Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong also says Hong Kong expected to welcome about 50 million tourists throughout 2024, up from 34 million logged last year.
Hong Kong sentences 12 people to jail over storming of legislature in 2019 protests
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city's legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019 ...
Jail terms of up to 7 years for 12 who stormed Hong Kong legislature in 2019
A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced 12 people to jail terms from more than four years to nearly seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to the storming of the city legislature during a ...
Hong Kong jails 12 people over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019 ...
Hong Kong court jails 12 for storming parliament in pro-democracy protests
Sentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese rule ...
Has Hong Kong’s famous minibus trade reached the end of the road?
Expanding rail and franchised bus networks, new roads and bridges, and changes in tolls have caused a big shift in how Hongkongers navigate the cityMany drivers say minibuses can still play a vital ro ...
Twelve sentenced to jail for storming Hong Kong legislature in 2019
A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to almost seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to the storming of the city legislature during a pro-democracy protest ...
China’s ‘broker butcher’ vows to tighten IPO rules, curb excesses to restore confidence in US$9.2 trillion stock market
China is tightening the screws on new domestic stock offerings, issuing four documents at once laying out some of the harshest rules, checks and penalties yet to crack down on fake accounting and ...
Asian millennials and Gen Z, with their ‘hyper heightened’ focus on experiences, are changing the region’s travel market
Millennial and Gen Z tourists will be half of Asia's travel market by 2025, says Todd Handcock, Asia head for Priority Pass-operator Collinson Group.
Hong Kong’s popular Ngong Ping 360 cable car service on way up, former director says as it climbs out of coronavirus slump
Ngong Ping 360 cable car firm says it is expected service will return to 2018 record levels this year as visitors from mainland China and rest of Asia return.
January 2024 Filipino tourist arrivals in Hong Kong breach pre-pandemic numbers
Filipino tourist arrivals in Hong Kong,China just surpassed the pre-pandemic numbers for the month of January.
How Hong Kong Star Louis Koo’s Empire Goes Beyond Big Screen Hits
One Cool Group is one such revenue stream. Launched by Koo in 2013, the company has transitioned from a local film production entity to a dominant force in the Asian film industry. With over 300 staff ...
How in Hong Kong an amusing T-shirt slogan could land you in hot water in today’s ‘easily offended’ climate
T-shirts are Hong Kong’s most commonplace garment. English words or Chinese characters printed on them can be unintentionally hilarious – especially when observed out of context. One elderly European ...
Hong Kong property: sale of historic Pok Fu Lam mansion for US$26.5 million signals luxury market rebound after curbs lifted
The 90-year-old converted mansion, Jessville Manor, has changed hands for HK$207 million (US$26.5 million), adding to evidence that the recent scrapping of property curbs may be starting to revive the ...