Confined space, a lack of legroom, stress-provoking boarding procedures and airlines’ cost-saving measures are a recipe for conflicts among air passengers, observers have said, after another heated dispute on a Hong Kong flight. Experts also said on Sunday that social media had fuelled a “copycat effect” in which people imitated disruptive behaviour and aggressive responses…
Confined space, a lack of legroom, stress-provoking boarding procedures and airlines’ cost-saving measures are a recipe for conflicts among air passengers, observers have said, after another heated dispute on a Hong Kong flight. Experts also said on Sunday that social media had fuelled a “copycat effect” in which people imitated disruptive behaviour and aggressive responses…
Hong Kong will step up efforts to lure foreign investment and venture into new markets amid geopolitical challenges and trade tensions, as it teams up with mainland Chinese businesses to seize opportunities abroad, the city leader has said. The vow by John Lee Ka-chiu on Sunday came as Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed that…
Seventeen people were stranded in mid-air for more than an hour after a ride at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park malfunctioned on Sunday evening. Emergency services were sent to the “Wild Twister” ride in the Wong Chuk Hang theme park after the breakdown. Firefighters reached the riders and helped the first one down at 7.38pm, followed…
Hong Kong and Shenzhen police have broken up a cross-border syndicate and arrested 12 people for allegedly scamming victims out of more than HK$100,000 (US$12,740) with fake tickets to local shows featuring performers by acts such as K-pop star G-Dragon and Cantopop singer G.E.M. The force said on Sunday that joint operations with Shenzhen police…
I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel obliged to ask if Hong Kong has become a city of wusses. Do we really have to close down much of the city every time there’s excessive rain? The three-tier system Hong Kong has for rainstorm warnings – comprising amber, red and black – is useful…
Temperatures in substandard housing in Hong Kong could hit as high as nearly 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), according to a study by two concern groups, who urged the government to provide an electricity allowance for tenants during summer. CarbonCare InnoLab and Kwai Chung Subdivided Units Kai Fong Association, which polled 31 households living in…
Two Hong Kong hikers were taken to hospital by helicopter after being attacked by bees in two separate incidents on a hill in the southern part of the city on Sunday. Police said they received reports that the hikers were attacked by the bees at Yuk Kwai Shan, prompting the Government Flying Service to send…
Hong Kong health authorities have warned of a heightened risk of possible chikungunya fever transmissions in the city as more Asian travel destinations popular among residents have also recorded local cases of the mosquito-borne disease. Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam Man-kin on Sunday also highlighted the challenges of preventing the disease from spreading, pointing…
More than 90 per cent of Hong Kong students from four mainland Chinese schools met the city’s university’s minimum requirements in the local public exams, far exceeding the overall average of 38 per cent of all assessment candidates. The four schools in the Greater Bay Area are the only institutions on the mainland approved by…