A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route…
Hong Kong police have arrested 78 people, with the youngest aged 16, in a crackdown on illegal gambling activities, including a syndicate operating at the Happy Valley racecourse. Lo Kin-pong, chief inspector from the regional anti-triad unit on Hong Kong Island, said on Tuesday that the force conducted enforcement efforts between July 7 and Monday…
Ida & Billy builds Layered Campus Residence Defined by Courtyards The Choi Kai Yau Hostel by Ida & Billy Architects sits atop the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus, within the 1970s modernist masterplan of United College designed by Architect Szeto Wei. The hostel comprises of 125 double bedrooms and shared amenities, including a…
Hong Kong authorities have vowed to introduce a smart management system and speed up the replacement of water mains to reduce the number of pipe bursts and leakages, after residents in Shau Kei Wan went without fresh water for more than a day. It said improvement works were already under way for about 50km (31…
More than 1,000 shoppers turned out on the final day of the annual Hong Kong Book Fair on Tuesday, even as some exhibitors reported weaker foot traffic and spending throughout the week compared with last year. Several booksellers told the South China Morning Post that shifting consumer habits and unstable weather during the seven-day event…
The death of veteran actor Patrick Tse Yin at 89 has brought Hong Kong closer to the end of a cinematic golden era, when the city’s film industry exerted influence across Southeast Asia, a film academic has said. Charles Cheung Chi-wai, an associate professor at Hong Kong Baptist University’s Department of Humanities and Creative Writing,…
A 16-year-old Hong Kong student has been sentenced to up to six months at a detention centre for attempted voyeurism after he admitted to trying to spy on a female pupil in a school toilet. Kowloon City Court Magistrate Tsang Chung-yiu on Tuesday told the student to reflect on his actions as he spent the…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of making unauthorised investments using assets from a securities brokerage, resulting in an estimated loss of HK$150 million (US$19.1 million), the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Tuesday that the suspect was a 26-year-old investment manager at Chief Securities and had worked…
18 Hong Kong I&T Enterprises Present Innovative Solutions, Fostering International Exchange and Collaboration HONG KONG – July 20, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) – The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, one of the world’s premier events in artificial intelligence (AI), concluded successfully in Shanghai today. The Hong Kong Trade Development…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential filings and a lower market capitalisation requirement, as part of the exchange operator’s plan to increase its international competitiveness, two sources told the South China Morning Post. The move would be a result of the exchange’s months-long consultations with market…