Hongkonger Janet Kung Tsz-shan is one of the rare few with mastery over the disciplines of rock climbing, scaling ice and bun scrambling. “All involve upwards motion and engage similar large muscle groups,” the 31-year-old said. “Rock climbing focuses on finger [strength], ice climbing on forearms and bun scrambling on the back. They complement each…
Hong Kong’s High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung was packed with hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists on Thursday as the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday began, with a heavy police presence deployed to maintain order. The reservoir’s East Dam, which has become a hotspot among mainland visitors after being promoted on various social media…
Calls are mounting for mainland Chinese drivers to be required to sit tests in Hong Kong to get their driving qualifications recognised in the city, with official figures recording a sharp rise in applications for local licences in recent years. Data prepared by the Transport Department for legislators showed that the number of direct issue…
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 at 11.47pm on Thursday from a 64-year-old taxi driver to report that he had been punched by a passenger during a…
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching has broken her silence after finishing a jail sentence imposed for subversion, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafkaesque” life behind bars. Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday she had read more than…
Hong Kong has recorded a 27 per cent increase in visitor numbers during the “golden week” holiday compared with the same period last year, with most of the arrivals coming from mainland China, authorities have said. Tourism chief Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Friday afternoon, the second day of the Labour Day holiday that will…
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Standard Chartered’s first-quarter profit beat expectations, as the bank placed a greater focus on wealth management in the face of lower interest rates and rising bad debt provisions. Net profit rose 13 per cent in the first three months of 2025 to US$1.59 billion, or 62.7 US cents per share, from US$1.4 billion last year,…
Hong Kong electoral authorities plan to include a new innovation hub near the border with mainland China in an existing constituency in the New Territories for the coming legislative poll, despite no one living there. The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) on Friday revealed its proposal to integrate the Hong Kong part of the Hetao cooperation…
HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, received regulatory approval to set up a captive insurer, marking the latest step in the city’s development as a risk-management centre, the bank said on Friday. A captive insurer is one set up by its parent company to provide the parent and other companies in the group with insurance protection…