Hong Kong will on Monday report a decline in quarterly gross domestic product from a year earlier, even though the economy improved from the previous three months, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Oscar-winning director Malcolm Clarke releases documentary series offering different take on city’s 2019 unrest, says he is not ‘working for the Chinese …
Hong Kong Returns comprises 10 short films aimed at showing audiences how unrest could have been an organised effort influenced by foreign forces Clarke says his goal is to advocate a gentler and more ... ( read original story ...)
Officials seize more than 280 pieces of ivory from Hong Kong shop, biggest haul since trade banned last year
More than 280 pieces of suspected ivory have been seized from a Hong Kong shop, government officials has announced. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities to investigate after massive screen falls during concert, injures dancers
Hong Kong officials say they will open an investigation into the concert accident where a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must brace for geopolitical ‘worst-case scenario’, finance chief warns, with over 150 Chinese firms at risk of US delisting
More than 150 Chinese companies are now on a provisional line-up of firms to be removed from American exchanges under a 2020 law Paul Chan says certain geopolitical factors are difficult to predict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens to be held in Nov after 3-year COVID break
Hong Kong's popular international Rugby Sevens event will take place in November, the city's Rugby Union said on Saturday, the first time in more than three years after the event was postponed due to ... ( read original story ...)
Mirror concert mishap caused by snapped metal cord, Hong Kong officials reveal after giant screen crashes onto dancers on stage
One of two metal cords suspending a massive screen had snapped at the concert of popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, causing the structure to crash onto the stage below and hit two dancers in a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to explore ‘all options’ on land supply, including use of green belts, John Lee says as environment minister points to development-conservation balance
Government to focus on different land supply options before considering developing fringes of country parks, says chief executive Conservation is about more than just designating land for protection, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong weighs cutting Covid-19 hotel quarantine to five days or less
During the two-day home isolation period that follows, visitors will be required to use a yellow health code. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
One Dancer Still Critical After Hong Kong Concert Incident
One of the two dancers injured by a falling LED screen at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong has been discharged from hospital. The other remains in a critical condition. Hong Kong authorities are now ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s ethnic minority children master Chinese? It’s an uphill struggle, say students, teachers
Students say lessons are at such a basic level, they have neither confidence nor ability to aim higher Hard to teach such a wide mix of students, say teachers, calling for clearer direction, ... ( read original story ...)
Harrowing video shows a large screen crushing performers during Hong Kong boy band Mirror’s show. Fans had warned that the set seemed unstable.
In an online petition signed by thousands, Mirror's fans said the production looked unsafe and predicted that someone could get injured. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returns this weekend at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
An exciting Hong Kong tradition returns to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park this weekend. The 30th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is back after taking a year off because of the pandemic. Dragon ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC break-up talk sets scene for fiery meeting in Hong Kong
There were warm words last week when Noel Quinn met local students in Hong Kong who had been awarded scholarship funding from HSBC. It was “fantastic” to attend ... ( read original story ...)