The University of Hong Kong has decided not to renew the contract of a surgeon who caused a storm last year by leaving a liver transplant patient with an opened abdomen on the operating table at its teaching hospital to attend to another patient at a ... ( read original story ...)
More than half of Hong Kong primary pupils get at least seven assignments daily, teachers’ union finds
More than half of Hong Kong’s primary schoolchildren must tackle at least seven assignments a day, while some have to spend over eight hours on extra lessons a week, a teachers’ union revealed on Thursday. The Professional Teachers’ Union ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks pull back, led by financials, tech shares
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks pulled back on Thursday from a two-week high hit in the previous session as investors took profit from sectors such as tech and financials , though the decline was capped by inflows from mainland China. ** At close of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks fall following Wall Street losses
Hong Kong stocks spent the morning session on Thursday lower due to a correction in Chinese financials and property developers following a round of Wall Street losses overnight caused by the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting. ( read original story ...)
Sky-high Hong Kong: can anything stop the boom in property prices?
Do what it may, the Hong Kong government seems powerless to rein in the territory’s booming property market. In January, the city was judged the world’s least affordable by US planning consultancy Demographia for the eighth successive year (the survey ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong designers’ smart creations win awards in major German competition
Three Hong Kong designers have been recognised in one of the most prestigious product design awards in Germany, beating thousands of competitors from around the world. Three products – a smart business card holder, a tablet that helps children practise ... ( read original story ...)
PNB scandal: ED to send LR to Hong Kong
(Photo: Rajesh Jadhav ) Mumbai: Taking the investigation into the multi-crore bank fraud case involving diamantaire Nirav Modi to the next stage, the (ED) will soon send letters rogatory (LR) to Hong Kong to ascertain the trail of funds raised by branches ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rebound on HSBC gains, China optimism
Hong Kong stocks rebounded in mid-Wednesday morning trade, clawing back some gains from Tuesday’s steep slide, buoyed by HSBC shares and expectations for inflows when mainland Chinese markets reopen on Thursday after the Lunar New Year holiday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cosmetics retailer Sa Sa to close all stores in Taiwan
Hong Kong cosmetics retailer Sa Sa International Holdings will ... Having considered the interests of the group and the shareholders, we decide to close our business in Taiwan so that we can concentrate our resources on other markets and businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pan-democrat sees Legco by-election slim hopes worsen over illegal structures
Even without the news, Zimmerman faced a tough battle ... Zimmerman’s only hope would be if discord opened within the pro-Beijing camp, Choy said. Hong Kong voters go to the polls on March 11 to fill Yiu’s vacancy and others for geographical ... ( read original story ...)
Macau proposal to ban foreign judges on some cases would ‘dent confidence’ in Hong Kong, says legal expert
The news triggered an immediate response from the president of ... Valente told a Portuguese-language radio station in the city. The chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Philip Dykes, did not wish to get drawn into the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist on trial over riots
Hong Kong's best-known independence activist went on trial on riot charges Wednesday over protests in 2016 which saw the city's worst violence for decades. Edward Leung, 26, the former leader of pro-independence party Hong Kong Indigenous, pleaded guilty ... ( read original story ...)
More than 60 million tourists expected in Hong Kong in 2018 as officials pin hopes on projects linking city to mainland China
More than 60 million tourists are expected to pour into Hong Kong this year, marking a 3.6 per cent uptick year on year as officials hope two cross-border links will help bring in visitors from mainland China when the projects open later this year. ( read original story ...)
Fears of ecosystem imbalance raised over hybrid Sabah giant grouper in Hong Kong waters
A fast-growing carnivorous fish that was originally bred in a laboratory could be invading Hong Kong waters, environmentalists have warned amid reports of juveniles being caught off the city’s coasts. The Sabah giant grouper, a hybrid species of the ... ( read original story ...)