A senior Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has arrived in the city for a five-day visit in which he is expected to meet representatives from the education and business sectors before giving a keynote speech on national security. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, arrived in the city at…
A senior Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has arrived in the city for a five-day visit in which he is expected to meet representatives from the education and business sectors before giving a keynote speech on national security. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, arrived in the city at…
Hong Kong’s environment chief has ruled out flexible quarantine arrangements, including at home, for imported cats and dogs, but will consider extending hours and increasing the number of checkpoints for pet transport from mainland China. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan told a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday that existing quarantine facilities are sufficient…
Hong Kong dragon boat racers are in high spirits for Tuen Ng Festival, despite strong winds, with tourism authorities expecting a 14 per cent increase in mainland Chinese visitors compared with previous weekends. A tourism spot, where the Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship is taking place, was packed with racing teams and residents on Saturday…
More than 430,000 Hongkongers streamed through border checkpoints on Sunday as they returned home on the final day of the Ching Ming Festival long weekend. According to the Immigration Department, over 550,000 people had entered Hong Kong through various crossings as of 9pm, with more than 430,000 being residents. Outbound travellers totalled over 370,000. As…
Hong Kong authorities will start gauging developers’ interest in constructing a planned cross-border railway in the northwest New Territories later this year, according to the city’s transport minister. Mable Chan, the secretary for transport and logistics, also revealed that the joint project, linking Qianhai in Shenzhen and Hung Shui Kiu in Hong Kong, could see…
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A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 52-year-old man over arson at a karaoke bar that killed 17 people nearly 30 years ago after he was intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities. Police said on Friday the force was notified by mainland law enforcement on Wednesday of the interception of the suspect, who was then arrested upon…