New three-year deal for water supply from Dongjiang River in Guangdong province has highest annual price increase since 2018 Hong Kong officials say new rate was designed to take account of exchange ...
Hong Kong hiker, 67, dies after falling down stairs on her way to admire red foliage in Tai Lam Country Park
A 67-year-old hiker died on Wednesday after falling down stairs while she was on her way to admire spectacular red foliage in a Hong Kong country park. Police said a friend of the woman made a report ...
New World and China Resources to build $1.3 billion Hong Kong housing development
Hong Kong's New World Development and Chinese state-backed China Resources Land said they will jointly build a $1.3 billion housing project in the financial city's "Northern Metropolis" next year. In ...
Hong Kong woman died after car tried to overtake another in Christmas Day traffic accident in mainland China
Deceased was passenger in car with two other Hongkongers, both in a serious condition, that tried to pass another before slamming into oncoming vehicle.
Operation Santa Claus: Italian fair in Hong Kong draws crowds, raises HK$560,000 for charity
More than 100 volunteers took part in ‘Il Mercatino di Iwa’ charity fair organised by Italian Women’s Association.
Hong Kong tourism officials too ‘passive’ in efforts to attract mainland Chinese visitors, former city leader CY Leung says
Ex-leader Leung Chun-ying criticises politicians in social media posts after local businesses expressed concerns over exodus of Hongkongers during Christmas break.
‘See you again in the next life’: Late Hong Kong actress Bonnie Lai messaged husband before taking own life
Hong Kong former actress Bonnie Lai reportedly sent her husband Angus Hui one last message yesterday (Dec 26) morning before taking her own life. "See you again in the next life," she wrote. When Hui ...
Climate change is getting real: Hong Kong’s winters getting shorter while summers simmering for longer
Hong Kong Observatory says cooler temperatures are exhibiting a significant long-term rising trend as the number of cold days has decreased.
Hong Kong customs seizes drugs worth HK$4.4 billion in first 11 months of year in 2-decade record, 274 arrested
Hong Kong customs officers confiscated more than 8.4 tonnes of illegal drugs worth HK$4.4 billion (US$563.2 million) in the first 11 months of 2023, a record for any single year over the past two ...
Home Office accused over ‘absurd’ rejections of Hong Kong asylum claims
UK caseworkers appear ‘predisposed to discredit’ applications, says senior figure of disbanded democratic movement ...
Hong Kong former beauty queen and actress Bonnie Lai, 46, commits suicide
Hong Kong former actress Bonnie Lai died today (Dec 26) aged 46. She had committed suicide by allegedly burning charcoal in her home and was later found unconscious by one of her sons this afternoon, ...
Every Hong Kong film released in 2023, ranked from worst to best in the year that new directors continue to make history
We list this year’s best films, including Hong Kong’s best selling movie, A Guilty Conscience and Time Still Turns the Pages, and the worst films, including Prison Flowers and Death Stranding.
Dignity in old age? Hong Kong’s ethnic minority families struggle to find care options for elderly
In a one-bedroom flat in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Aishah Hussain*, 85, lies on her bed all day, unable to get up or take care of herself. The Hong Kong-born Pakistani woman relies on her son Yusef ...
Hong Kong records 1.32 million outbound trips over past 3 days of Christmas holidays, industry leader warns local consumption affected
Business this Christmas is slower than last year, when Covid-induced measures were still in place, representatives say.