Home to sky-high bars, a glittering harbourfront, and one of the most famous shopping hubs in Hong Kong, bustling Tsim Sha Tsui is also a place that attracts those looking to make fast money illegally ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s fast-food restaurants serve up a mountain of waste
Ever thought about how much waste is produced by just one meal in Hong Kong’s popular fast-food restaurants? A fact-finding mission by the Post has revealed KFC tops the list of the industry’s “big wa... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rail giant MTR Corporation reveals another case of subsidence at station platform
Hong Kong’s embattled railway operator, already reeling from a series of construction scandals, revealed on Friday it had asked for the suspension of foundation work at a housing development near a st... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong photographer Eddy Li’s book focuses on changing times for old Silk Road nations
When National Geographic magazine and Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and photographer Eddy Li came together, it heralded the birth of a timely project in the current global trade climate. Li’s efforts i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong couples who lose their baby by miscarriage face an uphill struggle in an uncaring system
Their struggle illustrates the many pitfalls awaiting bereaved couples. As many as half of all Hong Kong pregnancies end in miscarriage, according to a study by the Hong Kong College of Family Physici... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong public school teaching staff on short-term contracts earn less than their peers, union survey finds
At least 17 per cent of educators at Hong Kong’s 844 public primary and secondary schools are on annual contracts earning less than permanent staff even when they have similar qualifications, and this ... ( read original story ...)
Next lot of tariffs in China-US trade row will hit Hong Kong harder, minister warns
Hong Kong, which is an export-oriented port, will be “hit harder and more imminently” in a fresh and escalated China-US trade row, the secretary for commerce and economic development has warned. From ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lacrosse Team Dazzles at 2018 World Championships in Israel
With the lacrosse world watching, Hong Kong put on a show with a 20-1 walk over Luxembourg in the opening game of the 2018 World Championships in Netanya on Wednesday night. With 46 countries saturati... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says Hong Kong Declined 2016 Request to Arrest Low
a representative for Singapore’s police said Wednesday in response to Bloomberg News queries. “Singapore’s request was declined by the Hong Kong authorities,” the Singapore police said, without elabor... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mourns as Tin Ka-ping ‘a great educator’ and philanthropist who donated his fortune to help others dies aged 99
Respected Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Tin Ka-ping has died. He was 99. Tin Ka Ping Foundation, a charity founded by Tin, announced the news on its official website on Tuesday. The messag... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists celebrate after Liu Xia ‘leaves China’
Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Tuesday welcomed news that the widow of Chinese Nobel dissident Liu Xiaobo had left China for Germany after years under effective house arrest. Liu Xia, 57, had fac... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fines Citi Asia unit $509,710 for ‘dark pool’ breaches
Dark pools, known officially in Hong Kong as alternative liquidity pools (ALPs), are anonymous trading platforms offered by banks to help large investors trade big blocks of shares without having news ... ( read original story ...)
Stamp duty loophole cost Hong Kong purse HK$9.4 billion in 8 years, study finds
Hong Kong law requires local buyers who already own a property to ... the world’s least affordable property market in surveys. The Liber researchers used news reports to first identify the cases in wh... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils given harsh life lesson on value of hard work as cheers and tears greet allocation of secondary school spots
After the city’s Primary 6 pupils found out which secondary schools they had been assigned to on Tuesday morning, the Au family dashed to four schools in different parts of Hong Kong to ask for a plac... ( read original story ...)