Hong Kong is on track to return to an operating account surplus for the 2025-26 financial year, with the result largely fuelled by a surge in stamp duty income from the city’s robust stock market performance, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po made his prediction of a surplus – set to…
Hong Kong is on track to return to an operating account surplus for the 2025-26 financial year, with the result largely fuelled by a surge in stamp duty income from the city’s robust stock market performance, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po made his prediction of a surplus – set to…
Hongkongers’ water usage has dropped by 12 per cent compared with during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, a city official has said. Director of Water Supplies Roger Wong Yan-lok also said on Saturday that the government was still deciding how much to adjust prices by, about nine months after his organisation floated the idea….
Rugby fans at the Hong Kong Sevens were left hungry and frustrated on Sunday as Kai Tak Stadium faced a food shortage despite the tourism minister’s call to improve supply the night before. Throughout the day, venue operators received complaints from attendees about long queues and a lack of food. While touring the stadium again…
Rugby fans at the Hong Kong Sevens were left hungry and frustrated on Sunday as Kai Tak Stadium faced a food shortage despite the tourism minister’s call to improve supply the night before. Throughout the day, venue operators received complaints from attendees about long queues and a lack of food. While touring the stadium again…
Hong Kong’s largest workers’ union has called on the government to establish a mechanism to suspend a staff import scheme in industries experiencing rising unemployment rates, citing the impact of the arrival of 75,000 labourers in the past two years. The Federation of Trade Unions made the plea on Sunday, saying unemployment rates had increased…
China’s largest “cheap eats” restaurant chain was cleared by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to make its IPO after its third filing this year Key Takeaways: Xiaocaiyuan has passed the listing hearing for its Hong Kong IPO, as a reviving stock market gets set to welcome China’s “home kitchen” The affordable restaurant operator is hoping…
Regular and new patrons alike have flocked to a decades-old Hong Kong cha chaan teng, made famous for being featured in a comedy film starring Stephen Chow Sing-chi, as the struggling restaurant in Mong Kok will close permanently after Christmas. The Hung Wan Cafe was packed on Saturday afternoon, with a stream of customers waiting…
Regular and new patrons alike have flocked to a decades-old Hong Kong cha chaan teng, made famous for being featured in a comedy film starring Stephen Chow Sing-chi, as the struggling restaurant in Mong Kok will close permanently after Christmas. The Hung Wan Cafe was packed on Saturday afternoon, with a stream of customers waiting…