Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department will ramp up its crackdown on hazards in old mixed-use buildings deemed high risk, following the issuing of more than 8,500 safety warnings for the properties ...
Japan’s TruffleBakery just opened its first overseas store in Hong Kong
TruffleBakery has officially opened its first overseas store in the heart of Causeway Bay! Founded in 2017, TruffleBakery has been winning hearts (and stomachs) with its signature white truffle salt ...
Hong Kong 47: Activist ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung seeks to overturn conviction, sentence in national security case
Veteran activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence in Hong Kong’s largest national security case. Leung, 68, was jailed for six years and nine months ...
More Hong Kong shops to close as retail habits change, shopping shifts online
Local beauty brand JaneClare is an example of a firm that is making money online, but still values real-world spaces.
The establishment of London Metal Exchange warehouses in Hong Kong will be a key enabler, Marex CEO says
British financial firm Marex Group has big plans for expansion in Hong Kong in coming years, as it believes the city has the potential to be a commodity hub in Asia, according to a senior executive.
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority to Sign HK$13 Billion Loan
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority is set to obtain a HK$13 billion ($1.7 billion) five-year loan with a group of banks, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the authority’s first ...
Hong Kong’s potential as commodities hub draws expansion by UK’s Marex Group
The establishment of London Metal Exchange warehouses in Hong Kong will be a key enabler, Marex CEO says British financial firm Marex Group has big plans for expansion in Hong Kong in coming years, as ...
Private Banks Boost Hong Kong Hiring to Woo Rich Chinese Clients
Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., boosted the number of relationship managers by more than 30% in Hong Kong through October this year and plans to hire more, ...
A psychiatrist and an elderly volunteer on why Hong Kong’s seniors are sad
Wong Lum-kuen has been volunteering with Hong Kong Christian Service for five years. One time, she was shocked when she stepped into an elderly person’s flat to find it had no windows and no lighting.
Hong Kong welcomes 17% more mainland tourists after Shenzhen visa change
Resumption of multiple-entry visa scheme hailed for boosting numbers, but tourism industry leader says innovation needed to keep them coming.
Former Hong Kong sex symbol Amy Yip in Singapore for Jack Neo’s mass walk event
The 58-year-old former actress was a special guest at the local director's Lao Peng You Pa Pa Zao on Dec 15. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong man, 69, dies during hike along popular Sai Kung beach
Authorities receive report at 4.30pm that man had collapsed and was unconscious near Tung Wan at Tai Long Wan beach.
Hong Kong and Xinjiang could be the core of Kazakhstan’s China strategy
As the centre of global economic activity shifts from West to East, strengthening ties with China will remain one of Kazakhstan's top priorities. Building strong ties with China has traditionally been ...
Hong Kong welcomes 13% more mainland tourists after Shenzhen visa change
Resumption of multiple-entry visa scheme hailed for boosting numbers, but tourism industry leader says innovation needed to keep them coming.