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.
Refugee families from Hong Kong tell of the hate they experienced relocating to Blackpool during Covid-19 era
Two refugee families who relocated from Hong Kong to Blackpool have told of the abuse they faced, including being blamed for Covid-19. When Cheng moved to Blackpool in 2021, he came with the hope of ...
Hong Kong’s ‘Chubby Hearts’ will go on… as 12-metre art piece returns to Central after weather forced ‘short break’
Hong Kong Design Centre says art piece is back after high speed winds forced organisers to take down art piece by British designer Anya Hindmarch.
Hong Kong Observatory forecasts warmer weather, high humidity next week before temperatures expected to hit 14 degrees Celsius
Humidity levels expected to reach 100 per cent over next five days, before temperatures gradually cool down to low of 14 degrees Celsius in the following week.
Hong Kong arrests 7 in a $1.8B money laundering case linked to transnational crime
Hong Kong customs officials have arrested seven people linked to the territory's largest ever money laundering case, involving about 14 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$1.8 billion) some of it linked to ...
Hong Kong median household income to be replaced 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’s economy needs reinvention to become more than just China’s superconnector after a lost half decade
Hong Kong’s superconnector status has not enabled its economy to outperform other rival Asian hubs such as Singapore.
A pregnant ex-prisoner of war’s anxious life in a Hong Kong camp after Japan’s World War II surrender
An excerpt from Searching for Billie sheds light on the life of a World War II internee at Hong Kong’s Stanley camp – the author’s mother – in the chaotic days following the Japanese surrender.
Is Hong Kong airport facing even stronger headwinds as rivals Shenzhen and Guangzhou eye air supremacy in Greater Bay Area?
Some experts have warned that Hong Kong could lose out in the battle for business as Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports eye aggressive expansion.
Hong Kong, mainland China authorities in talks to allow more visitors from tier 2 and 3 cities, top official says
Chief Secretary Eric Chan says he hopes for tourism boost from more mainland visitors ‘as soon as possible’, although he stopped short of giving timeline.