A government push to modernize taxi services comes up against the habits of drivers known for driving fast and accepting only cash.
Hong Kong budget deficit to be just under HK$100 billion, financial chief says
Hong Kong's deficit for this fiscal year is expected to be just below HK$100 billion ($13 billion), the city's finance chief said on Saturday.
Elderly man hit by chunks of falling concrete from Hong Kong building
Contractors are carrying out work on a building in Hong Kong’s bustling Causeway Bay shopping district after chunks of concrete broke off and hit an elderly man on the street. Police said on Saturday ...
Hong Kong to cut costs as deficit expected to hit nearly HK$100 billion
Finance chief Paul Chan pledges to cut recurring expenses and focus on public works such as developing the Northern Metropolis.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge reports record high passenger flows in 2024
GUANGZHOU -- More than 27 million inbound and outbound passenger trips were recorded through the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in 2024, an increase of 72 percent year on year and a ...
Will residents of Hong Kong village making way for new town be resettled together?
Yau Tam Mei Tsuen in Yuen Long has long been home to a farming community that produced rice, vegetables, poultry, pigs and fish. Lai, 76, and his wife raised their four children there. Their extended ...
Residents of century-old Hong Kong village making way for new town hope to be resettled together
Yau Tam Mei Tsuen in Yuen Long has long been home to a farming community that produced rice, vegetables, poultry, pigs and fish. Lai, 76, and his wife raised their four children there. Their extended ...
Chennai-based TBML scam: Seven convicted as ED uncovers international money laundering operation to Hong Kong
CHENNAI: Five years after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began investigating an international Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) scam orchestrated from Chennai, the recovery of a hard disc from a ...
Cathay apologises over 54-hour delay to flight going from Toronto to Hong Kong
Flight was diverted to Iceland so passenger could receive urgent medical help, and returned to Toronto due to crew flying hour limits.
Mourners gather at Hong Kong mosque for funeral of car crash victims
Mosque in Wan Chai holds ceremony for Ihtsham Ali, 30, and Mohammad Faisal, 34, who died along with Mohammad Nadeem Adalat on New Year’s Day.
Muslims gather at Hong Kong mosque for funeral of car crash victims
Mosque in Wan Chai holds ceremony for Ihtsham Ali, 30, and Mohammad Faisal, 34, who died along with Mohammad Nadeem Adalat on New Year’s Day.
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to host 10,000 during first trial of main stadium
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park will host its first test event at its main stadium on Sunday with an expected turnout of 10,000 people, allowing venue staff to assess their crowd dispersal ...
Hong Kong gov’t reports suspected theft of documents containing personal data of 100 people
Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has reported a case of suspected theft involving document files that contained personal data of around 100 people who had filed complaints ...
Not a happy year: How Hong Kong’s rich and famous lost billions in 2024
Hong Kong's elite suffer massive property losses in 2024 as high-interest rates and a weak economy force fire-sale deals, with discounts up to 70 per cent on luxury assets ...