But if the summer of 2019 was Hong Kong's summer of discontent, then five years later, 2024 is Hong Kong's summer of disaffection. I first set foot in Hong Kong exactly 27 years ago, in 1997.
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it? – CNN
At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a room packed with top Wall Street executives that the Asian hub was back in business. “The worst is ...
Hong Kong ready to co-host National Games, John Lee says 100 days before launch
City leader joins Beijing liaison office chief, sports minister at Hong Kong Velodrome Park to mark 100 days until National Games start.
Hong Kong stablecoin stocks slide as new rules take effect, experts see healthy reset
Stablecoin-exposed shares in Hong Kong sank sharply amid fresh rules, but analysts argue the selloff reflects a constructive market correction.
Hong Kong created an oyster reef on a seawall beside an airport. Canada could learn from it
An estimated 85 per cent of the world's oyster reefs have been lost. And the vast majority of oyster beds in Hong Kong are not recognized as ecologically important, and therefore, not granted ...
Hong Kong prepares to celebrate 100 days to National Games with cycle ceremony
City’s leader John Lee to launch event at Velodrome, with co-hosts Macau and Guangzhou already in spirit of things.
Court freezes Hong Kong beverage heiress’ bank account over inheritance dispute with extramarital half-siblings
H ONG KONG, Aug 2 — A Hong Kong court issued a freeze order on an HSBC bank account involved in an inheritance dispute involving the children of the late beverage magnate Zong Qinghou. Qinghou is the ...
Can Hong Kong’s IPO boom plug the hole in the city’s floundering office market?
Massive uptake of office space by financial firms amid an upturn in the city’s IPO fortunes offers a glimmer of hope for the property sector.
Hong Kong’s June lived-in home prices rise to 5-month high as buyers return to market
Second-hand home prices in the city recorded a 0.03 per cent gain in June, the third straight month of improvement, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department on Tuesday. Since April, ...
John Woo on the classic era of Hong Kong action, plus the week’s best movies
Alex Ross Perry's epic essay 'Videoheaven,' Merle Oberon and 'Dark Waters' in 35mm, 'Master and Commander' in 4K and Cat Video Fest.
Hong Kong firm appeals for legal protection of investors as its Panama Ports contract faces lawsuits
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate entangled in U.S.-China tensions appealed on Friday for legal protection for businesses in Panama after the company's contract over its Panama Canal port ...
Hong Kong Harbour Protection Group Disbands Over Reclamation Law
A prominent environmental group in Hong Kong said on Friday (Aug 1) it was disbanding after decades of campaigning to protect Victoria Harbour from large-scale reclamation, citing a new law that ...
Purr-fect day for Hong Kong pet owners as cat expo opens
The three-day Hong Kong Cat Expo, which has been held annually since 2023, features more than 180 exhibitors and 380 booths at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, with some reporting ...
Hong Kong eases listing rules to boost red-hot IPO market
HONG KONG] Hong Kong eased some of its rules to list in the city, potentially bolstering what’s already been one of the hottest markets in the world for initial public offerings this year. Read more ...