Despite having been part of our lives for a long time, beauty pageants have come in for heavy criticism in recent years for objectifying women and reducing them to being judged only on their outward appearance. Despite reforms aimed at improving social perception and what constitutes “beauty”, they remain controversial. So, when Angel Chong Nga-ting,…
Hong Kong’s leader has announced 10 follow-up measures to resolve a freshwater contamination saga at two public housing estates a week after residents voiced their worries, as the government faced mounting criticism over its slow response. A veteran political analyst also called the government’s response “embarrassing”, saying it undermined the city’s efforts to show improvements…
Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” and other mainland Chinese tech firms could leverage Hong Kong’s financing capabilities and international access to expand overseas amid the US-China trade war, observers have said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met representatives from the six start-ups that upended the mainland’s tech scene on the second day of his visit to…
Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” and other mainland Chinese tech firms could leverage Hong Kong’s financing capabilities and international access to expand overseas amid the US-China trade war, observers have said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met representatives from the six start-ups that upended the mainland’s tech scene on the second day of his visit to…
Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders are set to head to Beijing on Monday for the nation’s top annual political gathering, with analysts predicting further integration with mainland China will be a major talking point among elites. Ding Xuexiang, the Chinese vice-premier and head of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s firing of two ministers and replacing them with new faces is part of a gambit to minimise any damage to his government’s standing and even secure decisive short-term wins on the tourism and aviation fronts as emphasised by Beijing, analysts said. They also said his move on Thursday…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s firing of two ministers and replacing them with new faces is part of a gambit to minimise any damage to his government’s standing and even secure decisive short-term wins on the tourism and aviation fronts as emphasised by Beijing, analysts said. They also said his move on Thursday…
Beijing is worried that Hong Kong developers’ tepid response to local megaprojects may further erode investor confidence and this was why a top central government official took on the task of cajoling the private sector on behalf of city authorities, political analysts have said. Economic and property specialists said the central government’s “explicit” call to…