Hong Kong’s Sha Tau Kok Control Point will undergo demolition from Friday as part of redevelopment works, a lawmaker has revealed, while suggesting authorities should include travel and commercial facilities on the city’s side of the new complex. Lawmaker Edward Lau Kwok-fan, who represents New Territories North, on Wednesday said the redevelopment was initially expected…
Hong Kong actor Will Or Wai-lam has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, forcing him to pull out of what was set to be his first stage production, the performer has said. Or wrote on his social media on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in May, “just when everything seemed to…
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has dismissed concerns that mainland Chinese residents are exploiting local talent admission schemes by giving birth in the city, saying only a “small minority” of applicants did so. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who chairs a government committee on education, technology and talent, also warned on Wednesday that anyone who…
Hong Kong will achieve new economic breakthroughs despite a “complicated and volatile” external environment, the finance chief has told foreign investors while unveiling the government’s first business report in four years. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Wednesday that the city was in the midst of transformation and upgrading, but warned that some traditional…
A tsunami triggered by a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula could reach Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon, although the impact will be small, the Observatory has said. The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region and triggered four-metre-high (13-foot) tsunami waves, while many areas…
A 19-year-old Hong Kong football fan has been convicted of insulting the national anthem by turning his back to the pitch when the song was played at a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier match last year. Eastern Court on Wednesday found defendant Lau Pun-hei’s conduct at Hong Kong Stadium was punishable by a catch-all clause…
A 35-year-old woman accused of falsely claiming to have studied at a top US university to secure a Hong Kong study permit plans to plead not guilty, with her trial set to take place in December. A plea hearing for Xie Qing was scheduled for November 26 after her counsel told Sha Tin Court on…
The retirement needs of Hong Kong’s baby boomers consist of three pillars: stable income, access to affordable and quality healthcare, and reasonably priced accommodation, according to the chief executive of BOC Life. “These aspirations of a generation with significant wealth now entering retirement are easily attainable, as the quality of cross-border healthcare services improves and…
Hong Kong police have arrested 82 people and seized HK$9 million (US$1.1 million) of cash in a citywide anti-triad operation. The force said on Wednesday that officers raided multiple locations across the city during the crackdown, which was launched in the early hours of Tuesday. The 55 men and 27 women arrested included alleged masterminds…
It is billed as the culinary event of the year: the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong’s 20th anniversary celebrations include three evenings of guest chefs from around the world, bringing an extra 20 Michelin stars to the hotel’s eight. Guillaume Galliot, executive chef at the hotel’s three-Michelin-starred Caprice, will host the spectacular dinners on September…