On August 4, 1985, a family of nine and their servant were murdered in the Eight Immortals Restaurant in Macau. Investigations began when severed limbs were discovered in waters off Hak Sa beach the same month, but it was not until September 1986 that Wong Chi-hung was arrested. The 50-year-old man, who was charged with…
A state partnership would fundamentally alter the operating structure of two key Panama Canal ports and could trigger significant losses for Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings, which was facing mounting hurdles over a US$23 billion asset sale, experts said. The Hong Kong-based conglomerate is in the grip of a legal and political…
A Hong Kong employers’ group has called for freezing the minimum salaries of foreign domestic helpers given the economic slowdown, after some unions representing the workers asked for up to a 30 per cent pay rise to HK$6,500 (US$833) a month. Yung Ma Shan-yee, chairwoman of the Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association,…
Hong Kong recorded a rainy July with monthly rainfall hitting 56 per cent “above the normal” levels following a “very dry” first half of the year, according to the city’s forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Monday that the city experienced “more significant rainfall” in July, recording 601.7mm (24 inches), or around 56 per…
Once a rising star in China’s AI scene, Manus has since relocated its headquarters to Singapore, quietly stepping out of the mainland spotlight just as Big Tech players from Tencent to ByteDance rush to fill the void. The timing is not coincidental. Manus’ departure didn’t trigger fireworks, but it did mark a turning point. The…
CLP Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s two power utility companies, said it saw growth opportunities in a proposed industrial park in Tuen Mun, as it reported a decline in first-half net profit on Monday. In July, the city’s government proposed reserving 301 hectares of land in Tuen Mun for industrial development, including 145 hectares of…
Hong Kong’s wealthiest family denied that their residence of more than half a century is up for sale, as CK Asset Holdings issued an unusual rebuttal of rumours that have circulated for days on social media. Social media speculation of the impending sale of 79 Deep Water Bay Road was “entirely fabricated”, “false” and “groundless,”…
A Hong Kong pest control and cleaning company has been banned from importing foreign workers for a year after it was found to have refused to offer a job to a suitable local candidate first. The Labour Department said on Monday that it had imposed an “administrative sanction” on Amala Limited and would not process…
A taxi fleet has partnered with the University of Hong Kong for the launch of the city’s first artificial intelligence-powered cab dispatch system, which the operator has said improves efficiency, service quality and order acceptance rates. The “Smart Dispatch Decision System” processes large volumes of real-time data such as road traffic status, weather and battery…
Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong Kong tourism drive after sharing a fun social media picture with a Labubu doll specially made to mark the first birthday of the city’s panda twins later this month. The star on Monday shared a photo on Instagram of her…