A taxi operator has taken the first step in welcoming guide dogs on board amid complaints that visually impaired customers and their canine companions are being turned away by drivers and businesses in Hong Kong. SynCab, which operates a team of 120 cabs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is running out of space to put its dead
VICE News went to Hong Kong to see just how hard it is for Hongkongers to find a resting place, and to look at some of the solutions being offered. In land-scarce Hong Kong, finding a final resting place for the dead can be a nightmare. And new regulations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SAR investment promotion chief visits Middle East to promote the city’s unique business advantages
HONG KONG, 2018年4月22日 - (JCN Newswire) - The InvestHK Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Stephen Phillips, today embarks on a five-day duty visit to the Middle East, aimed at engaging the region's business and entrepreneurial communities ... ( read original story ...)
Are e-cigarettes all smoke and mirrors? One man’s quest for clean Hong Kong air
With the daily smoking rate of Hong Kong’s population at a record low, one might think public health advocate Antonio Kwong Cho-sing could not be any happier as head of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, an anti-smoking activist group. ( read original story ...)
Ping An Good Doctor Starts Preparing $1.1 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Chinese online healthcare platform Ping An Good Doctor, a unit of the country’s biggest insurer by market value, will start taking investors’ orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as HK$8.8 billion ($1.1 billion). ( read original story ...)
Nirav Modi fraud: PNB moves Hong Kong court, plans legal action in others countries
NEW DELHI: After moving the insolvency authority in the US, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised heat by approaching Hong Kong Court against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, who is accused of a Rs 13,000-crore fraud. The bank plans to approach other ... ( read original story ...)
Grenville Cross SC: Returning fugitive offenders – let’s make a start with Macau
When the Hong Kong SAR comes of age on 1 July ... Although there are significant differences between China’s various legal systems, a start must be made somewhere, and Macau is the obvious starting point. Given that Macau has no death penalty, and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines to start daily service to Manila from June 2018
Hong Kong Airlines will operate daily flights between its home base of Hong Kong and Manila, the capital of the Philippines from June 1, 2018 – the latest addition to the airline’s expanding network. Hong Kong Airlines will deploy an Airbus A320 on ... ( read original story ...)
Emotional welcome for Scallywag: Hong Kong boat arrives in Itajai for leg eight of Volvo Ocean Race
The crew of Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag face a race against time to be ready for the start of leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race after arriving in the Brazilian port of Itajai early on Friday morning (Hong Kong time). A delivery crew was given an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Houseware Fair and Home Textiles Fair Open with 2,600+ Exhibitors
The Startup zone returns this year, featuring 24 start-ups from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, as well as a newcomer from Bangladesh. Interesting exhibits include the mini electric gym bike Bicit, from Hong Kong exhibitor Maxcare (5D-A21), which ... ( read original story ...)
After eight years of waiting, will Hong Kong’s Ocean Park see its first locally conceived panda cub?
Fans of Ocean Park’s panda pair Ying Ying and Le Le are expecting good news, as the park on Thursday announced the start of breeding season for ... Both Ying Ying and Le Le were a gift to Hong Kong from the central government to commemorate the 10th ... ( read original story ...)
DGIP visits Middle East to promote Hong Kong’s unique business advantages
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Stephen Phillips, today (April 22) embarked on a five-day duty visit to the Middle East aimed at engaging with the regional business community and entrepreneurs to keep them abreast of ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing scholar says Hong Kong judges’ ‘different understanding’ of Basic Law is behind ‘great disparity’ in court cases
A Beijing legal heavyweight has rekindled controversy by suggesting Hong Kong judges have a “different understanding” among themselves of the city’s mini-constitution that at times produced “great disparity” in their adjudicated cases. ( read original story ...)
Stay out of Hong Kong’s affairs, government warns, after US report highlights ‘chilling effect on political protest’ in city
Foreign governments should stay out of Hong Kong’s internal affairs the city’s government has warned, after a US report raised concerns mainland Chinese authorities had encroached on the city’s autonomy. The report on human rights practices ... ( read original story ...)