Hong Kong will offer “any possible help” to social media influencers who want to promote the city through live streams, the chief executive has said after YouTube star IShowSpeed’s visit, which some saw as a missed opportunity to highlight signature local features. John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that he paid close attention to IShowSpeed’s…
Hong Kong will “seize every opportunity” to assist influencers, Chief Executive John Lee has said, after American streamer IShowSpeed reportedly snubbed the city’s tourism board. Streamer IShowSpeed riding a tram in Sheung Wan on April 4, 2025. Photo: IShowSpeed, via YouTube. “The tourism board actually approached Speed on various arrangements and indicated their willingness to…
Hong Kong authorities pledged to seriously follow up on complaints of forced removal of tenants from subdivided flats, as a two-month consultation on a regulatory regime to wipe out poor quality housing started on Monday. The government earlier proposed drafting new laws that would only allow registered subdivided flats – known as “basic housing units”…
Former Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been urged to relocate her publicly funded office with an annual rent of HK$5.67 million (US$730,000) to government premises or a cheaper site when the lease expires in mid-2025. The hefty rent came under fire earlier this year when the government revealed that her office…
Former Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been urged to relocate her publicly funded office with an annual rent of HK$5.67 million (US$730,000) to government premises or a cheaper site when the lease expires in mid-2025. The hefty rent came under fire earlier this year when the government revealed that her office…