The morning started slowly, with just a few visitors eager to make the 5.7km (3.5 miles) journey to Ngong Ping Village, but by 11.30am, a 40-minute queue had formed of families and couples, with more ...
Hong Kong restaurants struggle as residents travel and mainland Chinese tourists stay home over Easter weekend
Hong Kong’s restaurants have suffered a dip in business on the first day of the Easter long weekend as residents head overseas and mainland Chinese visitors stay home because they do not celebrate the ...
7 Good Friday religious marches held across Hong Kong but most members told to keep faces visible
Only one procession that stuck to church grounds exempted from mask rule, which one Christian said impinged on right to practise her religion ...
Thousands in Hong Kong queue up for cross-border shuttle to visit Macau in hopes of spending Easter long weekend in casino hub
Queues for Golden Bus, only shuttle service on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, snakes around Passenger Clearance Building.
7 injured after truck collides with KMB bus and topples over in Hong Kong, trapping passengers
Seven people were injured in Hong Kong after a truck collided with a bus and toppled onto its side in an industrial site on Friday, trapping passengers inside the goods vehicle. Police said the crash ...
Children’s wards at Hong Kong hospitals overwhelmed amid flu surge, paediatrician warns after death of second patient under age of 18
Children’s wards in Hong Kong are overwhelmed with patients because of a surge in flu cases and other respiratory infections, a paediatrician has said, with authorities renewing warnings after the ...
Hong Kong protests: 7 religious marches approved by police for Good Friday, but churches told national security law must be obeyed
Masks prohibited at all marches except one planned by church in Tin Shui Wai, while another on The Peak requires worshippers to wear labels.
200 bodies in Hong Kong have been refrigerated, some for more than 3 years, because hearses can’t cross over to mainland China: report
At least 200 bodies have been refrigerated in mortuaries in Hong Kong for months on end — some for more than three years. This is because China's stringent COVID-19 border restrictions have prevented ...
Hong Kong pet shop charges HK$1,000 per photo, says mainland Chinese tourist who visited goldfish market
Vendors at Hong Kong’s iconic goldfish market in Mong Kok have warned shoppers and tourists not to take pictures of wild animals and marine life as crowds are expected to descend on the attraction ...
Hopes for Hong Kong’s IPO Market Rest on Alibaba, JD.com Carve-Outs
Plans by two of China’s biggest technology companies to sell shares in their subsidiaries could give a jolt of confidence to a Hong Kong IPO market that has been in the doldrums for more than a year.
Office of ex-Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam spends HK$13.5m in first year
The office of former chief executive Carrie Lam, who oversaw one of the most turbulent periods in Hong Kong’s history, has spent around HK$13.5 million since she ended her term last June. Lam’s office ...
Freshwater gems a hit at Hong Kong event
The combination of the two fairs — the 39th Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and the 9th Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show — is the largest such event in Asia. This year's ...
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund rides market rally for best quarter in 4 years, with each member earning HK$9,100
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), the compulsory retirement scheme that covers 4.7 million members in the city, reported its best first-quarter result in four years. The 413 investment funds ...
Will Hainan’s Duty-free Plan Threaten Hong Kong’s Status As China’s Shopping Mecca?
Hainan announced it will operate independently from China Customs after 2025. What impact will this have on Chinese luxury and travel retail?