Hong Kong and Shenzhen have discussed extending border service hours for the New Year’s Eve countdown fireworks show, the government has revealed, with authorities coordinating travel arrangements with transport operators. A Security Bureau spokesman said on Monday that discussions between the government and Shenzhen involved extending border service hours for New Year’s Eve, including at…
Hong Kong community care teams that received mental health training are better at identifying hidden cases and communicating with those who are suffering, a study has found, while a lawmaker has urged authorities to expand the coverage of the course. Bill Tang Ka-piu of the Federation of Trade Unions said on Sunday the care teams…
Homebuyers flocked to a new residential project offered by Wang On Properties in Hong Kong’s Eastern district on Saturday, showing renewed enthusiasm for the city’s real estate market driven by the government’s stimulus measures. As of 3:30pm, 98 of the 157 units on sale at 101 King’s Road, a housing project that consists of a…
Hong Kong’s diverging housing rents and home prices are turning more renters into buyers, especially new arrivals under the city’s various talent schemes, offering a potential salve to the real estate slump. At the same time, attractive rental returns, lower interest rates and the end of duties aimed at non-residents are drawing more buyers from…
Two women were injured, with one knocked unconscious, when a seven-seater vehicle crashed into them at a pedestrian crossing in North Point on Monday afternoon. The vehicle was travelling down Cheung Hong Street when the driver appeared to lose control at the junction with King’s Road. The vehicle struck the two pedestrians as they were…
A fire broke out at a public cargo working area in the Yau Ma Tei area of Hong Kong on Monday, destroying recycled material and drawing the attention of onlookers on both sides of Victoria Harbour as huge plumes of thick smoke rose into the sky. Authorities said the blaze started at 5.06pm, with the…
Hong Kong’s police chief has again defended an officer’s decision to shoot an armed, mentally ill man who later died, saying officers need to follow guidelines regardless of the condition of those involved. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee was responding on Monday to complaints by the man’s widow that the actions of officers against…