Hong Kong authorities have temporarily barred a contractor from bidding for public road and drainage contracts following an accident in which a worker was killed by a falling steel beam at a site near the cross-border bridge to Macau and Zhuhai on Thursday. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the temporary ban was effective…
How do we “future-proof” Hong Kong’s built environment? For the design and construction industry in particular, this could be the most relevant question amid today’s grave challenges. In the global environment, military and tariff wars interrupt supply chains and the uncertain economic outlook hinders project investment and financing. These issues are complicated locally by a…
Jun 23, 2025 Hong Kong’s hotel investment market is witnessing unprecedented growth, with hotel deals constituting 45% of commercial real estate transactions in the first quarter of the year, marking the busiest quarter on record. Property consultants attribute this surge to investors capitalizing on distressed assets and a promising recovery in tourism, coupled with a…
Hong Kong welcomed more than 4 million visitors in May, a 20 per cent year-on-year increase, with authorities attributing the surge to the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. According to provisional figures released by the Tourism Board on Monday, more than 3.1 million of the visitors in May were from mainland China, a 19 per…
The launch of a scheme allowing Guangdong residents to drive their own vehicles to Hong Kong has been delayed until December, as mainland Chinese authorities are still ironing out arrangements for the policy, the Post has learned. The “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles” scheme, which has been the subject of discussion for several years, was…
Hong Kong has secured relaxed visa arrangements for entry to some Gulf countries, with the city signing 59 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements with Qatar and Kuwait during the chief executive’s four-day trip to promote bilateral trade amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Leading a 50-strong delegation of business leaders and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and…
Hong Kong has secured relaxed visa arrangements for entry to some Gulf countries, as the financial hub signed a combined 59 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements with Qatar and Kuwait during the city leader’s four-day trip to promote bilateral trade amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Leading a 50-strong delegation of business leaders and entrepreneurs from…
Greater Bay Airlines has apologised to passengers after it was forced to cancel a Hong Kong-bound return flight from Taipei on Wednesday night after a bird collided with the aircraft. A spokesman for the carrier said on Thursday that flight HB704 experienced a bird strike just as it was arriving in Taipei, forcing the airline…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has urged passengers to avoid non-essential travel to London, as a power outage at Heathrow Airport following a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation was expected to have a “significant impact” on operations. The fire, which forced the British air hub to close on Friday, has thrown…
Following a bumpy take-off in 1998, Hong Kong International Airport has been consistently rated one of the world’s best, and justifiably so. It is now aiming even higher with an ambitious HK$100 billion (US$12.83 billion) makeover to become “the landmark of Asia”, with top tourism, cultural, entertainment and commercial facilities unrivalled by any other aviation…