Hong Kong police have arrested three people linked to a company suspected of using surveying equipment with forged certificates in at least two redevelopment projects and a public hospital expansion, the Post has learned. The arrests, involving acoustic and environmental services consultant Novox, were made on Tuesday. The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) told the Post…
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), the parent company of embattled Hong Kong developer New World Development (NWD), is selling Australian utility Alinta Energy to a Singapore-based group for A$6.5 billion (US$4.3 billion). Sembcorp Industries will acquire 100 per cent ownership of Alinta and its units, as well as Latrobe Valley Power (LVP) and its subsidiaries,…
Hong Kong has signed aviation agreements with seven countries – mostly in Latin America – to expand its global reach and make better use of the airport’s three-runway system, according to a senior official. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Tuesday revealed that the government had signed deals with the Latin American countries…
Emperor International Holdings has secured bank approval to resume borrowing under existing terms by nearly two years, providing the embattled Hong Kong developer with much-needed breathing room after it failed to meet HK$16.6 billion (US$2.13 billion) in debt obligations in July. Meanwhile, shares of Lai Sun Development (LSD) resumed trading on the Hong Kong stock…
Emperor International Holdings has secured bank approval to resume borrowing under existing terms by nearly two years, providing the embattled Hong Kong developer with much-needed breathing room after it failed to meet HK$16.6 billion (US$2.13 billion) in debt obligations in July. Meanwhile, shares of Lai Sun Development (LSD) resumed trading on the Hong Kong stock…
Guangdong vehicles will be able to stay in Hong Kong for a maximum of three days under a new scheme facilitating cross-border travel that is set to begin next month. Cars in Hong Kong in June 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. As part of the Southbound Travel Scheme, up to 100 vehicles from Guangdong will be…
Hong Kong authorities have dispelled rumours about the potential expansion of a scheme allowing local vehicles to enter mainland China to include more border checkpoints. A spokesman for the Transport Department also said on Sunday that it had referred the misinformation about the expansion of the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles scheme to police…
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is in talks with more than 20 international airlines, including ones from Europe and the US, over launching new routes to the city as it ups its game to entice foreign carriers with incentives. Chapman Fong Shui-man, the authority’s director for hub development, said on Thursday that the statutory body had…
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is in talks with over 20 international airlines, including those from Europe and the United States, to launch new routes to the city as it ups its game to woo foreign carriers with incentives. Chapman Fong Shui-man, the authority’s director for hub development, said on Thursday they had arranged to meet…
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