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A popular annual Hong Kong shopping festival being held next month will introduce a special zone featuring specialties from 10 mainland Chinese provinces and cities, with organisers also aiming to lure more tourists from across the border. The fifth edition of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Festival, which will be held from August…
Police have boarded an HK Express aircraft at Hong Kong airport following a quarrel between two passengers on a flight from Vietnam over a boy kicking the seat in front of him. The argument, between a Portuguese woman and a mainland Chinese man travelling with his three-year-old nephew, was captured on video by another passenger…
Mainland Chinese middlemen are offering Hongkongers driving lessons and tests at nearly half the price of city rates and showing them how to convert permits into local licences, a practice that authorities have deemed illegal. Checks by the Post on popular mainland social media platform RedNote have found that a driving school in Shenzhen is…
A barrister has withdrawn from the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, citing conflicts with her legal career among a number of reasons, while organising broadcaster TVB has said it “respected” her decision. In a post on social media, Kimberlie Chu wrote: “Farewell Miss Hong Kong! I’ve withdrawn!” Chu, who also took part in the contest in…
After graduating from Fudan University’s prestigious MBA programme this year, Dong Wenxin wants to keep in touch with his fellow students. The 30-year-old figured many former students probably felt the same way – eager to reconnect even when scattered across China. Living in Shanghai, a major global port city with regular cruise ship departures, gave…
Naval officers on Chinese warships visiting Hong Kong have praised residents touring their vessels for their behaviour and warmth, while revealing that they had enjoyed some local delicacies in neighbourhood cafes and were impressed by the city’s beauty and prosperity. The officers proved to be popular photo subjects for residents enjoying a rare opportunity to…
In the second of a two-part series on Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry, the Post takes a look at other attractions the city can offer beyond the nine hotspot products the government has floated. Read part one here. Even as Hong Kong has kick-started efforts to promote nine “tourism hotspots” identified by…
Some water transport operators are cashing in on the high-profile visit of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong and its strike fleet to Hong Kong by ferrying visitors for a better look, although marine police have stopped their vessels from getting close. Hong Kong Water Taxi, owned by the Oriental Pearl Cruise Company, organised special sightseeing…
In this two-part series we take a look at Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry. Part one examines the government’s moves to reinvent tourism with nine hotspot attractions and whether they will make a difference. Tourist Jessie Wu was enthralled and swept up in nostalgia as she made her way through an exhibition…