Magistrate points to damage banned candy had on defendant’s elder daughter, who was sent to intensive care after falling into a coma.
Hong Kong Records Most Chinese New Year Tourists Since Pre-Covid
Chinese tourists tapped a lengthy national holiday to travel to Hong Kong, Macau and overseas in the largest numbers they have in years, suggesting consumption in the world’s second-largest economy is ...
Hong Kong stocks drop, halting Year of Dragon rally, on China policy rate decision, Hang Seng Index letdown
The rally in the Year of the Dragon has come to a halt as tech stocks lead losses. China’s central bank on Sunday decided to maintain its policy rate, while the index compiler kept its benchmark index ...
Hong Kong records most Chinese tourists during CNY since pre-Covid-19
More than 1.2 million Chinese travellers visited Hong Kong during the eight-day Chinese New Year celebration. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong neglects judicial nominations despite case backlog
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong government is failing to act on judicial nominations despite an acute shortage of judges, sources told Nikkei Asia, raising further concerns over the functioning of the ...
Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities pledge more cooperation as Beijing’s cross-border powerhouse plan marks fifth anniversary
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan says stronger links between city’s financial sector and rest of Greater Bay Area being forged.
Asian Track Cycling Championships: Hong Kong coach Dagorne targets full-time role, says Lee is city’s main Olympics hope
Acting head coach Herve Dagorne wants to help Hong Kong cyclists ‘progress and gain medals’ in a permanent role ...
Hong Kong’s Credit Card Spending Surges in Q4 Amid Festive Season
In the latest credit card lending survey released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), figures for the fourth quarter of 2023 showed a significant ...
Hong Kong football coach Jorn Andersen open to ‘interesting offers’, unhappy at FA’s Asian Cup no-shows
Jorn Andersen is considering his future as Hong Kong head coach, after receiving “interesting offers” from elsewhere after the national team’s Asian Cup finals exploits last month. The Norwegian ...
The trees and plants in Hong Kong left over from post-war squatter settlements, when 1.5 million fled China’s civil war and Communist takeover
Between 1946 and 1952 – the Chinese civil war having resumed with full ferocity after the temporary pause that the Sino-Japanese war had allowed – more than a million and a half people decamped to ...
Hong Kong to replace median household income as sole indicator of poverty level, welfare chief says
The way poverty is measured in city is to change, with a more sophisticated formula to replace median household income drawn up before year-end.
Hong Kong police arrest 2 tourists from Spain after finding HK$120 million in cocaine at hotel room
The two suspects, 47-year-old Dominican man and 44-year-old Colombian man, both holding Spanish passports, linked to transnational smuggling syndicate, police say.
‘Paint Beautiful Hong Kong’ art project brightens dull walls with vibrant murals to revive spirits, bring people together
Inspired by a mural in Kowloon Tong, businesswoman Vikky Tam launched her art project that uses volunteers to help paint scenes celebrating local life in spots across Hong Kong.
Hong Kong to get first-ever double-decker bus powered by hydrogen in 1 month; tests without passengers have begun
Bus has undergone a 200km trial and completed several refuelling operations; a training programme for drivers has also been rolled out.