An elderly cleaner has been injured after being struck by a left-hand drive private car operating with a trade licence plate at a Hong Kong public housing estate, the second such accident in just over a week. Police received a report at 6.18am on Wednesday that the vehicle, a Geely multipurpose vehicle (MPV), was making…
Up to 1,200 dogs will be allowed to ride on most major rail lines in Hong Kong on March 1 for an animal protection charity’s annual flagship fundraising event, marking a historic first for the local train network. The Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said on Monday that the…
Hong Kong police have arrested 20 people in connection with a series of fraud cases in which a 19-year-old college student allegedly led a gang posing as mainland Chinese secret agents to swindle victims out of more than HK$2 million (US$257,000). Chief Inspector Cheung Wai-shan said on Wednesday that the group – 16 male and…
Hong Kong police have arrested 20 people over a series of fraud cases in which a 19-year-old college student allegedly led a gang posing as mainland secret agents to swindle victims out of more than HK$2 million (US$257,000). Cheung Wai-shan, chief inspector of the force’s regional crime unit in Western district, said on Wednesday that…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man after his car struck a 94-year-old pedestrian, who later died in hospital. The force said the accident took place on Tam Kon Chau Road towards Yuen Long at 4.06am on Wednesday. As the car approached Mai Po near the border, the 32-year-old driver knocked down the pedestrian. The…
Tens of thousands of racing fans packed into Sha Tin on Sunday for the climax of the Longines Hong Kong International Races week, hoping to see stars like Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising add to their storied reputations. Visitors from South Africa, Japan, Australia and mainland China mixed with celebrities such as Chinese actor…
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races had been “one of the greatest days of Hong Kong racing”, despite a scary incident that saw a man run onto the Sha Tin track during the biggest race of the day. As the field for the HK$40 million Hong Kong Cup…
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races had been “one of the greatest days of Hong Kong racing”, despite a scary incident that saw a man run onto the Sha Tin track during the biggest race of the day. As the field for the HK$40 million Hong Kong Cup…
Tens of thousands of racing fans packed into Sha Tin on Sunday for the climax of the Longines Hong Kong International Races week, hoping to see stars like Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising add to their storied reputations. Visitors from South Africa, Japan, Australia and mainland China mixed with celebrities such as Chinese actor…
HONG KONG, CHINA — There is likely never a bad time for a horse racing fan to visit Hong Kong, which conducts racing twice a week alternating between a pair of breathtakingly beautiful racetracks, but the action is extra special this week. It kicked off Wednesday night with the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy…