Hong Kong’s restaurant industry faces a bleak second half of the year as both low-cost and high-end operators succumb to the economic slowdown, sector leaders have warned, putting part of the blame on the trend of residents heading across the border to spend. Industry representatives gave their grim assessment on Sunday, just days after King…
Hong Kong’s restaurant industry faces a bleak second half of the year as both low-cost and high-end operators succumb to the economic slowdown, sector leaders have warned, putting part of the blame on the trend of residents heading across the border to spend. Industry representatives gave their grim assessment on Sunday, just days after King…
Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has told businesses to temporarily remove a cola-flavoured Haribo product from their shelves as a precautionary measure, following the discovery of cannabis in a batch of the popular sweets in the Netherlands and an import suspension by Taiwan. In a reply to the Post, a government spokesman said on Sunday…
Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has instructed businesses to temporarily remove Haribo’s gummy products from shelves as a precautionary measure, following reports from the Netherlands of cannabis contamination in certain batches of the popular sweets and an import suspension by Taiwan. In response to the Post’s queries, a government spokesman said on Sunday that while…
Not so long ago, Hong Kong faced an acute shortage of burial places. Amid an ageing population it had to be addressed with some urgency. Previous administrations stepped up efforts to build more columbariums. The shortage of niches may be less of a problem now, but the demand remains strong and will grow over time….
Hong Kong authorities will release 16,150 new public columbarium niches from Monday, with 6,050 located in a smoke-free facility where the burning of joss sticks and incense offerings will be prohibited on its grounds. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department made the announcement on Wednesday, encouraging residents to apply online for random computer balloting that…
A popular 33-year-old congee restaurant chain has announced the closure of all its locations due to worsening operating and financial conditions, joining a growing wave of shop shutdowns in Hong Kong. Ocean Empire Food Shop, held by Ocean Empire International Limited, informed its staff members of its decision in a letter on Wednesday night. “The…
The number of licensed restaurants in Hong Kong has dropped year on year for the first time in six years, a Post analysis has found, with experts attributing the decline partly to locals travelling to mainland China and tourists preferring lighter food options such as street snacks. According to data from the Food and Environmental…
The number of licensed restaurants in Hong Kong has dropped year on year for the first time in six years, a Post analysis has found, with experts attributing the decline partly to locals travelling to mainland China and tourists preferring lighter food options such as street snacks. According to data from the Food and Environmental…
Anti-litter and public hygiene campaigns have had a mixed history in Hong Kong. In recent times that is not through want of drive from the top. For example, in the wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic in 2003, then chief executive Tung Chee-hwa appointed his chief secretary and eventual successor Donald Tsang…