New Zealand's men and women successfully defend titles as sevens ends 42-year association with Hong Kong Stadium More than 100,000 people pass through venue's gates over the course of three days, with ...
Hong Kong needs new solutions, legislation to rescue its money-losing plastic bottles recycling industry, expert says
Hong Kong needs more innovative and automated solutions on top of government incentives to help its under-utilised, money-losing sustainability efforts.
New Zealand teams win men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens in a tournament that sets a scene for rugby at the Paris Olympics.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge sees record-breaking traffic
The Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge handled 19,570 vehicles on Saturday, achieving a new peak in daily vehicle traffic for the third time in seven days, official data showed.
Former Hong Kong police commissioner tells young people to study history to appreciate need for national security
Dick Lee, who headed the force between 2003 and 2007, tells police youth group modern Chinese history vital to understanding the desire for national security Lee delivers message as constitutional and ...
Hong Kong trial run for waste-charging scheme gets take-up rate of as little as 20 per cent from some participants, environment secretary says
Environmental chiefs say they did not anticipate the city's continued economic woes when it was decided to push ahead with waste-charging But environment and ecology secretary Tse Chin-wan denies ...
Seductive, orgasmic or unsettling, sickly? British artist’s women portraits in Hong Kong explore the ‘in-between’
British artist Louise Giovanelli’s Hong Kong exhibition includes a new series of portraits featuring ‘sickly’ green-hued women in the throes of ecstasy, but is it orgasmic, religious or other pleasure ...
Hong Kong Sevens: city’s men leave fate in hands of China and Japan, as women breeze past Thailand
Two late tries send Hong Kong’s men to 33-14 defeat against Japan, although sides could still meet in Sunday’s final. Micayla Baltazar scores brace as city’s women beat Thailand 28-10.
Hong Kong is its own best sales pitch – just let it speak
Restoring Hong Kong’s international reputation and dispelling concerns among people outside the city can be done, but only with the whole community’s support. Instead of overreacting to criticism, the ...
As Hong Kong hits 31 Celsius, some of us are still enduring UK winter – but climate change brings earlier signs of spring
March brought unseasonably hot weather to Hong Kong; when living in the city, I enjoyed the novelty of the cooler months, knowing the heat would soon return Last week in my UK hometown we enjoyed a ...
Face Off: Should Hong Kong phase out minibuses as commuters opt for alternate transport?
Each week, two readers debate a hot topic in a showdown that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints ...
Soggy eco-friendly spoon from Hong Kong fast-food chain goes viral online ahead of single-use plastics ban
Social media images show spoon from fast-food chain Café de Coral becoming soggy after getting halfway through bowl of noodle soup.
Canadian women lose Hong Kong 7s quarterfinal while Canada men’s losing streak grows
After winning their pool with three straight wins, the Canadian women ran into a New Zealand buzz saw Saturday in the Cup quarterfinal at the Hong Kong Sevens.
Will Hong Kong’s single-use plastics ban recycle one problem for another? Green groups warn of dangerous substitute items
Green groups say Hong Kong’s two-stage ban omits paper packaging using waterproof coatings that can generate microplastic and release ‘forever chemicals’.