Businesses in Hong Kong are using every trick in the book to navigate rough economic waters and a fresh wave of closures, with some adopting strategies such as carrying out large-scale renovations and tapping into other markets. Julian Wipper, general manager of the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, said the…
Supermarket chain Uselect has become the latest business to wind down its operations in Hong Kong amid a relentless retail slump, even as some residents said they preferred smaller stores and continued to seek out local shops against prevailing trends. A slew of businesses in the retail and restaurant sector have announced their closure in…
Businesses in Hong Kong are using every trick in the book to navigate rough economic waters and a fresh wave of closures, with some adopting strategies such as carrying out large-scale renovations and tapping into other markets. Julian Wipper, general manager of the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, said the…
Affected customers of the now defunct Physical fitness brand in Hong Kong will be able to transfer any remaining beauty packages, according to its new investor, although some members are worried they will be forced to buy more services or that their existing contracts will not be valid without receipts. A spokeswoman for the investor,…
In the second of a two-part series, Jiaxing Li, Aileen Chuang and Salina Li explore the effects of high interest rates and other factors on the city’s commercial property market. In the heart of Causeway Bay, a bustling Hong Kong shopping district that was once a more expensive retail destination than Fifth Avenue in Midtown…
In the second of a two-part series, Jiaxing Li, Aileen Chuang and Salina Li explore the effects of high interest rates and other factors on the city’s commercial property market. In the heart of Causeway Bay, a bustling Hong Kong shopping district that was once a more expensive retail destination than Fifth Avenue in Midtown…
Hong Kong environmental authorities have launched an investigation after part of the shoreline in Causeway Bay turned a milky white, possibly due to a suspected illegal discharge of pollutants. But no detectable odour was reported at the scene. A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Department said on Wednesday that personnel were dispatched to conduct an…
Hong Kong environmental authorities have launched an investigation after part of the shoreline in Causeway Bay turned a milky white, possibly due to a suspected illegal discharge of pollutants. But no detectable odour was reported at the scene. A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Department said on Wednesday that personnel were dispatched to conduct an…
Hong Kong has made effective crowd management a top priority at a soon-to-open, 50,000-seat mega stadium ahead of Coldplay’s arrival next year, the city’s No 2 official has said, pledging the venue will hold trial runs before its opening. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on Saturday that conducting test runs would allow stakeholders to…