Hong Kong authorities have called on residents not to swim at Deep Water Bay Beach and Repulse Bay Beach after a sewage pipe split in two during Super Typhoon Ragasa. The Drainage Services Department said on Thursday that it had immediately stopped using the 450mm-diameter sewage main at the Mills and Chung Path near Deep…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s high-speed rail nears 50,000km milestone – but is it…
Hong Kong’s wealthiest family denied that their residence of more than half a century is up for sale, as CK Asset Holdings issued an unusual rebuttal of rumours that have circulated for days on social media. Social media speculation of the impending sale of 79 Deep Water Bay Road was “entirely fabricated”, “false” and “groundless,”…
Hong Kong’s residential property segment is on the verge of a turnaround that could last between four and five years, with home prices likely to rise starting in the second half of the year, according to Morgan Stanley. The US investment bank said the first half of the year would end with prices down 2…
A consortium of developers, led by New World Development (NWD), raked in HK$1.3 billion (US$166 million) from the sale of 24 luxury units in Hong Kong’s Southern district, as wealthy buyers take advantage of a market downturn to acquire prized assets. On Friday, a 1,706 sq ft, four-bedroom unit in Deep Water Pavilia, a 447-unit…