Tuesday night’s blaze centred on cable bridge along Kwong Yip Street, no injuries reported; government demands report on incident from electricity supplier CLP Power. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fire leaves 20,000 households without power for 2 days
A fire in global financial hub Hong Kong has left 20,000 households without electricity for two days amid hot and humid weather. The city's government is requesting an investigation into the accident, ... ( read original story ...)
20,000 Hong Kong homes face 2-day blackout after fire breaks out on power cable bridge
HONG KONG: About 20,000 households in Hong Kong face blackouts for two days after a fire broke out on a power cable bridge in Yuen Long on Tuesday (Jun 21) evening, triggering outages that affected ... ( read original story ...)
Incoming HKSAR chief executive John Lee vows to build caring, inclusive Hong Kong
John Lee, the incoming sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has pledged to build a caring and inclusive Hong Kong that boasts diversified development ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s famous floating restaurant sinks at sea
Jumbo Kingdom, which at one time was the world’s largest floating restaurant, starred in many Hong Kong and international movies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks into South China Sea
An iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant capsized just days after tugboats towed it out to sea, eventually planning on taking it to an undisclosed location ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, dreams for a new Jewish deli devolve into a war between owners
TAIPEI (JTA) — When Rebecca Schrage arrived in Hong Kong from her home near Boston to work in finance around 2014, “there were no bagels. The best you could buy was like bread with a hole in it.” ... ( read original story ...)
CityLab Daily: Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea
The museum of Yemen’s untapped mineral wealth, and Barcelona targets cruise ships in its latest fight with tourists. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant leaves long-time home for new secret location
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sailed away from its long-time home in Aberdeen Harbour after talks to save the tourist attraction failed. ( read original story ...)
‘Good or bad, it’s Hong Kong history’: Collector brings city’s colonial past to life in private museum
Bryan Ong has made it his mission to preserve items that tell the story of Hong Kong's British colonial past even as Beijing increasingly shapes life in the city that is firmly back in the fold of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s iconic floating restaurant capsizes at sea
Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsized at sea as it was being towed to a new location on Saturday in the South China Sea. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea, Laden With Memories
Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed in 2020, capsized in the South China Sea after being towed from the city. The sinking triggered nostalgia for a happier period of Hong Kong history. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks in South China Sea
A floating restaurant that was moored in Hong Kong for more than four decades has capsized in the South China Sea as it was being towed away from the former Br ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last governor on dealing with China: podcast
Chris Patten was Britain’s top representative in the colony before its handover 25 years ago. In this edition of The Exchange podcast he talks about his newly published diaries, businesses sucking up ... ( read original story ...)