Hong Kong and Shenzhen police have broken up a cross-border syndicate and arrested 12 people for allegedly scamming victims out of more than HK$100,000 (US$12,740) with fake tickets to local shows featuring performers by acts such as K-pop star G-Dragon and Cantopop singer G.E.M. The force said on Sunday that joint operations with Shenzhen police…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has implemented two AI-powered systems to help formulate train deployment and crowd control plans for major events at Kai Tak Sports Park, with plans to consider expanding their applications. The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools – a ridership prediction model and intelligent crowd diversion…
After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has implemented two AI-powered systems to help formulate train deployment and crowd control plans for major events at Kai Tak Sports Park, with plans to consider expanding their applications. The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools – a ridership prediction model and intelligent crowd diversion…
City leader John Lee Ka-chiu and renowned Hong Kong-American stand-up comedian Jimmy O. Yang met to discuss their time at Wah Yan College and the future of local showbusiness, it has been revealed. Lee graduated from Wah Yan College, Kowloon, while O. Yang attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. Joining the duo at the gathering…
Beijing’s new liaison office chief has said Hong Kong is in a “critical stage of opening a new chapter” and should further embrace reforms to broaden its economy in a speech delivered on the eve of the city’s 28th handover anniversary. Zhou Ji also said on Monday evening Hong Kong should “achieve breakthroughs and tackle…
Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom will be repositioned to hold more concerts following the launch of Kai Tak Sports Park, the city’s tourism chief has said. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui also revealed on Saturday the government would reserve some venues for long-running performances and Cantonese opera to ensure groups…
The father of Mo Li Kai-yin, a dancer who was severely injured by a falling giant screen at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong, has expressed shock over the acquittal of three backstage staff members involved in the show by the District Court. In a letter posted online on Saturday, Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam said…
Three backstage staff of a 2022 concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror have been acquitted of a conspiracy to defraud authorities by understating the weight of stage equipment, including a giant screen that collapsed and injured two dancers during the show. The District Court on Friday announced its verdict on the case implicating the…
A 18-year-old Hong Kong woman attending a concert by Cantopop star Raymond Lam Fung had her camera lens worth HK$20,000 (US$2,550) stolen after a thief stealthily detached it. According to police, they received a report from the woman at 11.51pm on Friday night saying she lost the camera lens outside the Hong Kong Coliseum in…