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The South China Morning Post has won nine awards in two competitions organised by the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. Post photographers picked up eight prizes across four categories in the Focus at the Frontline 2024 contest. Sam Tsang’s shot of a construction worker’s clothing catching fire after an accident in Kwun Tong won the…
Even as geopolitical tensions rise, cities across Asia are competing for global travellers and Hong Kong must lean into what makes it truly irreplaceable. Beyond relying on the city’s signature skyline and retail scene to draw visitors, we need a unique blending of grass-roots traditions and youthful creative energy to further bolster the tourism sector….
Some Hongkongers who moved to the UK under a bespoke migration pathway have said the country’s push to tighten immigration controls could prompt them to find a second job, while others fear they will need to pay another upfront healthcare fee or wait an additional five years to access their pension money. They were voicing…
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs has urged business leaders from both cities to defend national interests, a move seen by analysts as a “wake-up call” for firms such as tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison group, currently embroiled in the Panama ports saga, to choose a side. Xia Baolong, director of the…
A couple accused of murdering their seven-week-old son tried to shift blame to their other child when questioned by Hong Kong police over the infant’s rib fractures and bleeding under the skull, a court has heard. Imran Hossain, 32, and wife Farzana Akter, 29, appeared at the High Court on Tuesday over the death of…
Hong Kong will slash the quarantine time for cats and dogs imported from mainland China from the current 120 days to 30 next month, amid calls to ease travel restrictions for pet owners and reduce cross-border animal smuggling. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department revealed on Tuesday that the new rules would take effect on…
A Hong Kong doctor jailed for sexually assaulting a teenager in a crowded train compartment has had his medical licence suspended for nine months, with an inquiry panel finding that his actions had “tarnished the reputation” of practitioners in the city. Sunny Li Wing-hei was jailed for two weeks in May 2023 after he was…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Five students from Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS), claimed top honours at the 2025 Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit held at NASA’s Space Center in Houston, Texas. Competing as Team Kinection, the Grade 9 and 10 students qualified for the global finals…
Hong Kong’s fashion and luxury sector is preparing for an invigoration — with the recently established Hong Kong Fashion Fest designed to position Hong Kong as a premier fashion and design hub in Asia. At the Asia Fashion Leaders Forum in Hong Kong, BoF’s president Nick Blunden sat down with regional and global business leaders…
Hong Kong’s leader has touted the city’s ambitions to sign a free-trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and invited Kuwait to set up an office of its investment authority in the financial hub. Leading a 50-strong delegation of business leaders and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and mainland China, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu…