Competition for plush toys is heating up, with British monster-like characters, Fugglers, emerging from the shadows following the recent runaway success of Labubu, a collectible doll created by a Hong Kong designer. Fugglers, which recently appeared on the popular Chinese social media platform RedNote, stretch the “ugly-cute” moniker to the extremes. They are threatening to…
Mainland Chinese student Corner Zhang, 18, is searching for a place to stay for his second year at a university in Hong Kong after his application for campus housing was rejected. He had a shared dormitory room for his first year, but publicly funded Baptist University in Kowloon Tong has not assured him of accommodation…
Mainland Chinese student Corner Zhang, 18, is searching for a place to stay for his second year at a university in Hong Kong after his application for campus housing was rejected. He had a shared dormitory room for his first year, but publicly funded Baptist University in Kowloon Tong has not assured him of accommodation…
Legalising basketball betting could add HK$2 billion (US$257.2 million) in duties to government coffers annually, Hong Kong’s finance chief has said, although observers have raised concerns about the promotion of gambling and related youth problems. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed in his annual budget speech on Wednesday that the government had invited the Hong…
Hong Kong construction companies’ confidence in their near-term survival has dropped to its lowest since the pandemic, with fewer than half believing they can carry on with the current number of projects they have, a survey by a trade body has found. The annual Construction Industry Business Index poll, conducted by the Construction Association and…
Hong Kong will have a “golden opportunity” to develop its higher education institutions in the coming decade given Beijing’s support, a minister has told a forum where university heads also debated how to build the city into an international hub for students. The presidents disagreed on the best way to reach that goal, with some…