Hong Kong’s flagship carrier is also under tight scrutiny by the local government, with acting chief executive Matthew Cheung Kin-chung threatening on Tuesday to punish the airline if it failed to coo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority expects to uncover more cases of fraud as e-wallet losses double to HK$400,000
The amount of money stolen from customers using Hong Kong’s new faster payment system has ballooned to HK$400,000 – and the Monetary Authority believes that figure could increase. On Tuesday, Howard L... ( read original story ...)
Luxury Marriott hotel at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park set to open in early 2019, developer Lai Sun says
A luxury hotel at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park will receive its first guests in early 2019 after being delayed for about six months, according to its developer. Peter Lam Kin-ngok, chairman of Lai Sun Group ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong primary school taking stress out of homework for pupils by freeing up afternoons in class
More than 70 per cent of pupils are taking the initiative to read at home because they spend less of their own time on assignments, a school using a novel approach has found. Po Leung Kuk Tin Ka Ping ... ( read original story ...)
Vogue Hong Kong to Kick Off Early 2019
The news was first broken by the South China Morning ... which is published in simplified Chinese. Vogue Hong Kong’s web site will be bilingual in traditional Chinese and English. ( read original story ...)
Calls for changes to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s shuttle bus service as thousands of passengers kept waiting for hours
Transport minister Frank Chan Fan said he had spoken with the shuttle bus operator on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge about rearranging its services after thousands of passengers were kept waiting f... ( read original story ...)
Protect coastal areas from stronger storms as world warms, experts urge Hong Kong
The lessons learned from two super typhoons in the past two years highlight an urgent need for Hong Kong to protect coastal areas from extreme weather, academics, business leaders and policymakers war... ( read original story ...)
Serial Hong Kong litigant who failed to declare new bank account and HK$60,000 in cash challenges decision to revoke legal aid
A former Hong Kong civil servant given legal aid to launch a judicial review challenging the city’s controversial small-house policy argued in court on Monday that officials erred in revoking his fina... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eager to play bigger role in China’s further reform and opening up, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong is eager to play a bigger role in China’s further reform and opening up and to share its experience in institution-building with emergent economies, Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet- ... ( read original story ...)
HK a key national contributor
In short, we hope to make Hong Kong a fund-raising hub for green projects, and encourage more Belt & Road investors and issuers to participate in the Hong Kong bond market. Closer at home to achieve i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong still China’s most competitive city, but Greater Bay Area has a long way to go, study shows
Hong Kong is still China’s most competitive city, the latest survey by the United Nations and China’s foremost think tank has found. The study also concluded that China’s “Greater Bay Area” – a projec... ( read original story ...)
Departing Hong Kong anti-graft director rejects suggestions of Beijing interference in ICAC’s operations
The outgoing investigation chief of Hong Kong’s graft-buster has rejected any notion of interference by mainland Chinese authorities in the operations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption ... ( read original story ...)
Why architect of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s passenger clearance building looked to nature for inspiration
When visitors marvel at the wavelike architecture of Hong Kong’s passenger clearance building for the world’s longest sea crossing, they might feel a sense of intimacy and connectivity with nature. Th... ( read original story ...)
The erosion of Hong Kong’s free press
In early October, the Hong Kong government refused to renew the work visa of Victor Mallet, a British national and the Financial Times’s Asia news editor. To date, the government has not given any rea... ( read original story ...)