The only way really is up, as these stunning photographs of Hong Kong from a never-seen-before angle can affirm. French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze wanted to capture the Chinese city from a vertical perspective, making the towering skycrapers seem ... ( read original story ...)
Incoming Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam must push city to be on world map, says veteran businessman
Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive should work to put the city on the global map by seizing the mainland’s go abroad initiative and casting aside political wrangling, says veteran entrepreneur Victor Fung Kwok-king. Making this call to Carrie Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s French expats vote in presidential election, with signs most support Emmanuel Macron
French expatriates in Hong Kong were casting their vote from Sunday morning in the election for their country’s next president, with signs that most would be opting for liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron of En Marche over far-right Front National leader ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawyer turned boxing coach reaches out to city’s underprivileged
As it turns out, the project has also been a learning experience for Chen, who says she now enjoys the city more, and has been taught to enjoy the grittier side of Hong Kong. “I was always hanging around in Central district. I rarely went to Mong Kok. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong artist’s prized graffiti wiped out in salvage mission
Efforts to restore a rare piece of Hong Kong graffiti that was mistakenly painted over last month have left the artwork worse off, according to one avid collector. The calligraphy piece by the late street artist Tsang Tsou-choi, known as the “King of ... ( read original story ...)
Why there is a rift between Hong Kong vets and pet owners
Vets in Hong Kong have complained of declining wages due to increasing competition, as a recent report showed that the number of vets practising in the city has doubled to 800 in 10 years. But the study, published on Tuesday, was panned by animal ... ( read original story ...)
£1,000 reward for missing owl chicks in Hong Kong
These are external links and will open in a new window A nature lover in Hong Kong is offering the generous sum of HK$10,000 (£993, $1,300) for the return of a pair of baby owl chicks taken from their nest. William Sargent, who works as a snake catcher ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong transport and logistic industries say parking fine rise will affect livelihood of commercial drivers
Hong Kong’s transport and logistics industries have joined the chorus of disapproval against the government’s proposed 50 per cent rise in illegal parking fines as the increase, coupled with a recent parking fee raise, will hit professional drivers hard. ( read original story ...)
Retail sales in Hong Kong grow for first time in two years on upbeat demand, visitor figures
Retail sales in Hong Kong grew in March for the first time in about two years at 3.1 per cent, with a recovery on the horizon, according to industry experts. The expansion, the first since February 2015, came in the same month as an uptick in tourism ... ( read original story ...)
Travel News: First Time Visitors to Hong Kong – The Essential Travel Guide for Your Arrival
Now that you have passed through Customs, you are in the massive Arrival Hall of Hong Kong International Airport. Follow the signs to find your chosen form of transportation to your hotel. If you arrange for a private transfer, your driver or attendant .. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers push for insulting police to be made an offence
Insulting law enforcement officers should be made punishable by up to three years in jail, pro-establishment lawmakers proposed on Friday. Legislators including Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, Junius Ho Kwan-yiu and Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan had called for legal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top graft-busters pay rare ‘courtesy’ call to gambling hub Macau
Hong Kong’s top anti-corruption official made a rare official visit to Macau on Friday, heading a delegation which included two senior investigators. The one-day trip to the world’s most cash-rich casino destination was only the second time in five ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s next leader pledges to heal rifts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial hub to its “normal course of development”. Lam takes office on July 1 after being selected in March amid widespread co ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage as Hong Kong democracy campaigners urge US to get tough with Beijing
The commissioner for the foreign affairs ministry has accused Hong Kong’s most high-profile democracy campaigners of attempting to meddle in China’s internal affairs at a US congressional panel on Wednesday night. The campaigners urged the US to take a ... ( read original story ...)