Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong will be allowed to attend the funeral for Pope Benedict XVI. Zen attended court to apply for a leave from his city.
Hong Kong customs officers seize almost HK$1 million in painkillers and other Covid-19 supplies in border sting operation
Five truck drivers arrested after customs mount six day operation targeting three border crossings More than 3,900 items worth about HK$940,000, including drugs, coronavirus tests and thermometers, ...
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral Mass
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to pay his respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican City ...
Hong Kong aims to raise up to $5 bln in green bonds – sources
Hong Kong's government is aiming to raise up to the equivalent of $5 billion in a dollar, euro and offshore Chinese yuan green bond issuance, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Hong Kong to raise up to US$5b in green bonds: sources
HONG KONG aims to raise up to the equivalent of US$5 billion in a dollar, euro and offshore Chinese yuan green bond issuance, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Read more at The ...
Coronavirus: Hong Kong school heads call for delaying mandatory student trips to mainland China, cite planning challenges amid infections
In updated guidelines, Education Bureau says schools can resume study tours to mainland or overseas Secondary Five students are required to visit mainland as part of citizenship and social development ...
South Korea to require COVID tests for Hong Kong, Macau travellers
South Korea's health authorities said on Tuesday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from Hong Kong and Macau, after Beijing's decision to lift stringent zero-COVID policies.
Are Buildings in Hong Kong Designed with Holes Known as ‘Dragon Gates’?
Buildings in Hong Kong are designed with "dragon gates" in accordance with feng shui. Feng shui is a traditional Chinese practice of orienting one's physical surroundings in a balanced and harmonious ...
Hong Kong economy: 2022 was simply awful, will reopening border with mainland China make 2023 the turnaround year?
Hong Kong downgraded its full-year economic forecast from between 0.5 per cent growth and 0.5 per cent contraction to a 3.2 per cent drop amid an ongoing recession. T ...
Hong Kong ends Covid restrictions, masks still required in public
Apart from wearing masks Hong Kong is set to cancel all stringent Covid-19 restrictions including mandatory PCR tests for arrivals ...
New attractions, high hopes: Hong Kong Disneyland rolling out the red carpet for mainland Chinese visitors
Hong Kong Disneyland is hiring 600 frontline staff and has lined up a string of new features for visitors, as quarantine-free travel from mainland China appears imminent. Managing director Michael ...
Promise to be ‘fair and inclusive’ with Hong Kong’s young must be kept
Hong Kong needs to ensure youth can develop, thrive and flourish if it is to have a successful future The success of any society depends on its ability to ensure young people develop, thrive and ...
Hong Kong ‘loophole’ could undermine Covid test rules for Chinese travellers
Region to be exempt from requirement for negative result, sparking fears it will fail to stop the spread of coronavirus from China ...
Price cuts signalled for Hong Kong express cross-border services as trains prepare to restart routes
Tickets for cross-border high-speed trains to be sold at up to HK$33 less than when service started in 2018 Services expected to return in phases, with trains to Guangdong province destinations first ...