Ticket touts may well be cheering their improved prospects for cashing in on the “concert economy” that Hong Kong hopes can help boost its post-pandemic recovery. Authorities, meanwhile, have drawn jeers from lawmakers after it emerged there have been no convictions for scalping in years, despite a decades-old law against it. Lawmakers accused the government…
New culture minister Rosanna Law Shuk-pui has promised to “remove barriers” to help landlords convert their commercial or industrial premises into performing venues to enhance Hong Kong’s art scene. Law made her first appearance as the secretary for culture, sports and tourism in the Legislative Council on Monday, briefing lawmakers on a blueprint for the…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park got off to a smooth start by completing its first trial run on Sunday, with 1,500 spectators for a football match largely dispersed within 10 minutes of the final whistle. Some spectators told the Post they were satisfied with the transport arrangements, while players praised the quality of the…
One more monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Sunday, taking the total to 11 since the outbreak of an infectious disease at the park last week. Authorities said a necropsy would be performed on the common squirrel monkey to ascertain if the cause of death matched the melioidosis diagnosis in…
Another monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Saturday, taking the total to 10 amid an outbreak of an infectious disease. Authorities said the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department would conduct a necropsy to determine whether the cause of death of the common squirrel monkey was the same as earlier cases….
Sports instructor James* has chased the swells at Hong Kong’s Big Wave Bay Beach nearly every morning since moving to the nearby village three years ago specifically for its easy ocean access. “It’s a very rare thing in our life, especially in the city of Hong Kong, which is very busy, to stop and actually…
A former Hong Kong Coliseum manager has acknowledged that the government department responsible for its operation had not issued any guidelines on standards for suspension wires during a fraud trial stemming from the collapse of a giant screen at a concert by Cantopop boy band Mirror that left two dancers injured. But Wendy Tang Hiu-suen…