Hong Kong’s High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung was packed with hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists on Thursday as the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday began, with a heavy police presence deployed to maintain order. The reservoir’s East Dam, which has become a hotspot among mainland visitors after being promoted on various social media…
Hong Kong police have arrested the driver of a double-decker bus that smashed into barriers on a highway on Thursday, with 21 passengers taken to hospital for treatment. Police said the Citybus vehicle was travelling along West Kowloon Highway towards the airport when it crashed at a slip road near Hoi Lai Estate in Cheung…
It is no easy feat for a fitness studio to have survived years of Hong Kong’s high rents, the 2019 anti-government protests and a pandemic, but that is exactly what Heather Thomas’ Flex Studio has done. Flex Studio opened in 2005 in Stanley, in the south of Hong Kong Island. Today the Pilates studio has…
Hong Kong restaurants are pulling out all the stops for Mother’s Day on May 11, 2025, crafting lavish menus to celebrate the occasion. From elegant spreads at Salisterra, in Admiralty to Chiu Chow tasting menus at Pak Loh Chiu Chow – various locations – this year’s offerings blend tradition with creativity. Expect delectable desserts, premium…
Greater Bay Airlines has apologised to passengers after it was forced to cancel a Hong Kong-bound return flight from Taipei on Wednesday night after a bird collided with the aircraft. A spokesman for the carrier said on Thursday that flight HB704 experienced a bird strike just as it was arriving in Taipei, forcing the airline…
Hong Kong Police have arrested a 20-year old man suspected to be linked to at least eight telephone scams in which he allegedly swindled victims of a total of HK$1.36 million (US$175,300) by impersonating mainland law enforcement officers. Police revealed on Thursday that they had arrested the local man, surnamed Pang, in Tsuen Wan two…
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Unsponsored Adr ( (HKXCY) ) has released its Q1 earnings. Here is a breakdown of the information Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Unsponsored Adr presented to its investors. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Unsponsored Adr is a leading financial market operator in Hong Kong, facilitating trading, clearing,…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man after he allegedly arrived in the city on a flight from Thailand with cannabis buds worth about HK$5.4 million (US$696,200) in his suitcase. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that the 49-year-old man had flown into the city from Bangkok the day before. During customs…
Hong Kong office tenants pay the second-highest costs in the world for prime space, behind only tenants in London’s West End, according to research by property consultancy Savills. Office space in Hong Kong cost an estimated US$228 per square foot per year including rent and fit-out costs, according to the study, which tracked prime offices…
Homepage > News > Business > Hong Kong university launches first local AI language model A Hong Kong university has become the first in the city-state to launch a domestic large language model (LLM) known as HKGAI V1. The new model was developed by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)…