Hong Kong’s chief executive has met the business and innovation leaders advising him on the city’s strategic direction as part of drafting the first local five-year plan, with one adviser saying he was “inspired” by the high-powered group’s discussions. Speaking after the string of lunch meetings held over the past three days, Chief Executive John…
Dense skyscrapers crowd the skyline in Central, Hong Kong on Sept 15, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd expects rents in its office towers to stabilize in 2027 after six years of declines as the financial hub’s commercial real estate market begins to recover, according to Bloomberg. “Expiring rents are matched…
Singapore-based investors have become the largest group of non-local buyers of commercial properties in Hong Kong, drawn by the sizeable correction in the prices of distressed assets amid a slump in the city’s office segment, according to Colliers. The demand from Singapore was likely to remain steady in the coming months, given that the prices…
Hong Kong police have smashed a syndicate that used provocatively dressed foreign women to sell drugs at pubs and entertainment venues, arresting three people and seizing HK$5.2 million (US$663,080) worth of narcotics. The arrests came during an operation carried out on Friday to target the income sources of triad societies, Chief Inspector Man Cheuk-hei of…
What starts as a round of golf will become a true test of endurance for three local lads, who are taking on one of the toughest challenges in the sport. Alongside the four rounds of golf in a single day, the 26+ miles walked, and hundreds of shots played, every moment will help support an…
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a British woman to six years in prison after convicting her of blackmailing a compatriot for £100,000 (US$134,060) over rape allegations. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 26, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday, with Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching finding her guilty of blackmail and perverting the…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of making unauthorised investments using assets from a securities brokerage, resulting in an estimated loss of HK$150 million (US$19.1 million), the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Tuesday that the suspect was a 26-year-old investment manager at Chief Securities and had worked…
A Hong Kong dermatologist received a suspended punishment after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Medical Council for failing to prevent improper advertisements on the mainland Chinese social media platform RedNote. The medical watchdog on Monday said that Dr Tinny Ho Tin-yee could be struck off the practitioners’ register for six months if…
The World Cup brought an additional HK$500 million in revenue to Hong Kong’s bars and restaurants, an industry rep has said, despite games being held in the middle of the night due to the time difference. Lin Heung Tea House on July 5, 2026. Photo: Alexx_sze, via Threads. Simon Wong, president of the Hong Kong…
Hong Kong’s decision to introduce its first five-year plan has prompted familiar questions. Does this signal greater government intervention at the expense of the free market? Will it make Hong Kong’s development model more similar to that of the mainland? Could it overlap with the annual policy address and budget? And without detailed key performance…