Travel agencies in city say flights unaffected but tour groups already in Japan have to switch destinations and accommodation.
Formula One: Hong Kong billionaire Lo leaving ego aside as he eyes more public involvement in sport
Life insurance tycoon Calvin Lo is considering backing a new team, but any group that wants his support will need to have an Asian connection and for the project to make financial sense.
No Lunar New Year festivities for Hong Kong’s homeless who sought refuge from cold weather in city’s temporary shelters
As city revels in final day of five-day public holiday, rough sleepers say there were no signs of festive cheer at shelters across the city.
2 dead after Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship with 14 Chinese nationals aboard sinks in waters between South Korea and Japan
Myanmar national among crew members who died, according to Chinese consulate in Fukuoka At least two people died after a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship capsized in the wind-whipped waters between South ...
Opening of borders with mainland China not a silver bullet for Hong Kong’s retail sector, says economists
More people are leaving city than arriving, according to official data from January 18 to Tuesday, 793,823 people departed while 455,853 entered.
Critter city: barking deer, savage badgers and wildcats, concrete jungle Hong Kong has alter ego as a wildlife paradise
Often perceived as a concrete jungle, Hong Kong also packs a punch in the traditional sense of the word as home to a wide, varied and often scary assortment of wild animals.
Chinese Super League: Hong Kong’s Yue Tze-nam delighted with second chance to make a first impression at Meizhou Hakka
Yue is among a group of five players from Hong Kong who are now plying their trade on the mainland, with Leung Nok-hang (Zhejiang), Tan Chun-lok (Guangzhou City), Vas Nunez (Dalia ...
Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship with 14 Chinese nationals aboard sinks off Japan
The Jin Tian sank early on Wednesday morning about 110km west of the remote Danjo islands. Japan’s coastguard said four Chinese nationals had been rescued so far.
As schools are set to resume face-to-face classes in Hong Kong, mainland Chinese students face adjustment problems
Parents and teachers have called for a range of support services for children who may face adjustment problems ...
Hong Kong records 33 hill fires in 2 days, 2 flame trails on mountainside burn for more than 12 hours
Fires reported on Kai Kung Leng mountain, Pat Heung near Kong Po Road and Heung Yuen Wai in Sheung Shui Another dry spell expected by Friday, with humidity to fall under 40 per cent on the weekend ...
Cruises are back in Hong Kong but they’re terrible for the environment – so is it really a good thing?
Cruise ships are terrible for the environment and Silversea Cruises, operator of the first cruise liner to sail from Hong Kong in almost three years, scores particularly badly.
Read the new Hong Kong Free Press Annual Report – an expanded newsroom, but challenges ahead
Hong Kong Free Press. Dear readers and supporters, The HKFP newsroom pressed on in 2022, expanding to a team of eight and investing heavily in video and ...
Hong Kong police officer opens fire on man while investigating noise complaint on outlying island
A Hong Kong police officer opened fire on a man during an investigation into a noise complaint on the outlying island of Peng Chau on Tuesday night. The officer was said to have fired three shots at ...
Hong Kong H-stocks trade at their smallest discounts to A-shares in 20 months as bets on China rebound boost city’s market
Hong Kong stocks are now trading at an average 34 per cent discount to their yuan-traded counterparts, the smallest difference since April 2021; Global funds have been returning t ...