Hong Kong is bracing for a surge in travel during the Easter weekend, with an expected 6 million trips in and out of the city between Thursday and Monday – a significant jump compared with last year. Outbound travel is expected to peak on Friday, with around 759,000 trips, as Hongkongers continue heading to Shenzhen…
Three passengers have been taken to hospital in Hong Kong after their vehicle hit a railing and flipped over in Kowloon Bay. The private vehicle was heading southbound along Kai Cheung Road at around 5.45pm on Wednesday when the male driver, 46, lost control while changing lanes, a source said. The silver-coloured vehicle hit an…
Hong Kong authorities have started taking down clothes recycling bins illegally set up on the streets, as some collectors have been found to have exploited a loophole in the application process. The Post identified a dozen such bins that appeared across the city in recent weeks as residents decluttered for Lunar New Year. Most bins…
Hong Kong government employees were among 57 diners who suffered food poisoning after eating pre-cooked food at a restaurant in Kowloon Bay earlier this month, the Post has learned, with the cases involving separate groups that dined at the venue over three days. Health authorities said the three clusters at the Golden Lilies International Banquet…
Hong Kong’s main opposition party has managed to organise a low-key 30th anniversary dinner, albeit with a short interruption by police, after having to make several last-minute cancellations over the past two years. The Democratic Party, one of the few remaining opposition parties, held the anniversary dinner at two separate venues on Saturday evening. Other…
Hong Kong’s main opposition party has managed to organise a low-key 30th anniversary dinner, albeit with a short interruption by police, after having to make several last-minute cancellations over the past two years. The Democratic Party, one of the few remaining opposition parties, held the anniversary dinner at two separate venues on Saturday evening. Other…
A Hong Kong court has slammed a former policeman for bringing the force into disrepute by stealing from two burglary victims and a tourist, with the presiding magistrate sentencing him to 15 months in jail. Hui Ho-shing, 31, was escorted to Fanling Court on Tuesday to be sentenced on three counts of theft after he…
Three people have been injured after an out-of-control BMW car crashed into a truck and a taxi, mounted a pavement and struck two pedestrians on a busy Hong Kong street. Police said the crash took place on Tai Yau Street near the junction with Sam Chuk Street in San Po Kong at around 8.51am on…
Judging by the robust post-stimulus home sales in Hong Kong over the weekend, analysts agree higher loan financing and cheaper borrowing costs have helped lift buying sentiment. The government can certainly dig deeper into its toolbox for reinforcement, if needed. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corp sold more than 80 per cent of the 248…