in economic freedom league table to rival Singapore for first time in more than 50 years
Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute says Hong Kong dropped to second place amid fears over increasing mainland Chinese interference in city's affairs Hong Kong government rejects institute's views and insists 'one country,
China tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal data of all local staff
China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the semi-autonomous city.
Chinese property developer Sunac applies for Chapter 15 protection in US after creditors give go-ahead to restructuring plan
Sunac is following in the footsteps of Evergrande, which sought Chapter 15 protection last month Creditors holding 98.3 per cent of Sunac's outstanding bonds have approved a restructuring plan ...
Hong Kong’s poorest households struggle to benefit from post-pandemic recovery as wealth divide reaches worst point in over 10 years: NGO
Poverty report from Oxfam Hong Kong also finds wealthiest 10 per cent of city's households earned 57.7 times more than bottom 10 per cent in first quarter 'Economically inactive households make up a ...