Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation into an award-winning medication prescription app invented by a student that had already been in use by a clinic three years earlier, the Post has learned. The Digital Policy Office and Education Bureau said they were studying the mobile app that a student surnamed Poon, from St Paul’s…
Upbeat, optimistic and creative – that’s the mood in Hong Kong’s hospitality sector, according to the general managers (GMs) of some of the city’s top luxury hotels. Crisis mode is over, they say, and Asia’s favourite business hub is primed for a strong second half of the decade with new openings and new infrastructure in…
China’s financial authorities have granted Hong Kong residents a new daily remittance quota for the yuan, as a cross-border electronic transactions service prepares to kick off, linking 315 million users between the city and the mainland. Starting from noon on Sunday, the 17 million registered users of Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) will be…
As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of…
Home » Hong Kong News » MTR and Hong Kong Disneyland Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Themed Trains, Exclusive Collectibles, and Magical Travel Journeys Saturday, June 21, 2025 In celebration of two decades of magic, MTR Corporation and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) have teamed up to launch an extraordinary series of commemorative events. Marking the…
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has charged two more people, including a former warehouse manager, for allegedly defrauding the ParknShop supermarket chain out of more than HK$3.2 million (US$407,642) in wages through fraudulent work records. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced on Friday that it had levelled a charge of conspiracy to defraud against former…
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs held a three-hour closed-door discussion with local tycoons and business leaders on the third day of his inspection trip to the city on Friday. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also visited Ocean Park in the afternoon before taking a boat trip to…
Customs officers have arrested the owner of a Hong Kong wedding decoration company that closed suddenly, leaving more than 100 engaged couples in dismay, with the firm revealed to have racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts. Acting assistant superintendent Ho Wai-sum of customs’ unfair trade practice investigation division said officers arrested the…
A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city. Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to…
A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city. Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to…