In July, Hong Kong continued to post strong double-digit growth in external trade, increasing the total value of merchandise trade in the first seven months to a solid 10.1 per cent year on year. The city’s strong trade performance brought few cheers, as the continued slump in retail sales, which declined a further 11.8 per…
Hong Kong’s new trade office in Kuala Lumpur is set to open “as early as next month” and the move will allow more direct engagements between both sides, according to the country’s top envoy in the city who spoke exclusively to the Post. Consul General Muzambli Markam also said the growing integration within China’s Greater…
Hong Kong businesses operating in mainland China have said that raising the retirement age may lead to higher manpower costs but firms can adapt to the gradual extension and benefit from a more stable workforce. China’s top legislative body on Friday approved a plan to gradually lift the retirement age from 60 to 63 for…
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia said on Saturday that it had taken the “extremely rare action” of globally banning a user who was found to be involved in alleged acts of trolling, doxxing and intimidation against Hong Kong journalists. The city’s police chief, Raymond Siu Chak-yee, revealed that the force had so far received two reports regarding…
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia said on Saturday that it had taken the “extremely rare action” of globally banning a user who was found to be involved in alleged acts of trolling, doxxing and intimidation against Hong Kong journalists. The city’s police chief, Raymond Siu Chak-yee, revealed that the force had so far received two reports regarding…
Isolated thunderstorms could affect the plans of Hongkongers hoping to go moon-gazing for the Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday evening, with the city’s forecaster also saying a tropical cyclone may enter the South China Sea later next week. The Hong Kong Observatory said showers on Saturday afternoon had brought more than 20mm of rainfall to parts…
Singapore Airlines has confirmed it removed an elderly passenger from a flight at Hong Kong airport for “repeatedly verbally abusing” crew members before take-off and turned him over to authorities. A spokesman for the carrier told the Post on Saturday that a passenger on board Singapore-bound flight SQ897 on Tuesday was handed over to authorities…
Hong Kong police have made the city’s biggest seizure of Ice on record, confiscating HK$210 million (US$27 million) worth of the drug concealed in furniture and arresting a 26-year-old Malaysian on suspicion of trafficking the substance. Acting Superintendent Cheung Hok-fung of the force’s narcotics bureau said on Saturday that suspected substances – 335kg of solid…
When Tang Wai-kit quit his teaching post to join the Hong Kong Police Force this year, his friends and family voiced worries that he might end up in a job with less pay but bigger safety risks. But the 26-year-old was determined to forge a new path for himself. This week he and 163 others…
To buy or to rent – that has become a big question for locals as well as new arrivals to Hong Kong. Rents are set to shoot past the previous peak in August 2019. Robust demand comes from newly arrived residents, and potential buyers waiting for interest rates to drop are sitting on the sidelines….