This week a Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced to 47 months in prison ...
Hong Kong police arrest suspected ringleader, 6 others over alleged racket profiting from food vouchers for asylum seekers
Police launched investigation after NGO delegated by welfare authorities to provide food coupons to asylum seekers filed report.
Lessons from JPEX: Hong Kong’s cryptocurrency retail investors must be better protected
The Securities and Futures Commission has put up guard rails but Hong Kong still lacks a cohesive education and protection ecosystem to underpin the regulation Last year's cryptocurrency winter had ...
Hong Kong customs chief calls for stronger oversight on OTC crypto shops amid JPEX scandal
In the wake of the recent JPEX virtual asset platform scandal, Hong Kong's top customs official has pressed the need for more robust regulation of ...
Hong Kong cabbies call plan for premium taxi fleet unfair to small operators, unworkable due to lack of drivers
Some operators say criteria for running fleets numbering in hundreds too demanding and cater only to two powerful players.
Hong Kong’s Crackdown on Littering: A Global Trend in Upholding Environmental Hygiene
A crisp Sunday morning in Hong Kong marked more than the dawn of a new day. It raised the curtain on the city's revised Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Regulation. From this day on, ...
Hong Kong pop star Coco Lee laid to rest in central China’s Wuhan
Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee, who died in July, was laid to rest at a famous mausoleum in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei province, on Saturday. Lee’s ashes arrived at Wuhan ...
Hong Kong education fair takes aim at 200,000 students in neighbouring Guangdong province
Organisers say they are targeting Hong Kong students living over border and professionals arriving under talent recruitment scheme, adding city needs more pupils.
Hong Kong authorities trying to capture 1.5-metre long wild boar after it runs into flower store, bites shopkeeper
Hong Kong authorities were trying to capture a wild boar after it ran into a flower store and bit a shopkeeper on Saturday morning. Police received a report at 9.21am that a 1.5-metre (3.3 foot) long ...
Hong Kong’s Haughey sets new mark in 50m freestyle, McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke world record
Siobhan Haughey lowers personal best time while claiming silver in sprint race won by Sarah Sjostrom at World Cup stop in Budapest. Australia’s Kaylee McKeown becomes first woman to hold every ...
When a watch shop robber asked a Hong Kong judge for the death penalty instead of making him do time
A man convicted of robbing a Hong Kong watch shop in 1962 asked the judge to sentence him to be hanged, saying he was a police informer and would be killed if he went to prison. He got 10½ years in ...
‘The Movie Emperor’ Review: Andy Lau Plays Vain Version of Himself in Hong Kong Megastar Meta-Satire
Or maybe just the admiration of his peers, considering how few stars are willing to poke fun at their own image, much less entertain the question of what might happen if their fans were to turn on ...
Hong Kong’s Financial-Sector Feast Turns to Famine
Weak underlying results from the Hong Kong exchange’s owner are the latest sign of profound damage to the Asian financial center from recent changes in the city and on the mainland.
Bitmain’s revenge, Hong Kong’s crypto rollercoaster: Asia Express
Retribution is swift as Bitmain fires employees for speaking out against salary cuts. Meanwhile, the crypto landscape in Hong Kong is worsening.