Luggage rules at Hong Kong airport believed to have been secretly relaxed to beat a lawsuit concerning the daughter of the city’s former leader Leung Chun-ying should be reinstated, a local flight att... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: engineer warns massive storm could put structural safety of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau mega bridge to test
The structural safety of the multibillion-dollar Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge could be put to the test by a super typhoon predicted to be the most powerful in Hong Kong’s history, an engineering expe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader has to make decisions she doesn’t like, former finance chief John Tsang says in rare show of sympathy for Lam
Hong Kong’s former financial secretary, in a surprisingly rare show of sympathy for his ex-political rival Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, has said anyone in the top job would need to enfo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory issues very hot weather warning from subsiding air as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the very hot weather warning early on Friday morning, with temperatures expected to rise to 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday as the city warmed under subsiding air from ... ( read original story ...)
Strong winds from Tropical Storm Barijat hit Hong Kong but Observatory says unlikely to raise No 8 signal
Strong winds blew over Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Barijat moved closer to the city but all attention was focused on a larger threat – Super Typhoon Mangkhut – barrelling towards the Sout... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces itself for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest tropical storm in decades
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was on Thursday (Sep 13) preparing for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, predicted to make landfall this weekend. It may be the strongest ever tropical storm to lash the city in decades, th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Vancouver researchers argue shark-fin soup must be abandoned to prevent shark extinction
According to Hong Kong government data, shark fin exports to mainland China ... study co-author and Sea Around Us principal investigator Daniel Pauly stated in a news release. “This overexploitation h... ( read original story ...)
China’s top official in Hong Kong says his office must act as ‘guardian’ of ‘one country, two systems’ policy
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has pledged to adopt an “innovative and creative” attitude in coping with difficulties that arise in the special administrative regions, w... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Hong Kong ramps up preparations, with clearer picture of storm’s direction possible by Friday
Hong Kong will have a clearer idea by Friday at the earliest whether it will face the full force of Super Typhoon Mangkhut this weekend. As of Thursday night, forecasters in the city and around the re... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police chief Stephen Lo to stay in job for extra year despite reaching retirement age as there is no one to replace him
Hong Kong’s police chief Stephen Lo Wai-chung has had his contract extended for another year, despite the fact he will reach the mandatory retirement age in November. The government announced the move ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for upcoming “strongest-ever” super typhoon
HONG KONG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong is preparing for a super typhoon that is predicted to land this weekend and may be the strongest ever in the city since records began. The upcoming Super Typh... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Play Host to International Cricket Tournament Featuring Mainland China, Japan and Korea
HONG KONG, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This week marks the start of the Cricket East Asia Cup, that is taking place in three venues across Hong Kong from the 13 th to 16 th September. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club lease allows government to evict it at just three months’ notice
Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club can be asked to vacate its premises at three months’ notice if the building is “not being used to the satisfaction” of the government, according to the lease, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s dengue fever outbreak on the wane
Hong Kong’s dengue fever scare appeared to be petering out on Wednesday with no local infections reported for more than a week, but medical experts warned the threat of imported cases remained. In the ... ( read original story ...)