Experts say inability of banks to verify data during application process and reliance on photos has left them vulnerable to scammers.
Hong Kong to welcome 840,000 mainland arrivals for May Day holidays: financial chief
Visitors explore the interactive experience area at the "FLASH! The Palace Museum — A Pop-Up Digital Experience" held at the Central Police Station in Hong Kong on January 20, 2025. This exhibition ...
Vigil for Hong Kong’s Lee Shau-kee: political heavyweights, residents pay respects
Henderson Land founder remembered in vigil service before funeral on Monday, as industry praises legacy that will ‘guide future generations’.
Meet the Hong Kong firm making sustainability real for brands
Turning waste to wonder’ is the motto driving design firm Editecture’s sustainability projects – here’s how they give plastics new purpose.
Fault causes over 6 hours of service disruptions on Hong Kong’s East Rail line
MTR Corp says normal operations to resume after emergency repairs completed and engineer’s train cleared from a track between Sha Tin and Fo Tan.
Why are Hong Kong’s elderly slow to accept subsidised mainland care home spaces?
City’s ageing population prompts government to introduce raft of measures to encourage more elderly residents to move across the border.
Hong Kong could reward those behind 700 tip-offs leading to reclaimed flats
The Hong Kong government could reward those behind 700 reports that led to authorities reclaiming misused rental homes under a new incentive scheme, with each report potentially netting a reward of up ...
Astro Ocean’s Piano Land Starts Hong Kong Program
Astro Ocean Cruises recently launched operations out of Hong Kong onboard its sole ship, the Piano Land. According to an update published by the China-based cruise line, the 1995-built vessel was ...
Hong Kong police recover stolen cat from Sham Shui Po store, arrest 2
Hong Kong police have recovered a cat stolen from a store in Sham Shui Po, arresting a man and a woman on suspicion of committing the theft. Officers said they received a report from shop staff on ...
Hong Kong’s new tobacco control measures won’t affect tourists: official
Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee says authorities have already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting new measures.
Man, 77, dies after being hit by car that mounts pavement in Hong Kong
A 77-year-old pedestrian has died after being knocked down by a vehicle that ran onto a pavement in Hong Kong, and police have arrested the driver. Police said on Saturday that the vehicle driven by ...
US tariff war ‘will not kill Hong Kong’, Trade Development Council says
City’s increasingly diversified exports helped businesses prepare, and they are aware of risks of relying on single market, body says.
Easter exodus: More Hong Kong families head to mainland China for affordable fun
Hong Kong resident Chris Wong, his wife, and their kid travelled with two other families to Zhuhai on Easter Sunday. They crossed the border and checked into a resort hotel to spend the remaining two ...
2 injured after bamboo stick falls from scaffolding in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police said they were alerted shortly before 10am on Saturday about a man being hit on the forehead by a bamboo stick that fell from scaffolding outside the 16-storey Wo ...