Hongkongers will be able to get their hands on HK$30 (US$3.90) tickets for the city’s annual Cinema Day from May 7, with the organiser expecting 200,000 film fans to flock to theatres for the event aimed at giving back to society. The Hong Kong Theatres Association announced ticketing arrangements on Thursday, about two weeks before…
Hongkongers will be able to get their hands on HK$30 (US$3.90) tickets for the city’s annual Cinema Day from May 7, with the organiser expecting 200,000 film fans to flock to theatres for the event aimed at giving back to society. The Hong Kong Theatres Association announced ticketing arrangements on Thursday, about two weeks before…
Hong Kong residents can once again enjoy films at theatres for HK$30 (US$3.90) with the return of the annual Cinema Day event on May 10. The government announced the city’s third consecutive Cinema Day with the release of a 30-second advertisement starring martial artist Donnie Yen Ji-dan, who tells viewers: “You won’t miss it, right?”…
The number of non-local pregnant women refused entry at Hong Kong’s borders for failing to have a local hospital booking has surged by five times since 2020, official figures show. According to the Immigration Department, 1,154 non-local pregnant women were turned away at the border last year, the most since 2020. The figure was also…
The number of non-local pregnant women refused entry at Hong Kong’s borders for failing to have a local hospital booking has surged by five times since 2020, official figures show. According to the Immigration Department, 1,154 non-local pregnant women were turned away at the border last year, the most since 2020. The figure was also…
Gas consumption in Hong Kong stayed below the pre-pandemic level for a sixth straight year in 2024, with the supplier expecting the pattern to persist due to what economists said was a “structural decline” in usage linked to lifestyle changes, including increased travel to mainland China. The city’s sole gas supplier, the Hong Kong and…
Gas consumption in Hong Kong stayed below the pre-pandemic level for a sixth straight year in 2024, with the supplier expecting the pattern to persist due to what economists said was a “structural decline” in usage linked to lifestyle changes, including increased travel to mainland China. The city’s sole gas supplier, the Hong Kong and…
A decade ago, treating cancer with personalised mRNA vaccines seemed like a US$1 million gamble per patient, a therapy reserved for the ultra-rich. But Chinese biotech start-ups are aiming to change that – by designing cancer therapy for a fraction of the cost and also taking on Western pharmaceutical giants in the process. Beijing-based Likang…
Nearly 1,200 of the most well-off tenants in Hong Kong’s public rental flats will be forced out in four years’ time even if they are willing to pay higher rents, in a more aggressive move by the government to prevent abuse of housing resources, the Post has learned. However, those tenants would be eligible to…
Hongkonger Angus Hung Yiu-leung had never stepped foot inside a mahjong parlour despite having played the famous Chinese game for almost his whole life. So when he heard that the Hong Kong Mahjong Company was hosting an open house, he decided to take a chance on it. Entering the parlour in Wan Chai, he was…