Hong Kong rescuers escorted 17 people ashore after one of the group’s boats took on too much water during a canoeing trip off the coast of Lamma Island on Sunday morning. Ambulance officers and ...
Hong Kong leader John Lee charts economic path, but will geopolitics get in his way?
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has put stimulating the economy and improving livelihoods high on his agenda as he enters his third year in office. Confident that his administration has ...
Hong Kong retail property market charged up eyeing Chinese EV makers’ expansion plans
The Hong Kong retail property market could tap a new wave of demand from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers rushing to set up showrooms and related infrastructure, as the city pushes ahead with its ...
Prepare well so Hong Kong can benefit from hydrogen advances
Moving ahead with the times may not necessarily be the Hong Kong government’s forte, though efforts have been made to narrow the gaps. The application of green hydrogen energy is a case in point.
Crackdown on speech intensifies in Hong Kong under national security laws
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 ...