Hong Kong will welcome 1.45 million mainland Chinese visitors to the city over the Lunar New Year period, about 15 per cent more than in 2024, a travel industry leader has forecast, citing a slew of mega-events and recently relaxed visa restrictions. The Travel Industry Council’s new chairman, Tommy Tam Kwong-shun, shared his prediction with…
Hong Kong authorities will thoroughly investigate whether intermediaries luring residents into illegal work in Southeast Asia are being directly controlled by crime syndicates amid a resurgence in such scams, the security minister has pledged. Secretary for Security Tang Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Saturday that the government would do its “utmost” to rescue 11…
The number of trips to Hong Kong by mainland Chinese visitors rose 27 per cent year on year as the 2024 tally reached 34 million, according to official figures, with observers saying the uptick is likely to continue but expressing doubt over its economic impact. Hong Kong also recorded a 48 per cent year-on-year surge…
The showcasing of 52 French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces in Hong Kong reflects the “strong friendship” between the city and the European country, while contributing to the former’s cultural exchange ambitions, curators have told the Post. The exhibition, titled “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Cézanne and Renoir Looking at the World – Masterpieces from…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying paid more than HK$13 million (US$1.93 million) to two former United States officials for their consultancy services for the Taiwanese government, a court heard on Friday. Lai also said he had unknowingly paid NT$5.8 million (US$176,000) to a top aide of then Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen over…
A Hong Kong national security police officer has been remanded in custody for allegedly attempting to grab a handgun from a colleague after being arrested on suspicion of voyeurism earlier this week. Constable Ko Chun-chung, 39, was escorted to Kowloon City Court on Friday to face one count of operating equipment with intent to record…
Hong Kong government employees were among 57 diners who suffered food poisoning after eating pre-cooked food at a restaurant in Kowloon Bay earlier this month, the Post has learned, with the cases involving separate groups that dined at the venue over three days. Health authorities said the three clusters at the Golden Lilies International Banquet…
About 30 more rocks containing dinosaur fossils have been found on a remote island off the northern part of Hong Kong, just two months after the first such discovery was revealed. Authorities also said that Port Island, where the fossils were found, would reopen to the public on Thursday. But the government warned visitors against…
About 30 more rocks containing dinosaur fossils have been found on a remote island off the northern part of Hong Kong, just two months after the first such discovery was made. Authorities also announced that Port Island, where the fossils were found, would reopen to the public on Thursday. But the government warned visitors against…
The local segment of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail generated HK$2.5 billion (US$321.5 million) in revenue last year for the MTR Corporation, the transport minister has said. In a written reply to a lawmaker on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also revealed the number of patrons for the local segment in the…