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Hong Kong police have arrested three people on suspicion of deceiving a man over cryptocurrency trades involving at least HK$1 million (US$128,690). The force said it received a report on Thursday from a 46-year-old man, who said he had traded Tether coins four times involving a total of HK$1.4 million with a person he knew…
Another monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Saturday, taking the total to 10 amid an outbreak of an infectious disease. Authorities said the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department would conduct a necropsy to determine whether the cause of death of the common squirrel monkey was the same as earlier cases….
The Hong Kong outpost of a South Korean immersive multimedia art space will close after a two-year run and relocate to mainland China’s Shenzhen, joining a wave of business closures amid tough economic conditions. Arte M Hong Kong, which is part of Arte Museum, announced it would shut on December 31 and visitors could enjoy…
Melioidosis has returned to the public spotlight after health authorities confirmed the disease caused the death of nine monkeys at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. The disease, caused by the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacterium, is endemic to the city, with a previous outbreak involving dozens of cases in Sham Shui Po in 2022. The…
The Hong Kong outpost of a South Korean immersive multimedia art space will close after a two-year run and relocate to mainland China’s Shenzhen, joining a wave of business closures amid tough economic conditions. Arte M Hong Kong, which is part of Arte Museum, announced it would shut on December 31 and visitors could enjoy…
Nine monkeys who died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong had caught a bacterial disease, possibly as a result of recent digging work near their enclosure. On Sunday 13 October, eight monkeys were found dead, with another dying a day later, after they all displayed unusual behaviour and appetite. Officials launched an…
Homebuyers swarmed property show rooms in Wong Chuk Hang and Kai Tak on Saturday, snapping up the 504 flats on offer in Hong Kong’s biggest sales launch in six months after the monetary authority relaxed the city’s mortgage financing rules. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corporation sold 188 of the 256 flats at their Blue…
Hong Kong on Saturday recorded an unusually late “very hot weather” warning for the time of the year that broke the city’s past record in 2017, with the mercury reaching as high as 33.6 degrees Celsius (92.48 Fahrenheit). The Observatory clocked temperatures of up to 33.6 degrees until 12.30pm. The record was last broken seven…
A British student has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a Hong Kong pupil and two others with a hammer at a boarding school in southwest England. A jury found the 17-year-old boy, who could not be named for legal reasons, guilty of three counts of attempted murder. He denied responsibility and claimed…
A cause of death has been determined for nine monkeys who died over two days in a Hong Kong zoo earlier this week, officials have announced. The primates at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens contracted melioidosis, Kevin Yeung, secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, said in a press briefing on Friday, Oct. 18, CBS…