The average room rate the flagship property of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (0045) increased as much as 24 percent to HK$5,485 while revenue per available room slid 0.06 percent to HK$3,148. The o... ( read original story ...)
Canon PhotoMarathon 2018 Hong Kong Station took place on 3 November
"Canon has been conscientiously improving the experience of the PhotoMarathon," Mr. Shunichi Morinaga, President and CEO of Canon Hongkong, said. "This year, the Canon PhotoMarathon Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Sertog installed on Do-Ngag Shedrupling Dratshang in Sarpang
The construction of the dratshang began in 2016. The Bhutan Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist Centre based in Hongkong initiated the construction with financial support from devotees in Hongkong. The dratshang is ... ( read original story ...)
India iPhone sales to fall for first time in four years: researcher
Neil Shah, research director at HongKong-based Counterpoint Research, said its channel checks pointed to numbers for the quarter in the range of 700,000 to 800,000 units, down from about a million a y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Designers ‘Think Global’ in Tokyo
FASHION ASIA HONGKONG (since 2016) -- a fashion initiative combining conversations, interactions and cultural exchanges to energise the city's image, and position it as an Asian hub for fashion trade ... ( read original story ...)
Police to investigate reports of mainland Chinese tour agents operating illegally in Hong Kong, government says
Local police will follow up on allegations that mainland Chinese tour agents are operating in Hong Kong illegally, the city’s acting leader said on Tuesday, amid concerns over a sudden influx of visit... ( read original story ...)
News and views that inform – and shape – Hong Kong: three readers of the South China Morning Post reflect on newspaper’s 115th anniversary
The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-spe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong to set aside tourism rivalry and work together to tempt visitors into staying longer in Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province are to cast aside decades of competing for tourists and work together to attract visitors to stay longer, starting with packages to extend visitors’ three-day a... ( read original story ...)
Real test for Hong Kong’s economy comes at Lunar New Year as new wave of tariffs hit amid US-China trade war
Hong Kong’s economy will be tested early next year as a new wave of American tariffs on Chinese goods kick in and trigger many small manufacturers across the border to go under, the city’s trade promo... ( read original story ...)
Uber says it has changed its ways and is willing to partner with Hong Kong government to help smart city plan
Controversial ride-hailing firm Uber has called for a partnership with the Hong Kong government to address the city’s mobility future as it vowed to change its unruly behaviour and to mend relations w... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is still wet behind the ears at 21 since return to Chinese rule, as she figures out her role
But 21 years after returning to China under the “one country, two systems” policy, Hong Kong is still at a relatively young age and in the process of learning before standing on solid ground. Put simp... ( read original story ...)
Chinese dissident Badiucao’s Hong Kong show cancelled over ‘threats’
Last month Hong Kong refused to renew a work visa for Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, sparking concerns from the UK government. Mr Mallet is also vice-president of the city ... ( read original story ...)
Australian artist Badiucao’s Hong Kong show cancelled after ‘threats’ from China
Last month, Hong Kong authorities refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, soon after he hosted a talk by an independence activist at the city's Foreign Correspond... ( read original story ...)
Chinese dissident Badicuao’s Hong Kong show cancelled over ‘threats’
Last month Hong Kong refused to renew a work visa for Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, sparking concerns from the UK government. Mr Mallet is also vice-president of the city ... ( read original story ...)