A by-election to select members of the committee responsible for selecting Hong Kong’s leader was held on Sunday despite the issuance of a No 3 typhoon signal, with a 97 per cent turnout. More than 3,500 registered voters cast their ballots in the poll, in which 28 candidates from six Election Committee subsectors contested 21…
With Hong Kong leader John Lee set to deliver his annual policy address on September 17, the Post examines key topics the chief executive is expected to focus on, including a mega infrastructure project near the border, new economic drivers and livelihood issues. In the first of a seven-part series, Vivian Au finds out how…
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Ninety-four-year-old Lo King-fai introduced himself as a Hong Kong fighter in the war of resistance when President Xi Jinping shook his hand at the Victory Day military parade in Beijing. “I told President Xi that I was a veteran of the war of resistance from Hong Kong,” he said proudly in an interview with the…
Hong Kong was responsible for nearly half of the green bonds issued in Asia in 2024 and saw a surge in sustainability-related funds, as strong demand from regional mainland governments and start-ups raised the city’s stature as a finance hub for climate-friendly projects, according to a minister. Green bond issuance in Hong Kong last year…
Hong Kong Ferry Holdings is buying retail shops in the New Territories from Hong Kong’s “Cassette King” David Chan Ping-chi for HK$260 million (US$33 million) as part of an expansion of its property investment business. Prosper Link Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, entered into a provisional agreement with the seller, Man Hei…
The anti-corruption agency has arrested five people, including two healthcare professionals, for allegedly pocketing as much as millions of Hong Kong dollars in government subsidies for elderly community services through fake visit records and sharing funds with the residents’ family members. Matthew Chang Chor-ming, principal investigator from the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (ICAC) operations department,…
The anti-corruption agency has arrested five people, including two healthcare professionals, for allegedly pocketing as much as millions of Hong Kong dollars in government subsidies for elderly community services through fake visit records and sharing funds with the residents’ family members. Matthew Chang Chor-ming, principal investigator from the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (ICAC) operations department,…
Hong Kong police arrested 42 riders, including 11 food delivery couriers, for allegedly using electric bicycles on the road in a crackdown in western Kowloon earlier this week. The force said on Saturday that the group comprised 39 men and three women, aged between 18 and 66, of whom 10 were non-locals. Their bikes were…
Hong Kong police have arrested 11 domestic workers for allegedly selling illegal abortion pills or performing abortions unlawfully after one of the suspects was believed to have killed a fetus older than the legal limit of 24 weeks of pregnancy. While police said on Friday that they believed the helpers were not operating as a…