Authorities must crack down harder on wealthy residents abusing public housing rules to live in flats they do not need, Hong Kong’s leader has said after visiting Sha Tin to gauge views ahead of his policy address next month. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered the instructions on Saturday as he inspected a refurbished rental…
Hong Kong will hold a citywide contest next month to name two giant pandas gifted by Beijing before they meet the public in December, the chief executive has said. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Tuesday the pair would need 30 days of quarantine upon their arrival and another month to adapt to…
Hong Kong authorities will appoint a panel to decide the names of two giant pandas being gifted by Beijing, with the decision to be made after the pair arrive in the city on Thursday, the Post has learned. Sources said on Monday night that the bears, aged five to eight years, which is equivalent to…
Hong Kong has made effective crowd management a top priority at a soon-to-open, 50,000-seat mega stadium ahead of Coldplay’s arrival next year, the city’s No 2 official has said, pledging the venue will hold trial runs before its opening. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on Saturday that conducting test runs would allow stakeholders to…
Lee said the visit fully reflected the importance and care the central government attached to Hong Kong and he hoped the delegation – fresh from winning 91 medals including 40 golds at the Paris Olympics – would feel at home during the trip. “The outstanding result at the Games was the embodiment of the progress…