After years of muted celebrations caused by COVID-19 restrictions, Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is blooming again. Flower sales are up, with farms and florists ...
Legislation to block overseas lawyers from Hong Kong national security trials could be in force within 6 months, justice secretary says
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam pledges to listen to 'constructive opinions' from legal profession and public before amendments made Lam speaks out just days after Bar Association warns against blanket ...
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon: at 39 years young, record holder Gi has eyes on Asian Games prize
Gi Ka-man will run in the city’s prestigious event next month for the first time in 13 years as he looks to cement his place at the Asian Games in September.
Hong Kong’s retail market faces ‘slow recovery’ as Covid-19 cases surge
Luxury retail shops may see sales remaining at a low level as the three years of lockdown has changed the shopping behaviour of mainlanders ...
Hong Kong welcomes joyful, bustling Spring Festival
With the adjustment of the COVID-19 pandemic prevention policy, the streets and lanes of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during this year's Spring Festival, which falls on ...
With Hong Kong running out of space for its trash, residents are doing more to reduce food waste
Food waste makes up 30 per cent of Hong Kong’s total municipal solid waste and cannot break down well in landfills.
‘At the bottom of priority list’: asylum seekers in Hong Kong wait up to 20 years for host countries to take them, despite clearing local checks
Those who succeed in refugee claims face uncertainty as they are not a priority for resettlement Only 269 out of 22,696 asylum seekers have proved their claims for refugee status since 2014 Almost a ...
As mainlanders return to Hong Kong, let’s learn to respect one another
Readers discuss how an international city has no place for intolerance, and the importance of kindness to animals Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views ...
Long wait for a new life: asylum seekers clear Hong Kong checks, only to watch years go by before host countries take them
Those who succeed in refugee claims face uncertainty as they are not a priority for resettlement Only 269 out of 22,696 asylum seekers have proved their claims for refugee status since 2014 Almost a ...
Pig kills butcher in Hong Kong slaughterhouse
A butcher was killed in Hong Kong seemingly by a pig that woke up and knocked him over as it was about to be slaughtered.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators occupy the city centre for weeks in protest at the Chinese government's decision to limit voters' choices in the 2017 Hong Kong leadership elect ...
Butcher dies after being knocked over by pig in Hong Kong
The butcher had already shot the pig with an electric stun gun and was about to kill the animal when it regained consciousness and knocked him over, according to CNN. A colleague ...
Coronavirus: most single-parent cross-border families in Hong Kong struggling to afford enough food for children, survey finds
Nearly 80 per cent of respondents can't afford enough food for each of the three daily meals with many households relying on free goods and expired products One in five report household monthly income ...
Is Hong Kong tightening its grip on foreign journalists?
Hong Kong authorities have barred access to a Japanese photographer who documented the 2019 protests. Experts worry the crackdown on local media is being expanded to foreign journalists.