In Hong Kong, one of the world’s most expensive cities, 79 yuan (US$11) will get you a set lunch for one. But, to the surprise of many, it will buy a day tour for two people, with lunch and a visit to several attractions thrown in. With such budget tours becoming increasingly popular among mainland…
Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, has leased a 223,437 sq ft space in its prized mixed-use project in Central to Jane Street Asia in one of the largest leasing transactions in the city’s main business district in decades. The rent for the space, across six floors in New Central Harbourfront, will…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Leapmotor opened its first retail store in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as founder and CEO Zhu Jiangming said the company’s debut in the city would be a stepping stone to greater international success. The new outlet, in the Cityplaza complex at Taikoo Shing on Hong Kong Island, is the company’s…
Who was Ha Bik-chuen, who died in Hong Kong in 2009? He was many things: autodidact, maverick artist, entrepreneur and hoarder. Much of what has been written about him, and many of the shows of his work, in the years since his death have focused on the materials found in his overflowing studio in To…
Fees charged by Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund have dropped by 36 per cent since the launch of its centralised digital platform last year, with more than 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under the new system by August, the scheme’s chief has said. But Mandatory Provident Fund Authority chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson…
Fees charged by Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund have dropped by 36 per cent since the launch of its centralised digital platform last year, with more than 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under the new system by August, the scheme’s chief has said. But Mandatory Provident Fund Authority chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson…