This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications. Hong Kong is marking National Day on Tuesday with a raft of activities as the city goes all out to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the…
A Japanese diplomat has urged Hong Kong to make the “correct decision” and lift the city’s 13-month-long import ban on aquatic products from 10 prefectures as soon as possible, after Beijing signalled its intention to gradually roll back its own curbs. Kenichi Okada, the country’s consul general in Hong Kong, made the appeal on Wednesday,…
Experts and lawmakers have called on authorities to launch more inspections of homes where land grabs are suspected and speed up prosecution of owners after the government revealed its progress on cracking down on offenders at the Villa Rosa luxury estate in southern Hong Kong. The Development Bureau said on Monday that 11 detached houses…
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs “are not bystanders” in Hong Kong, the city’s leader has said, vowing to lead different sectors to help boost the economy and improve livelihoods following his meeting with a senior Beijing official last week. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge on Tuesday, days after hearing from Xia Baolong, director of…
Hong Kong is facing more political and economic pressure in the wake of intensifying tensions between China and the United States. Shortly after an unjustified business alert by Washington over the perceived threats arising from the city’s national security laws, the government’s overseas trade offices in the US are also bracing for possible restrictions under…
The newly crowned Miss Hong Kong has expressed her wish to use her status to promote women’s rights, calling for them to be given more support and for society to adopt a broader vision of beauty. Ellyn Ngai Lok-lam, dubbed the “Michele Reis of CityU” by her former classmates at City University, laid out her…
Hong Kong’s needy have given the current administration a lower score in an annual survey on its performance in the past year because of employment and housing struggles. The annual rating on the government’s overall performance declined for the second consecutive year, falling from 6.8 in 2022 and 6.4 in 2023. SoCO deputy director Sze…
Hong Kong’s new trade office in Kuala Lumpur is set to open “as early as next month” and the move will allow more direct engagements between both sides, according to the country’s top envoy in the city who spoke exclusively to the Post. Consul General Muzambli Markam also said the growing integration within China’s Greater…