Hong Kong should consider launching an all-in-one app for visitors and using technology to create more engaging experiences for them as the government wants to raise its game through smart tourism, industry leaders have said. Their calls followed a commitment by authorities to leverage innovation and technology as one of four strategies to reinvent the…
Hong Kong authorities pledged to seriously follow up on complaints of forced removal of tenants from subdivided flats, as a two-month consultation on a regulatory regime to wipe out poor quality housing started on Monday. The government earlier proposed drafting new laws that would only allow registered subdivided flats – known as “basic housing units”…
Revellers and vendors gathered at the Central Harbourfront in Hong Kong on Saturday for the local debut of the cultural festival Hypefest, with music fans undeterred by an approaching typhoon. The two-day festival, which is being supported by HK$15 million (US$1.93 million) from the government’s Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund, is expected to draw…
Hong Kong businesses operating in mainland China have said that raising the retirement age may lead to higher manpower costs but firms can adapt to the gradual extension and benefit from a more stable workforce. China’s top legislative body on Friday approved a plan to gradually lift the retirement age from 60 to 63 for…