Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Hong Kong Airlines Reinforces Its Global Travel Presence With New Nonstop Australia Route Sunday, June 22, 2025 Hong Kong Airlines has significantly expanded its global travel network with the launch of its inaugural nonstop flight to Australia, marking a pivotal milestone in the airline’s growth. This new route enhances travel…
Japan has overtaken Hong Kong’s long-standing status as the most-travelled destination on Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest airline, even though it carried a record number of Filipino visitors to the city last year, the carrier’s president has told the Post. In an interview, the budget airline’s president and chief commercial officer Alexander Lao forecast robust…
The other day, I had the pleasure of sitting down in a small local restaurant in Tai Wai to enjoy some dim sum with my wife and my son. It was a rather large table, and after a few minutes, another nice elderly couple came and sat across from us and ordered their meals. As…
According to the South China Morning Post, Cheung, Lau, Kwok, and Lai were dubbed the “Four Heavenly Kings” for their presence in Hong Kong’s entertainment scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Here is a look at what they have been up to in recent years. Jacky Cheung Hong Kong star Jacky Cheung performs during his…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced the official launch of Payment Connect, a new cross-boundary payment system linking Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) and Mainland China’s Internet Banking Payment System (IBPS). The service will go live on June 22, 2025. At a ceremony held in Beijing,…
China’s women vowed to become the best volleyball team in the world once again, after an impressive 3-1 win over Japan at the Volleyball Nations League in Hong Kong on Saturday. Roared on by a boisterous home crowd at a sold-out Kai Tak Arena, China served Japan only their second defeat of the season –…
For two years, Hongkonger Ng Mei-ling only left her flat for regular visits to a psychiatrist. She said she had to quit her clerk job after she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder due to work pressure in 2017. Her symptoms had worsened. She had a rapid heartbeat, hand tremors, insomnia and a lack…
Auntie Ha left her village in mainland China and moved to Hong Kong to join her son and his family. But not long after, they emigrated and left her alone in the city. To support herself, she got a job as a cleaner and she rents a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s…
Hong Kong should remain vigilant over “complex and severe” external and internal national security threats it still faces, while also leveraging its unique strengths to boost connectivity with the world and integrate with the country, a senior Beijing official has said. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, on Saturday laid…
Hong Kong Airlines has arrived in Sydney, Australia, launching a direct route to the largest Australian city. The airline will become the 52nd airline partner at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, the best-connected airport in Australia. This service is built upon expanding bilateral traffic rights between Australia and Hong Kong. IATA Code SYD City Sydney State/Province/Region…