Hong Kong’s HK$30 billion (US$3.9 billion) Kai Tak Sports Park is set to be officially inaugurated on Saturday evening with a star-studded ceremony. The highly anticipated grand opening follows nearly 20 test runs conducted over the past four months to ensure the venue is ready to smoothly host a plethora of major events from concerts…
Annual grants of HK$2,500 (US$321) for each of the nearly 800,000 students in Hong Kong will be cut, while spending on public universities will be slashed by HK$2.8 billion over the next three years, leaving parents unhappy about the way the government opted to tighten its belt. In an unprecedented move, the government also said…
A Hong Kong police superintendent has been arrested and charged with indecently assaulting a woman, with attacks allegedly occurring several times over a seven-month period. The case came to light when a woman filed a report with police alleging that she had been indecently assaulted by a man, 42, in Kowloon City and Kwai Tsing…
A Hong Kong police superintendent has been arrested and charged with indecently assaulting a woman, with attacks allegedly occurring several times over a seven-month period. The case came to light when a woman filed a report with police alleging that she had been indecently assaulted by a man, 42, in Kowloon City and Kwai Tsing…
A pigeon has been found with its wings and tail feathers cut in eastern Kowloon, marking the second such case of bird abuse reported in Hong Kong in less than a week. A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) spokesman said on Monday that a resident had contacted the non-profit organisation the…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will experience a big drop in temperatures later this week, with the mercury falling to as low as 14 degrees Celsius after a balmy Sunday of 25 degrees or above in some…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will experience a big drop in temperatures later this week, with the mercury falling to as low as 14 degrees Celsius after a balmy Sunday of 25 degrees or above in some…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Temperatures in many parts of Hong Kong fell to about 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) on Sunday morning, with the Observatory issuing a cold weather warning. The city’s weather forecaster issued the warning at…
Hong Kong’s blockbuster action epic Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has made 100 million yen (HK$5.1 million) three weeks into its release in Japan, making it the highest-grossing film from the city in the country in five years. Analysts said on Thursday the success was a sign of encouragement for local filmmakers at a…
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…