The airline said on Friday that its daily passenger flights to Dubai would be postponed until October 25, while its four weekly services to Riyadh would be delayed to October 26. Earlier this month, the airline said it planned to resume passenger services to the two destinations on September 1, following signs of de-escalation under…
Anisha Bhaduri says city’s integrated gold ecosystem will likely inspire confidence Last week, Hong Kong started trialing a new central clearing and settlement system for gold, lending it a first-mover advantage in the region as it endeavors to establish itself as Asia’s foremost bullion-trading hub. In June, Singapore announced it would establish an over-the-counter gold…
The South China Morning Post has documented Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po blaze in a series of multimedia projects, from detailing the search and rescue mission to examining evidence revealed at public hearings set up to investigate the cause of the inferno. The fire, which engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential complex last November, claimed…
The Coroner’s Court has ruled that a premature baby born at a Hong Kong public hospital died of natural causes, after an inquest into her death revealed that a tube delivering medicine had remained closed for 30 minutes despite repeated checks by staff. The baby girl, Angel Yu Pui-fei, was born in June 2023 at…
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill providing the legal basis for implementing a “co-location” arrangement at the upgraded Huanggang border crossing following a four-hour meeting, after the city’s security chief said it must be approved by July 31. The passage of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill, which was gazetted on Tuesday,…
Some Hong Kong workers have said they intend to quit smoking as a new ban on smoking at construction sites came into force on Friday. The ban came in the wake of the deadly fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, a disaster that killed 168 people last November and was suspected to…
Tourists view lotus flowers at the West Lake scenic spot in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, June 24, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA) HONG KONG — A cultural and tourism promotion event for Zhejiang province was held in Hong Kong Wednesday, as the eastern Chinese province rolled out the red carpet for travelers from Hong Kong…
Legal counsel for an independent panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will deliver its closing remarks at the final public inquiry session on Friday. The 600-page closing statement is expected to cover the causes of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, as well as the roles and responsibilities of each…
Earlier this month, the first batch of 14,000 free tickets to visit the People’s Liberation Army’s naval vessels during their stopover in Hong Kong was claimed within minutes of being released. Families queued online for the opportunity to step aboard the ships, and the open days quickly became one of the most talked-about events of…
Taxi trade leader Chau Kwok-keung says he has never felt as much fear as he does now after transport minister Mable Chan set a 10,000-vehicle cap for ride-hailing service permits in May, in a bid to resolve what she called a “long-standing controversy” between traditional cabs and online service providers. Chau, a 40-year veteran of…