HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 March 2024 – The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) is hosting the Hong Kong Engineers Week Carnival (the Carnival) with the theme “Be the Change” at ...
Hong Kong financial secretary’s hands were tied – but he got at least one thing right
With many negative factors weighing on the economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan had little wiggle room The scrapping of property market cooling measures was a good move given the knock-on effect on ...
Hong Kong Golden Visa scheme for foreigners to reside in the island country
The latest policy address, the Hong Kong government introduced the CIES. Eligible investors who invest HKD 30 million or more in assets such as stocks, funds, and ...
Hong Kong revs up autonomous vehicle push, allowing more flexible trials, usage on roads under new regulatory regime
Transport chief Lam Sai-hung notes that new regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles has come into effect.
Florida man trafficked thousands of turtles worth $125K to Hong Kong, Germany
They shelled out good money. A Florida man pocketed $125,000 from the illegally selling turtles he shipped to Germany and Hong Kong. John Michael Kreatsoulas, 36, of Alva —near Fort Myers — pleaded ...
Hong Kong accuses top US diplomat in city of ‘scaremongering’, says criticism of proposed security law contradicts his remarks on improving ties
US Consul General Gregory May earlier said crackdown on dissidents could impact city’s attractiveness as an international finance centre.
Hong Kong’s disgruntled food delivery riders seek government help settling pay, contract disputes with platform operators
Lawmaker Frankie Ngan Man-yu, a labour affairs spokesman for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, said the government had pledged to commission research on legislation ...
Messi in Hong Kong: how can Miami-style tours satisfy Asia fans? Barcelona’s Ilkay Gundogan has a solution
I have experience of going to three different countries in 10 days,’ midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says. ‘It makes it very difficult.’ ...
Hong Kong is seeing growing internet censorship, and some American companies are using burner phones when visiting, says a top US diplomat
The American diplomat’s criticism comes as Hong Kong tries to bolster its position as an international business center and attract tourists to boost its flagging economy. The city’s global reputation ...
How Hong Kong can rescue the struggling recycling industry and win its war on plastic waste
Hong Kong’s recycling pace lags that in Europe and the US, but government intervention could help transform the landscape as growing landfills contaminate the soil.
120 workers axed after sudden collapse of Hong Kong contractor as officials scramble to contain any knock-on effect at related firms
Labour Department has set up a helpline for about 120 employees of prominent contractor Fung Cheung Kee, welfare chief Chris Sun says Authorities working with unions to find out if more subcontractors ...
5 nabbed at unlicensed Hong Kong eatery suspected of serving dog, cat meat
Five people were arrested on Feb 29 at an unlicensed eatery in Hong Kong that operated from a flat and was suspected to serve cat and dog meat. Some 35kg of frozen meat was confiscated in a ...
Hong Kong’s Billionaire Cheng Family Offloads Shopping Mall For $513 Million
New World Development sold a shopping mall in Hong Kong for HK$4.02 billion as part of its ongoing efforts to sell non-core assets and allay investors’ concerns about its debt load.
5 nabbed in Hong Kong at unlicensed eatery suspected of serving dog, cat meat
Five people were arrested on Feb 29 at an unlicensed eatery in Hong Kong that operated from a flat and was suspected to serve cat and dog meat. Some 35kg of frozen meat was confiscated in a ...