Hong Kong’s national security police reportedly detained and questioned the sister-in-law of Hong Kong fugitive pro-democracy activist Nathan Law-Kwun-Chung on Saturday, according to Hong Kong’s ...
Hong Kong Ballet, orchestras are back to promoting the city through overseas tours
Hong Kong Ballet and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta have already toured abroad this year. The Hong Kong Philharmonic and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will follow soon These ensembles increasingly play roles ...
Aviation industry’s recovery in Hong Kong in line with expectations: finance chief
HONG KONG, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The progress of the aviation industry's recovery in Hong Kong is in line with expectations, and the development of Hong Kong as an international aviation hub is at full ...
Feature: Walking from past to present — Rediscover Hong Kong with volunteer tour guide
HONG KONG, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- For the 71-year-old Ng Likbo, "city walk," a new travel trend for youngsters, has never been a novelty. Since around 13 years ago, it has been the routine work of the ...
Football: Southern head coach Yeung not satisfied despite Hong Kong Premier League opening win
Kwoon Chung Southern begin Hong Kong Premier League campaign with victory at Sham Shui Po – but the visitors were made to fight during a rocky second-half spell.
Hong Kong’s rising mpox cases are a ‘delayed outbreak’, with more infections likely to follow surge in mainland China, experts warn
The mainland surge saw 491 new cases in July and caught the attention of the WHO. It noted in its latest mpox report earlier this week that a “significant increase” in cases had been observed in the ...
3 Hong Kong workers die in ‘darkest day’ for construction industry
Three Hong Kong workers died in separate industrial accidents on Saturday in what a concern group said was “the darkest day” for the construction sector. A 40-year-old man demolishing a village house ...
Underperforming civil servants in Hong Kong to be sacked ‘in a few months’ rather than 2 years under new system
We hope to signal that we will seriously deal with colleagues whose work performance is not up to standard, says Secretary for the Civil Service.
Alarm bells rung over Hong Kong students’ gambling habits by counselling service
Survey finds more than 40 per cent of postsecondary students have gambled, some up to HK$5,000 over a three-month period.
Hong Kong going grey faster than expected, sparking fears over healthcare, calls for new retirement policies
Hong Kong’s population is ageing more rapidly than previously forecast with figures for young people falling faster than the government expected, driving up the median age to an estimated 55½ years by ...
Hong Kong pre-war cinema to be turned into restaurant celebrating Cheung Chau’s history and culture
Long-abandoned venue screened films from 1931 to 1997 and is one of city’s two remaining cinemas from pre-war era.
Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index just closed in a bear market as China’s economy wavers
The Hang Seng Index has tumbled more than 20% from its recent high, with global investors growing more cautious around China's ailing property market.
Hong Kong freedoms continued to erode in 2022, despite promises, EU says
Hong Kong's democratic principles, freedoms and autonomy continued to erode in 2022, despite China's obligation to protect them, the European Commission said in an annual report. Hong Kong returned ...
Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was arrested in August 2020 under a sweeping Beijing-imposed national security law.