Fiji crushed New Zealand 50-7 to complete pool play unbeaten at the Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday. Either Fiji or New Zealand has featured in 33 of the last 35 Hong Kong finals, and together in 14, some of them classics, but this pool match was competitive ... ( read original story ...)
New play aiming to help Hong Kong workers look on the bright side of life
From squashing into a crowded MTR during the morning commute, to attending those never-ending meetings with demanding bosses, it is easy to understand why some Hong Kong employees occasionally find it difficult to see the funny side of life. But ... ( read original story ...)
India wants fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi arrested in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau, Department of Justice and police force did not comment on the case. The news came weeks after India officially asked the city to extradite Ramanjit Singh, alias Romi. The Indian-born Hong Kong resident is the target of a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democrats dine with Carrie Lam but controversial issues are off the menu
Five moderate democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong dined with city’s leader on Friday night in a move to improve relations that had deteriorated sharply under the previous administration. It was the first informal dinner shared by Chief Executive Carrie Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Why mental health awareness should start in Hong Kong schools and companies
In Hong Kong, where life moves at breakneck speed and high costs of living mean enormous stress for those who fall through society’s cracks, tens of thousands suffer from mental illness. According to a new survey, the city needs to do more to educate its ... ( read original story ...)
Suspension of Hong Kong cross-border train tests brings bigger problems, former railway boss Michael Tien says
The MTR Corporation’s decision to suspend testing trains for Hong Kong’s new express rail link to mainland China was a “knee-jerk reaction” to a derailment incident and would only lead to bigger problems in the future, former railway boss and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge ‘scientifically proven to be safe’ says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong’s leader has moved to allay public fears over the structural integrity of the “world class” bridge linking the city to Macau and Zhuhai, calling its stability “scientifically proven”. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor made her ... ( read original story ...)
India asks Hong Kong to arrest jeweler Nirav Modi in bank fraud
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has asked authorities in Hong Kong to arrest jeweler Nirav Modi, one of the main suspects in a $2-billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS), the government said, suggesting it believes the fugitive is in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund says Toshiba chip unit worth more than $30 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investment fund opposed to Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) sale of its chip unit to a Bain Capital-led group said the deal should be renegotiated at a valuation of 3.3 trillion yen to 4.4 trillion yen ($30 billion-$41 ... ( read original story ...)
Can a young lawmaker’s success spur renewal in Hong Kong’s pro-establishment ranks?
When 38-year-old Vincent Cheng Wing-shun won the Kowloon West seat last month in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council by-election, the pro-establishment camp rejoiced. It was the first time since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997 that they had swept ... ( read original story ...)
Why ‘relaxing’ Beijing meetings are a thing of the past for Hong Kong delegates
Hong Kong’s 200 or so advisers to Beijing now have to prove their worth through annual reports of work accomplished, in line with a recent reminder to them that China’s annual “two sessions” of the national legislature and top political advisory ... ( read original story ...)
18+ Central adult-only carnival organisers hoping sex sells Hong Kong to Sevens fans
It is no coincidence Hong Kong’s first adult-only carnival falls on the same weekend as the tourist-laden Hong Kong Sevens, its organisers said on Wednesday. 18+ Central, which features erotic BDSM workshops, pole dancing competitions and Japanese AV ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eye Asian Games: Natasha Olson-Thorne inspires victory over Kazakhstan but World Series out of reach
The good news is that Hong Kong got better the longer Women’s Sevens World Series Qualifier played out on Thursday. The bad news is that it all came too late to see them play their way through to the second day of the tournament. Hong Kong were overrun ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must legalise Uber and defuse escalating row with taxi trade
Hong Kong taxi drivers who applied for injunction orders against Occupy Central protesters in 2014 were in the news last month for staging a slow-drive protest in Central against the Uber “invasion”. It is ironic that they who once faulted the Occupy ... ( read original story ...)