Hong Kong’s headlines in 2025 were shaped by a wide cast of newsmakers, from political heavyweights to everyday residents. Among them were former lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, gold medallist fencer turned legislator Vivian Kong Man-wai and a local mother who won widespread praise for speaking out after a hot-air balloon festival fiasco. The Post…
Hong Kong’s headlines in 2025 were shaped by a wide cast of newsmakers, from political heavyweights to everyday residents. Among them were former lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, gold medallist fencer turned legislator Vivian Kong Man-wai and a local mother who won widespread praise for speaking out after a hot-air balloon festival fiasco. The Post…
The organiser of a trouble-plagued hot-air balloon festival in Hong Kong has finally promised to give customers a full refund and apologised after cancelling the final session of the four-day event and a related concert on Sunday, following visitors’ complaints and disappointment. The Consumer Council said it had received 263 complaints as of 4pm on…
The organiser of a trouble-plagued hot-air balloon festival in Hong Kong has finally promised to give customers a full refund and apologised after cancelling the final session of the four-day event and a related concert on Sunday, following visitors’ complaints and disappointment. The Consumer Council said it had received 263 complaints as of 4pm on…
Hong Kong’s first hot-air balloon festival has suspended its tethered ride arrangements after the government refused to grant it the relevant permit, citing safety concerns. A government spokesman said on Thursday night that the results of the first field test conducted by the organiser of the AIA International Hot Air Balloon Fest Hong Kong on…
Hong Kong’s first hot-air balloon festival has suspended its tethered ride arrangements after the government refused to grant it the relevant permit, citing safety concerns. A government spokesman said on Thursday night that the results of the first field test conducted by the organiser of the AIA International Hot Air Balloon Fest Hong Kong on…