Sunday marks four years since China's national security law for Hong Kong went into effect. The legislation is designed to crack down on anti-government activity. The suppression of free speech ...
Hongkong Land Unveils $1 Billion Landmark Revamp Plan
Ten luxury tenants - including Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Sotheby's, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels - will contribute a total of $600 million to the ...
Hongkong Land and 10 tenants commit over US$1 bil to redevelop Landmark
A US$1 billion ($1.36 billion) fund has been set up in conjunction with the redevelopment. Hongkong Land will inject about US$400 million into the fund, while 10 long-standing retail anchor tenants at ...
Hong Kong patient contracts hepatitis C during hospital stay in suspected transmission case
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a suspected case of hepatitis C transmission in a public hospital after a patient tested positive for the viral infection, with checks being conducted on ...
Hong Kong weatherman turned rap star, 74, brings the heat with track targeting fast fashion
Now, at 74, he has gained new attention as a rapper, using Cantonese hip-hop music to press home a message on environmental protection and overconsumption. The former director of ...
Shein keeps option to list in Hong Kong as backup, FT reports
Online fast-fashion group Shein is keeping alive a fallback option to list in Hong Kong despite filing for a London listing, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the ...
Exclusive: US law firm Dechert considering shuttering offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, say sources
U.S.-founded law firm Dechert is considering closing its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, becoming the latest foreign firm to scale back in Greater China, two people said, amid a prolonged capital ...
Hong Kong Airlines swoops in with new route to Xining, Qinghai province’s economic centre
Carrier will offer two flights weekly from July 9 to the mainland Chinese city that was added to Hong Kong’s solo traveller scheme in May.
Duty-free limit increase to HK$16,100 ‘not enough’ for mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong
I usually do not go shopping when I visit Hong Kong now because the prices on the mainland are lower than Hong Kong,’ tourist says ...
Renault-backed BeyonCa plans to build Hong Kong’s first EVs
Premium EV maker BeyonCa, backed by Renault and Dongfeng Motor, said on Friday it plans to set up a final assembly plant and its international headquarters in Hong Kong, developing the territory's ...
Waterspout seen over the seas west of Hong Kong: Observatory
A waterspout over the sea near Hong Kong was reported on Friday afternoon, according to the Observatory. The weather forecaster announced the sighting at 4.53pm, where a rapidly rotating water column ...
Be wary of China: jailed Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai’s son
A closer relationship with China should come with an appreciation of how it ‘thinks about the freedoms that you have here and what freedoms you deserve’, the son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul ...
Democratic now, supermarkets in Hong Kong once served the English-speaking elite
Hong Kong supermarkets have gone from places with dress codes and English-speaking staff that served the wealthy elite to the ubiquitous neighbourhood stores of today.
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$100 million haul of smuggled goods bound for Malaysia
Hong Kong customs has confiscated around HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) worth of smuggled goods, including mobile phones, computer components and vehicle parts, in three separate shipments destined ...