There are matters we need to sort out quickly arising from the Tai Po fire tragedy but also systemic issues that need to be tackled if we are to avoid a repeat of the disaster. The fact is that Hong Kong faces two sorts of ageing problems: old buildings and the old people who live…
Hong Kong could enhance its standing as a wine trade hub by further improving its logistics and storage services, according to a seventh-generation French winemaker overseeing a 200-year-old Burgundy estate. Erwan Faiveley, owner of wine labels Domaine Faiveley and Billaud-Simon, also praised the Hong Kong government’s decision to axe its wine tax in 2008 during…
Hong Kong authorities will exempt 90 per cent of households from a population census next year, opting instead for a “re-engineered” model that uses existing data to track the city’s demographics – a major break from decades of statistical tradition. Commissioner for Census and Statistics Leo Yu Chun-keung said on Friday that the 2026 population…
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 per cent over the past three months, although both the labour force and total employment fell slightly. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that movements in the unemployment and underemployment rates in different sectors varied in the September to November period,…
Hong Kong’s retail recovery accelerated in August with sales rising by 3.8 per cent year on year and for the fourth month in a row, as the city’s mega-event tourism drive has given a boost to consumer sentiment. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Thursday showed sales of HK$30.3 billion (US$3.9…
Hong Kong’s exports rose by 14.5 per cent in August year on year amid a Sino-US trade truce and a surprise rebound in shipments to America and Europe, alongside continued solid demand in Asia, which helped offset wider economic uncertainties. But industry leaders and economists warned on Thursday the strong performance was heavily inflated by…
This photo, taken on May 22, 2025, shows a container terminal in Hong Kong. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The value of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods increased by 14.5 percent over a year earlier to HK$436.6 billion ($56.1 billion) in August, after rising 14.3 percent in the previous month, according to official data released on…
The number of babies born in Hong Kong is likely to drop in 2025 after an increase in the previous two years, with the figure potentially returning to near the record low of 2022, a Post analysis has found. A population expert said that the impact of a three-year HK$20,000 (US$2,570) cash handout scheme for…
Hong Kong’s jobless rate remained at 3.7 per cent between June and August, as the city’s food and beverage and manufacturing sectors continued to struggle. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday also showed that the number of unemployed grew by about 6,000 to 151,000 between June and August from the…
Hong Kong authorities are set to tighten controls on employers seeking to import labour following complaints of local employees being replaced under the scheme, with such measures to be proposed in the city leader’s policy address, the Post has learned. Government sources said that authorities would roll out more public works projects to increase jobs…