A large crowd spent much of Saturday following Jon Rahm around Fanling as he made his way up the leaderboard at LIV Golf Hong Kong – further evidence, if any were needed, that the tournament is quickly establishing itself as an important part of the city’s social and sporting calendar. And while attendance figures will…
HONG KONG, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From February 23 to 27, the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2026 Conference and Exhibition was led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as the lead host with seven other University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded universities serving as co-hosts. The conference was supported by the HKSAR Government,…
Hong Kong will cancel the two-decade-old “A Symphony of Lights” within the year, with the South China Morning Post learning that the fixture will be replaced with immersive projections across various districts to upgrade the city’s offerings. The revamp is among a raft of new tourism measures announced in finance chief Paul Chan Mo-pop’s latest…
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has announced an array of industry spending and relief measures in Hong Kong’s budget, in response to the city’s quicker-than-expected return to a surplus of HK$2.9 billion (US$370.8 million) in its consolidated account. In a two-hour address to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Chan pledged substantial government support and investment…
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers and tourists lined the streets in Tsim Sha Tsui on Tuesday evening for the city’s annual Lunar New Year float parade, with the crowd left in awe as they saw dancers, dragons and other delights. The two-hour Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade began at 8pm on Tuesday with…
Hong Kong’s tourism chief has struck an upbeat note on tourist arrivals during Lunar New Year and expressed confidence that visitor numbers will cross the 50 million mark by the end of the year. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said she was optimistic about a year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals over…
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year parade next month is expected to attract 100,000 people, with global toy sensation Labubu and the city’s storied wishing tree being featured on floats in the procession. The Hong Kong Tourism Board, which organises the event, said that eight “distinctive” floats would be displayed at the Kai Tak Sports Park…
Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 56 per cent in the first nine months of last year to another record as affluent customers continued to buy policies in the city for wealth transfer, protection and medical needs. The industry wrote HK$264.5 billion (US$34 billion) worth of new policies from January to September, compared with…
Hong Kong Tourism Board More than 50 master chefs handpick 250 restaurants to showcase the authentic flavours of Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods HKTB_tasteHK_KV_horizontal_20251229_Light 1_CMYK_lo_OL-01 HONG KONG, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hong Kong’s longstanding reputation as one of the world’s great food cities has been built on contrast — a destination where humble street stalls…
Hong Kong’s retail recovery extended into November last year, with sales climbing 6.5 per cent year on year as authorities pointed to improving local consumption, macroeconomic stability and growth in visitor numbers. Official figures released on Friday placed November’s provisional estimate for retail sales value at HK$33.7 billion (US$4.3 billion), the third consecutive month of…