Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector recorded a 10 per cent year on year drop in business over the Christmas period, an industry leader said, as 1.2 million trips were made through the city’s borders on the first day of the long holiday. But the city’s hospitality sector appeared to fare better, with one hotel…
Hong Kong police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a “meticulously planned” plot. The force on Monday said it was still trying to recover the cash, adding that the robbery…
Hong Kong police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a “meticulously planned” plot. The force on Monday said it was still trying to recover the cash, adding that the robbery…
Hong Kong police have arrested one suspect after four armed men robbed the staff of a currency exchange shop of 1 billion Japanese yen (US$6.4 million). The force said it received a report at 9.06am on Thursday from a staff member who, along with a colleague, was robbed of cash equivalent to nearly HK$50 million…
When James Ward launched Francis, on St Francis Yard in Wan Chai, he and his partners simply adopted part of the street name on which the restaurant was located. Their second restaurant, in Central, was called Francis West. With their new restaurant Carmela, in Sheung Wan, they had to do a little more work in…
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay on Friday was successfully disposed of after a nine-hour effort at around noon on Saturday. The defusing process, which started at 2am after evacuating some 6,000 residents from 18 buildings near the Pan Hoi Street construction site where the bomb was found, took longer…
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Quarry Bay on Friday is expected to be cleared by 2pm on Saturday, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter told the Post that officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau said the defusing process was still ongoing at 8.42am on Saturday. “The bomb’s shell…
More than 180 years after their first development, the historic cores on Hong Kong Island – Central, Sheung Wan and Wan Chai – and in Kowloon – Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok – face an acute urban crisis. Once-vibrant neighbourhoods have become densely packed relics defined by ageing buildings, congested streets,…
Who was Ha Bik-chuen, who died in Hong Kong in 2009? He was many things: autodidact, maverick artist, entrepreneur and hoarder. Much of what has been written about him, and many of the shows of his work, in the years since his death have focused on the materials found in his overflowing studio in To…
June is Pride Month and that means a variety of events in Hong Kong that celebrate love, diversity and inclusivity. For many in the city’s LGBTQ community, the road to love is paved with obstacles – the biggest one being that same-sex marriage is still not legally recognised. While the laws are letting the community…