A Hong Kong surfing body has launched a petition urging the local government to relax its ban on the sport, saying doing so would allow the city to follow mainland China’s example of producing Olympic-calibre athletes. Bryan Ng Yu-fong, chairman and founder of the Hong Kong, China Surfing and Standup Paddle Association, said the petition…
A Hong Kong woman has been rescued from a scam farm in Myanmar, with the city’s Security Bureau vowing to ensure she will return home as soon as possible. The bureau confirmed the rescue on Sunday evening, hours after Thai media reported authorities in the country had rescued the 31-year-old Hongkonger. She was found on…
The Hong Kong government has effectively ruled out ever competing in surfing at the Olympics by doubling down on banning the sport at any public beaches in the city. Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong, a lawmaker with the New People’s Party, said he had been trying to meet with the government after a months-long crackdown on…