Hong Kong dragon boat racers are in high spirits for Tuen Ng Festival, despite strong winds, with tourism authorities expecting a 14 per cent increase in mainland Chinese visitors compared with previous weekends. A tourism spot, where the Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship is taking place, was packed with racing teams and residents on Saturday…
A five-month-old girl died after losing consciousness at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong on Monday night. Police said a staff member at the Lo Wu control point in Ta Kwu Ling reported at 7.06pm the baby had passed out in the arrival hall. Officers arrived at the scene and sent the baby to North…
A five-month-old girl died after losing consciousness at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong on Monday night. Police said a staff member at the Lo Wu control point in Ta Kwu Ling reported at 7.06pm the baby had passed out in the arrival hall. Officers arrived at the scene and sent the baby to North…
More polling stations could be set up near the border to help Hongkongers living or working in mainland China to vote in next year’s Legislative Council election, a minister has said. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai also reiterated on Sunday that more IT and technology would be used to improve efficiency…
More than 517,000 Hongkongers travelled to mainland China on the first day of the long weekend on Friday, prompting the city’s rail operator to take stopgap measures to ease overcrowding at two border crossings in a move criticised by a lawmaker. Dominic Lee Tsz-king, deputy chairman of the Legislative Council’s transport panel, on Friday accused…
Nearly 600,000 Hongkongers left the city on the first day of the three-day Chung Yeung Festival break, an almost 30 per cent increase from the start of the long weekend last year. Immigration statistics showed that 598,677 residents left Hong Kong on Friday, up by 28 per cent from 466,851 recorded on the first day…