Riders working for Keeta, a major food delivery platform in Hong Kong, are demanding better payment from the company after staging strikes in two areas on Saturday. Dozens of delivery workers, who protested during lunch and dinner hours on Saturday in Tsuen Wan, stated in an open letter that the Meituan-owned platform had reduced their…
Widow Law Wai-ho, 82, lives alone in Hong Kong and worries that no one will be there to help if anything happens to her. Law recalled her helplessness when she fell on the street and could not get up until a security guard arrived and took her to hospital, where she spent a week with…
Hong Kong film lovers making the most of the annual Cinema Day discounts have called for such promotions to be offered more often, while local productions emerged as popular choices. Residents could buy tickets for HK$30 for any screenings at cinemas across the city on Saturday, with some film-goers snapping up the tickets earlier in…
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Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break,…
The organiser of Hong Kong’s annual book fair has banned at least three publishers and stores from this summer’s edition without explanation, the Post has learned. Two of them said they believed their applications were rejected because they previously sold titles which the organiser, the Trade Development Council, later asked them to remove. Bbluesky Publishing…
Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break,…
During the recent “two sessions”, Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” framework and called on the city to deepen international exchanges and cooperation. It was a timely reminder of Hong Kong’s unique value to the mainland and how the city can assert its relevance in an increasingly polarised world. Back…
During the recent “two sessions”, Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” framework and called on the city to deepen international exchanges and cooperation. It was a timely reminder of Hong Kong’s unique value to the mainland and how the city can assert its relevance in an increasingly polarised world. Back…
The team behind perennial favorite Yardbird is back with a new izakaya called Always Joy following the closure of the group’s snack bar Ronin. The focus is on using fresh, daily ingredients in a menu of shared plates that are always changing. Like Ronin, there’s an emphasis on contemporary Japanese cuisine, but this latest iteration…