Hong Kong welcomed more than 4 million visitors in May, a 20 per cent year-on-year increase, with authorities attributing the surge to the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. According to provisional figures released by the Tourism Board on Monday, more than 3.1 million of the visitors in May were from mainland China, a 19 per…
Two tailors in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui were broken into on Monday morning, with HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of cash and gold stolen. A police spokesman said that at 10.14am, officers received a call from an employee of the shop at 2 Carnarvon Road, stating that the shop’s door had been forced open and…
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A 25-year-old Hong Kong man was scammed out of HK$4,900 (20,000 baht) when trying to buy two tickets for Blackpink’s pair of concerts in the city next year, as police received 200 reports related to online shopping scams in the past week. The victims in those cases were cheated out of HK$5.5 million in total,…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after his truck, which was reportedly parked on a North Point road to unload goods, rolled forward and crashed into a lamp post. Officers and firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving a report at 9.15pm on Sunday. The driver, 47, managed to…
A recent trend in Hong Kong is causing concern. Cinemas and restaurants that have operated here for years are now closing down for good. Earlier this month, cinema chain operator Golden Harvest shut its venue at the MegaBox shopping centre, the fifth cinema it has closed down since April 2024. That came just days after…
Home » Travel News Pick » Flight Mishaps in Hong Kong, South Sudan, Ahmedabad, and Toronto Raise Travel Warnings and Life Risk for Passengers as New Failed Trips and Safety Concerns Surround Air India, Air Busan, Delta, Aerolínea Lanhsa, and Tropic Air Monday, June 16, 2025 The first half of 2025 has witnessed several significant…
The expected increase in market demand for stablecoins will encourage licensed institutions overseas to issue such cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong, boosting competitiveness, the finance minister has said as the city prepares for a regulatory regime to take effect in August. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said that the market…
Wealthy people are increasingly drawn to structured products and diversified investments in light of market uncertainty, according to Standard Chartered Bank’s Eliza Law, who sees affluent clients putting more money to work in Hong Kong. “Our clients’ interest in investing has grown,” Law, managing director and head of affluent segment and distribution, wealth and retail…
Hong Kong’s housing authorities have suspended a 8,300 public flat development in a northern town due to the suspected high costs of building on deep rock strata, a move lawmakers said showed serious failure at the initial planning stage. The legislators urged authorities on Sunday to invest more resources in land exploration to avoid such…