Libraries are struggling to woo visitors despite pulling out the stops with new offerings, including more open areas and digital services Residents made 18 million visits to public libraries in first ...
Golden Horse Awards: Hong Kong’s Nick Cheuk wins best new director for tragic drama Time Still Turns the Pages
Up-and-coming director earns nod at top film awards in Taiwan for his socially conscious drama about family trauma and student suicide Hong Kong director Ho Sze-wai won the award for best live action ...
Novelist Tony Parsons on the 70s and Debbie Harry, love at first sight and why Hong Kong is his place
The British writer recalls following punk rockers around in the drug-addled 70s, wild times in Wan Chai, falling in love, and finding his voice as a novelist My dad was a Royal Navy commando and was ...
Some Hong Kong primary school pupils may not need to sit written tests, exams for new humanities subject: education minister
Education minister Christine Choi says authorities considering proposal to assess pupils using quizzes or by having them draw pictures in new humanities course.
Golden Horse Awards 2023: Hong Kong’s Nick Cheuk wins best new director for tragic drama Time Still Turns The Pages
Up-and-coming director earns nod at top film awards in Taiwan for his socially conscious drama about family trauma and student suicides.
Hong Kong customs arrests 4, seizes more than HK$30 million worth of drugs after finding liquid cocaine hidden in fake bottles of alcohol
Officers find HK$15 million worth of suspected liquid cocaine hidden in fake bottles of alcohol on woman arriving from North America.
Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong centre helps ethnic minority children with special needs get on track
Zubin Mahtani Gidumal Foundation’s centre for ethnic minority children offers free therapy sessions to youngsters with special needs, as well as guidance for parents.
Financial contagion warning as HSBC is told to brace for ‘catastrophic’ £6.3billion hit
HSBC earlier this month confirmed it was setting aside £910million to cover expected loan losses, including £412million related to the commercial real estate sector in China - b ...
HSB’s Head of Private Banking Alison Law Reported to Return to HSBC at End-yr
Hong Kong media quoted sources as saying that Alison Law, who previously took charge of HANG SENG BANK (00011.HK)'s Head of Private Banking and Trust Services, will leave the C... Hong Kong media ...
Hong Kong primary school pupils may not need to sit written tests, exams in new humanities subject, education minister says
Education minister Christine Choi says authorities considering proposal to assess pupils through quizzes or pictures in new humanities course to boost patriotism 'Teachers can observe students' ...
Climate finance: a year on, Hong Kong’s carbon credit market sees scant volume as its bridge role to China fails to materialise
Trading volume on HKEX’s Core Climate since its October 2022 debut is less than 1 per cent that of the world’s leading carbon market, as a lack of links with mainland China carbon exchanges stymies ...
What Hong Kong must do to prepare for years of weaker growth in mainland China
If so, it is incumbent on the Hong Kong government to prepare for the possibility that the Chinese economy does not grow at the projected 5-6 per cent over the next decade or so, but at a more ...
Hong Kong Introduces ADA to Combat Financial Scams and Fraud
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), together with the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and the banking sector, support the launch of the ...
Hong Kong announces mandatory course on ‘patriotism’ for primary students
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has unveiled a new mandatory humanities subject for primary school pupils that emphasizes “patriotic education.” Learning patriotism: The new comprehensive humanities ...