Questions about the peg -- under which the Hong Kong dollar is set at a narrow trading range of between 7.75 to 7.85 to one U.S. dollar -- aren't new. But they are growing amid fears that the currency ...
McDonald’s Hong Kong says worker sacked for sharing sensitive information online
Luke Ching says his contract as cleaner was terminated for violating company rules on posting to social media.
Will Hong Kong do better when next big public health crisis hits?
Experts confident history will not repeat itself if another pandemic strikes but say more must to be done to strengthen public confidence and healthcare services In this series of stories to mark five ...
Hong Kong activist artist claims McDonald’s sacked him after call for mealtime pay
Luke Ching says his contract as cleaner was terminated for violating company rules on posting to social media.
New World debt turmoil rocks one of Hong Kong’s richest families
For decades, Hong Kong’s “big four” property dynasties have been viewed as cash-rich bastions of stability. A crisis of confidence at New World Development is now putting that notion to the test. Read ...
Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong passes largest drill yet with over 60,000 joining
Over 60,000 people took part in a stress test at three venues and the supporting facilities of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) on Friday (Jan 24) night in the largest drill yet, which, ...
Hong Kong issues cold weather warning as temperatures dip as low as 8 degrees
Social Welfare Department urges families to take care of elderly relatives after Hong Kong Observatory sends out warning at around 11am.
Another 3 suspects arrested over fatal knife attack in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Force arrests two 22-year-old men on suspicion of murder and wounding, and 20-year-old woman over conspiracy to wound.
Once almost abandoned, remote village of Kuk Po benefits from Hong Kong gov’t tourism push
Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions offer a respite from the city's famously frenetic pace.
Hong Kong minister dispels ‘lying flat’ concerns as youth rental flat applications drop
Applications for public housing among those under 30 have declined by 46 per cent from 16,000 in 2019-20 to 8,600 in 2023-24.
US lawmakers seek rights sanctions over Hong Kong, text shows
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Friday requiring the Trump administration to review whether Hong Kong officials should be sanctioned for human rights violations, ...
Boys’ hockey notebook: Kinno Zhu learned the game in Hong Kong and now shines on Braintree’s top line as a freshman
There might be kids that are bigger, faster, and stronger, but they don’t have the same hockey IQ,” said Braintree coach Dave Fasano. “He does a lot of good things out on the ice.” ...
4 arrested over deadly knife attack in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Two Hongkongers allegedly involved in a fatal knife attack in Yuen Long earlier this week have reportedly been arrested by immigration authorities upon their arrival in Bangkok and have been escorted ...
Hong Kong’s New World Development says business operations are ‘as usual’
Hong Kong-based property developer New World Development said on Thursday that it continues to carry on business as usual, following "media rumours" about its operations and financial obligations.