Organizers are doling out various incentives to lure the global industry back to Hong Kong, with 2023 attendance expected to match or exceed pre-pandemic averages.
Five Hong Kong TV and radio stations must air 30 minutes each week on national identity, security, but will people tune in?
Hong Kong authorities will require TV and radio broadcasters using the public airwaves to run at least 30 minutes of content each week about national education and identity, as well as the national ...
City hits back at US after senators introduce bill taking aim at 3 offices representing Hong Kong in America
Strong response follows suggestion to close economic and trade offices in America if White House decides Beijing has undermined Hong Kong’s government.
Hong Kong exodus helps bring taste of the city to UK
For Brian Hung and Priscilla So, a married couple from Hong Kong, there was only one thing they were ever going to call their new micro-pub in Altrincham: Harc ...
Chinese defend Hong Kong, Xinjiang record at UN hearing
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government faces accusations that abuses have multiplied as Beijing tried to crush a pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, carried out mass detentions of Muslim ...
StanChart’s CEO Says Hong Kong’s Dollar Peg ‘Well Supported’
Standard Chartered Plc’s chief executive officer said capital inflows into Hong Kong and China means the Hong Kong dollar peg is “extremely well supported.” ...
Hong Kong pharmacies prepare to slash mask prices ahead of mandate’s possible lifting, while customers reduce purchases in anticipation
Prices may halve once requirement scrapped, according to Hong Kong General Chamber of Pharmacy vice-chairman Cheung Tak-wing.
Hong Kong’s January Visitors Plunge 93% From Pre-Pandemic Level
The number of tourists arriving in Hong Kong in January was 93% less than pre-pandemic levels as the final weeks of Covid travel restrictions kept away many visitors from mainland China, the city’s ...
Hong Kong offers 500,000 free round-trip tickets to boost tourism — and Canadians have a chance to get in
Hong Kong is hoping to attract tourists back following a rough few years of the pandemic. The international travel hub has launched an ambitious campaign to help woo people from around the globe, ...
CityLab Daily: Hong Kong’s Temporary Fix to Its Housing Crisis
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Hong Kong Tycoon Li Ka-shing Cut Zoom Stake as Shares Tumbled
Li’s holding in the software company now represents only about 5% of his fortune, down from one-third at the stock’s peak.
Hong Kong issues HK$800m in tokenized green bonds
The bonds were underwritten by four banks and priced at a yield of 4.05%. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR Government) announced on Feb 16 that it had issued HK$800 million in tokenized green bonds,
Hong Kong population drops due to ‘net outflow’ and deaths surpassing births
Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department said Thursday that the city's population was 7,333,200 at the end of 2022. That compares with 7,401,500 at the end of 2021. Fewer people are living in Hong ...
Hong Kong population drops for 3rd year under COVID shadow
Hong Kong’s government announced Thursday that the territory's population dropped for a third straight year as deaths rose during the pandemic and anti-virus measures reduced the number of arriving ...