Hong Kong police have received 170 reports of scams centred on compensated dating or naked chats involving more than HK$4.5 million (US$573,250) in losses so far this year, with students accounting for about a third of the victims. The force on Monday urged the city’s young people to develop awareness and protect themselves, especially during…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Emirates Boosts International Travel Experience with New Barcelona Flight Enhancing Premium Access to Maldives, Bali, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore Monday, June 23, 2025 Emirates is significantly enhancing its global travel network with the launch of a third daily flight to Barcelona starting 26 October 2025, a move designed to…
Elderly Hongkongers will be able to use healthcare vouchers for medical services at two hospitals in mainland China’s Zhuhai later this week under a government subsidy scheme, part of a plan to expand the coverage of the project across the border. The Hong Kong government on Monday announced that the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater…
Hong Kong’s move to repurpose excess office and hotel spaces to meet the growing housing needs of non-local students will not hurt the city’s tourism capacity, a senior official has said, while experts has warned of possible hurdles. Doris Ho Pui-ling, permanent secretary for development in planning and lands, said on Monday that allowing hotels…
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Chinese heating systems supplier Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls had a tepid trading debut in Hong Kong on Monday, with investors selling shares following the initial public offering (IPO) frenzy. Trading under the code 2050, the stock began trading at HK$20.95 amid a declining market, 7.2 per cent lower than its offer price of HK$22.53, in…
Challenges and volatility will persist despite a renewed trade truce between the US and China, Hong Kong’s finance chief has warned, as he outlined his strategy to enable the city to navigate continued geopolitical uncertainties. In a media interview last Friday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed his goal for the city to overtake…
In a call to action for greater investment to accelerate the development of blockchain infrastructure, industry group Web3 Harbour and accounting firm PwC Hong Kong released the “Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint” on Monday, capitalising on recent momentum in the city. Highlighting the “transparency, security, and user empowerment” of decentralisation, the blueprint seeks to leverage what…
Hong Kong should be proud of the healthy head start achieved by a new programme to help babies and mums. The city’s first breast milk bank, only six months after it started collections, has already nearly reached the goal set for its entire first year. Authorities had set an initial target for the Hong Kong…