Hong Kong’s leader will conduct his annual duty visit to Beijing to meet state leaders on Wednesday, a week after replacing his transport and tourism ministers and pledging to do more during the second half of his five-year tenure. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will make a four-day duty visit to brief leaders in the…
China is about to open the latest addition to a growing network of mega transport links in the Greater Bay Area in the southern economic powerhouse of Guangdong province. The Huangmaohai Cross-sea Passage – a 31km (19 mile) crossing connecting the cities of Zhuhai and Jiangmen in the Pearl River Delta – is scheduled to…
And with additional headwinds expected in 2025, they said, brands with international appeal or unique selling points are driving new demand for retail space in the city. “The survival of the fittest will continue in the retail market,” said Cathie Chung, senior director of retail at JLL. “The fierce regional and local competition and the…
Hong Kong residents’ willingness in taking the latest Covid-19 vaccine is lower than in Singapore, but higher compared with other Asian markets, according to a new survey by US pharmaceutical giant Moderna, which called on vulnerable groups to get inoculated. Moderna found 52 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they were willing to get…
When Margaux and her cousin flew to Hong Kong in mid-November, they looked forward to exploring the city they always wanted to visit for six days. The transgender women spent about HK$13,200 (US$1,700) on hotel reservations and pre-booked tickets to Disneyland, the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, the Peak Tram and a bus tour. They…
Donning a wedding suit and gown, To Sheung-hin and Chan Kit-fong are cheered on by family members at a banquet hall in Hong Kong as they renew the vows they first made 54 years ago. The pair, who are both in their 70s, have the longest marriage among the 20 couples front and centre at…
Patients living in Shenzhen and Macau will be able to enjoy direct ambulance transfers to Hong Kong public hospitals from Saturday under a pilot scheme, with healthcare professionals on both sides conducting a joint assessment to avoid abuse of the service. Health authorities said on Friday that the pilot scheme, which will run for a…
“At the moment, we are artificially creating a barrier between the US and mainland China, and that will stifle the development of technology,” Lawrence Cheung Chi-chong, HKPC’s chief technology officer, said in an interview on the sidelines of an AI conference organised by the council on Tuesday. “A lot of times for us, we don’t…
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6 per cent to 19,258.09 as of 10.04am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.5 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both added 0.6 per cent. Chinese search giant Baidu surged 3.7 per cent to HK$80.75 on media reports that…
Beijing’s foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong is conducting a “rare” survey among diplomats in the city to find out whether they have faced obstacles reaching local and mainland Chinese authorities, the Post has learned. One European diplomat described the outreach as part of a “style change” by the Beijing office that involved closer supervision…