Hong Kong’s tax revenue increased by about 10 per cent in the past financial year, driven in part by an influx of talent and a boost in property transactions, authorities have said. Commissioner of Inland Revenue Benjamin Chan Sze-wai on Friday also predicted a 7 per cent rise in overall collections for the 2025-26 financial…
The suspected abrupt closure of a medical clinic chain popular for children vaccinations in Hong Kong has left hundreds of customers, including parents, seeking refunds for prepaid packages and scrambling to book jabs elsewhere. The Post looks into why such services at private clinics are popular in the city and how consumers can protect their…
Mike Cai Wensheng, the co-founder and chairman of Chinese selfie app Meitu, bought a 53,000 square foot commercial building in Hong Kong for HK$650 million (US$84 million), with plans to turn the property into an incubation hub for start-ups. “It is a personal investment and entrepreneurial initiative, and I plan to engage in more collaborations…
A top adviser to the Hong Kong government has criticised the worsening performance of local students and teachers despite an increase in resources in recent years, urging authorities to set key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the cost-effectiveness of such measures. But the city’s education minister argued that it was difficult to see the immediate…
Hong Kong’s economy expanded by 3.1 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance government estimates. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by an estimated 3.1 per cent in real terms in the first three months. A government spokesman…
Customers of a Hong Kong medical group suspected of abruptly ceasing operations discovered its Tsim Sha Tsui clinic was closed on Friday, with some clients having spent more than HK$10,000 (US$1,290) on getting vaccines for their children. A Post reporter visited the Alliance Medical Group clinic, which is located in a commercial building on Ashley…
Hong Kong national security police have charged the father of wanted activist Anna Kwok Fung-yee for allegedly handling the funds or financial assets of an absconder, the Post has learned. A police source said on Friday that national security officers also arrested the brother of the United States-based Kwok for the same offence during an…
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching broke her silence after finishing a jail sentence handed down to her for a subversion charge, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafka-esque” life behind bars. Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday that…
A former Hong Kong district councillor has pleaded not guilty over his alleged involvement in a fraud syndicate that cheated nine people out of HK$740,000 (US$95,400), and will remain on remand after nearly two years in custody as his trial continues. Wong Chun-yeung, 30, a former Islands district councillor from the opposition camp, on Friday…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 54-year-old man who allegedly punched a taxi driver, forcing the latter to stop his vehicle midway through the ride. The force said it received a call for help from a 64-year-old cabby at 11.47pm on Thursday, with the driver saying he had been punched by a passenger during a…