New curriculum from 2025 part of push to create sense of national identity among schoolchildren ...
Harvey Nichols to vacate Landmark mall in Hong Kong’s Central after nearly 2 decades amid weak spending by locals, Chinese tourists
The luxury retailer will close its doors in March, after giving up its lease for 60,000 sq ft of space in the upscale mall, according to owner Dickson Concepts Based on the average rent in the mall, ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, as Hong Kong retreats on selling of property shares
Shares are mixed in Asia, with Hong Kong retreating on selling of property shares following recent gains. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices slipped.
Veteran Hong Kong gynaecologist struck off for 6 months after telling pregnant woman she could have abortion if fetus’ sex was undesired
Gynaecologist Chau Wing offered woman treatments to improve chances of conceiving boy, including how to improve sperm countBut woman gave birth to twin girls instead in ‘totally unexpected’ turn, whic ...
Hong Kong police arrest 3 mainland Chinese visitors over 2 robberies ‘as they try to flee city’
Source says trio stopped at border checkpoints, after officers pored over hours of camera footage to identify suspects from two separate robberies in same car park First incident involved victim being ...
Third medical school for Hong Kong: a boost for biomedical hub ambitions, but will it ease shortage of doctors?
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology sparks debate with plan for US-style graduate medical programmeAnother medical school may boost number of doctors, but impact may be limited if it also ...
Hong Kong is all set to host Asia’s first edition of a US pop culture festival
The pop culture festival, ComplexCon, will take place in Hong Kong in 2024. The upcoming Hong Kong event will be the first non-US edition.
Hong Kong police investigate crash involving minibus driver, 73, who died after vehicle slammed into wall
Police say driver of green-top minibus appeared to faint, slumping over wheel before vehicle collided with wall at junction in Tai Po He was taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, but died ...
Over 370 Hong Kong, Macao lawyers licensed to practice in Greater Bay Area
A total of 372 lawyers from Hong Kong and Macao have obtained certificates of practice for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a senior official from the Ministry of Justice said Thursday.
Cathay Pacific for first time offers airfare discounts to Hong Kong voters in mainland China returning for district council poll
Cathay spokesman says aim is to ‘facilitate Hong Kong residents living on mainland’ returning and actively participating in December 10 poll.
Binance US guilty plea complicates Hong Kong affiliate’s crypto licence application
The crypto giant set up a separate crypto exchange in Hong Kong named HKVAEX to pursue a licence in the city, the Post reported last month Hong Kong's regulator has 'robust requirements' for Virtual ...
Hong Kong clerk who insulted Chinese President Xi Jinping, called for downfall of Communist Party in online comments jailed for 4 months
Chow Man-wai, 46, pleaded guilty to posting 49 offensive comments on LIHKG between March and September this year.
Hong Kong police arrest 30 in crackdown on ‘compensated dating’, ‘naked-chat blackmail’ scams after 37 conned out of HK$2 million
Police arrest 23 men and seven women, aged between 19 and 56, on suspicion of money laundering and obtaining property by deception.
Hong Kong to cull 1,900 pigs after reporting second swine fever case in a month
Hong Kong has ordered the culling of almost two thousand pigs after confirming a second case of African swine fever (ASF) in a month. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on ...