More than half a million visitors came to Hong Kong ahead of Christmas Eve — striking a three-year high for travellers to the city ahead of the festival, as it bathed in the jovial atmosphere and colo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat vows to donate his entire fortune
24 Dec 2018 15:29 GMT Chow, affectionately nicknamed "Brother Fat" in Hong Kong, has won praise for leading a simple life [File: Vincent Yu/AP] Chow Yun-fat, the Hong Kong star of Crouching Tiger, Hid... ( read original story ...)
Industrial waste in landfills up a fifth as China-bound rubbish piles high in Hong Kong
The amount of industrial waste ending up in Hong Kong’s landfills rose by a fifth last year as mainland China began shutting out waste imports from around the world, the latest official figures show. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bodybuilding champ Len Chui out to prove the mighty don’t need meat
Len Chui Hin-chun would not be caught dead chowing down on chicken: the 22-year-old Hong Kong bodybuilder is completely plant-powered, and proud. Last month Chui won the men’s physique category at the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lost Decade, as Shown by These 12 Global Surveys
To gauge how Hong Kong’s position has evolved, Bloomberg News tallied up 12 international surveys that have been published annually or biannually for at least six years, where number 1 is the best ran... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gives first online-only insurance license to Sun Life-backed firm
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has awarded Bowtie Life Insurance, a company backed by Sun Life Financial's Hong Kong unit , the first online-only insurance license under the city's "fast-track" schem... ( read original story ...)
Experts says creepy Hong Kong front page story on Aussie exposes a big problem
When Kevin Carrico returned home to Australia on Monday after spending a week in Hong Kong, his friend sent him a link which blew him away. Clicking through, the Australian academic saw creepy picture... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong university graduates take home less pay than counterparts 30 years ago and one in six ends up in unskilled job, study finds
A degree in Hong Kong can no longer guarantee a decent income, with one in six university graduates taking on low-paid, unskilled work, a study has found. Fresh university graduates are taking home le... ( read original story ...)
Australia-based academic stalked all week in Hong Kong by Chinese state media
But critics say Beijing has been intent on tightening its grip on the city. In October, Hong Kong authorities refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times newspaper Vic... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tabloid with China links tails visiting US-Australian academic
The front page of Wen Wei Po showing the activities of US-Australian academic Kevin Carrico during his visit to Hong Kong. Photograph: Wen Wei Po When Kevin Carrico landed back in Australia on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Green group slams Hong Kong’s air quality goals, saying they are too conservative and ‘a numbers game’
Proposals to tighten maximum concentrations of two key pollutants – fine suspended particles and sulphur dioxide – as part of Hong Kong’s new set of “air quality objectives” are too conservative, acco... ( read original story ...)
Lamborghini-driving, crypto-advocating ‘Robin Hood’ arrested after cash falls from Hong Kong sky
Global News is unable to confirm exactly how much ... The Associated Press reports that Wong was taken away by the Hong Kong police after he returned to the scene of the stunt Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Regulators Set to Tighten Cryptocurrency Laws
Hong Kong is the latest Asian nation that is set to tighten crypto laws on traders and exchanges. The Hong Kong Securities and Exchanges Commission (SFC) is looking to tighten the current ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog warns of electric shocks and other risks as popular hotplates fail safety tests
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog warned users of risks ranging from electric shock to excessive temperatures after finding that none of the major-brand electric hotplates in its recent test met basic int... ( read original story ...)