The organiser that brought popular bands Coldplay and Blackpink to Hong Kong will fill a “venue gap” by opening a new mid-sized concert space this autumn, adding to the city’s efforts to develop a mega-event economy. Live Nation’s president of venue development in Asia, Stephanie Bax, said on Wednesday that the company would convert a…
The first batch of flats on offer at the Deep Water Pavilia project on the south side of Hong Kong island are expected to sell out, according to property agents, as homebuyers rushed to snap up available units this weekend on the back of discounted pricing and low interest rates. As of 1pm on Saturday,…
Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of about 100 metres (328 feet) of copper water pipes from a park in Shau Kei Wan. The force received a report at around 8am on Saturday after staff at the Aldrich Bay Playground discovered underground pipes were missing. A preliminary investigation showed that a 5cm by 25cm…
Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of about 100 metres (328 feet) of copper water pipes from a park in Shau Kei Wan. The force received a report at around 8am on Saturday after staff at the Aldrich Bay Playground discovered underground pipes were missing. A preliminary investigation showed that a 5cm by 25cm…
Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao’s first commercial space in Hong Kong, a furniture and lifestyle store co-run with local home repair platform Papabo, has drawn crowds eager to try the products before placing orders online. On Saturday, about 100 shoppers queued outside PapaHome at China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui, for the opening of…
Hong Kong will deploy 50,000 civil servants to join a test run at Kai Tak Sports Park’s mega stadium early next year, the city’s security chief said, adding artificial intelligence (AI) will play a role in preparations ahead of the facility’s opening. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Saturday said about 20 drills would…