Hong Kong fared slightly better, with rents for high street shops rising 1.7 per cent and prime shopping centres by 0.7 per cent in the same period, according to the property consultancy. It was, ...
Hong Kong film director Ray Yeung highlights importance of LGBTQ stories with ‘All Shall Be Well’
In 2020, acclaimed director Ray Yeung attended a talk on the inheritance rights of LGBTQ couples in Hong Kong, where he heard the stories of three lesbian couples who lost everything after the death ...
Hong Kong fire service launches probe after toxic and flammable gas leak affects New Territories’ residential area
Government warns nearby residents to close windows and doors and to stay calm after leak of toxic and flammable gas in New Territories in early hours of Sunday.
Hong Kong police arrest 15-year-old boy and man for vandalising grave of pop band Beyond’s lead singer
Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and a man for damaging the grave of lead singer Wong Ka-kui of pop band Beyond after videos of the vandalism were circulated online.
Hong Kong finance minister vows to even out economic recovery through better market conditions, boost to consumer confidence
Paul Chan says varying success of economic recovery across business sectors needs action to promote more growth Chan adds retail and catering trades still suffering, although property sector is ...
Moving beyond masks: Hong Kong start-up Innotier expands into antimicrobial clothing
Like many mask manufacturers in Hong Kong, Juliana Lam saw her company’s business drop sharply after the government scrapped the face-covering mandate in March last year as the number of Covid-19 ...
Hong Kong finance secretary vows to even out economic recovery through better market conditions, boost to consumer confidence
Hong Kong’s economic fightback has had varying success across different sectors, despite an improvement in the property and stock markets after cooling measures were ditched, the financial minister ...
She Devoted Herself to Teaching About the Tiananmen Massacre. Hong Kong Shunned Her.
The story of Rowena He, a scholar of China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, reflects the narrowing space for academic freedom.
Hong Kong needs to start decarbonising its buildings. Here’s how
The EU’s net-zero plan for buildings is a good model. For a start, Hong Kong needs a mandatory energy label for buildings as a basis, and a combination of information, incentives and regulation to suc ...
Some Hong Kong cabbies undeterred by online backlash, continue to report 6 Uber ride-hailing services
Online anger erupted after footage circulated showing ‘passengers’ tricking Uber drivers into stopping near police patrols in bid to report illegal ride-hailing services.
How Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are under threat again, and past battles the ‘bird
Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are a magnet for diverse species of birds, but now this natural asset is once again under threat, this time from plans to build an IT hub for its Northern Metropolis.
Beijing’s top envoy in Hong Kong makes ‘solemn representation’ to UK consul general in city amid spying row
Executive Council convenor Ip says role of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London has shifted away from lobbying local politicians amid deteriorating China-UK ties.
Hong Kong’s Regina Ip says overseas trade outposts gathering intelligence on activists is ‘legal’
Executive Council convenor Ip says work of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London has shifted away from lobbying local politicians amid deteriorating China-UK ties.
OPINION – Central proactivity on Macau and Hong Kong affairs
Judging from the content of Xia Baolong's ongoing 7-day visit to Macau from May 13 to 19, and analysing his recent remarks on both Hong Kong and Macau, it appears that the central authorities have ...