An elderly man on a Cathay Pacific flight was handcuffed and removed from the cabin upon landing in San Francisco on Wednesday, with the Hong Kong airline banning the man from future flights. A video clip lasting approximately 33 seconds has been circulating online lately, capturing the moment an elderly man was handcuffed…
The Yoho Hub II has more flats on sale. Sing Tao Cici Cao Developers in Hong Kong put their flats up for sale and raised prices in response to a decline in September sales. The Hong Kong Land Registry announced 2,848 sale and purchase agreements of residential building units in September, down 22.1 percent…
File Photo The government set to host more than 400 celebratory events across various sectors to commemorate the 75th anniversary of National Day. These events will include a citywide MTR fare discount. The MTR Corporation is offering a 25 percent fare discount for every ride, including cross-boundary trips, on October 1 to celebrate National…
A taxi was trapped after a water pipe burst, creating a hole in the road in Cheung Sha Wan early Sunday morning. At 12.32 am, an underground pipe burst on Lai Chi Kok Road, eastbound towards Mong Kok, near the Cheung Sha Wan Police Station, causing suspected road subsidence. A taxi driving by the site…
A waterspout over Victoria Harbour was reported on Saturday afternoon, according to the Observatory. The weather forecaster announced the sighting at around 12.30 pm, where a rapidly rotating water column was spotted at sea near the North Point section of the Island Eastern Corridor. The weather watchdog warned earlier that an upper-air disturbance…
The Hong Kong Police Force on Monday defended an officer’s decision to open fire on a man who charged at them with weapons in both hands after a report of domestic violence at a North Point flat. The force said officers were called to Kam Ping Mansion at around 9 pm yesterday about a domestic…
A spectacular 67-meter fire dragon crafted with burning incense sticks captivated over a thousand festival-goers as it was paraded through the streets of Tai Hang on Monday night. The dragon is made of “pearl grass” and takes more than 300 people to perform the dance. It was also accompanied for the first time by a…
Sam Wong Michael Shum Former windsurfer Sam Wong Tak-sum has resigned as the city’s sports commissioner after taking office for just slightly over a year. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said Wong requested for termination of his employment agreement on personal grounds. His resignation takes effect on September 20. The bureau said it…