A consortium of developers, led by New World Development (NWD), raked in HK$1.3 billion (US$166 million) from the sale of 24 luxury units in Hong Kong’s Southern district, as wealthy buyers take advantage of a market downturn to acquire prized assets. On Friday, a 1,706 sq ft, four-bedroom unit in Deep Water Pavilia, a 447-unit…
Autonomous driving still has more doubters than backers in Hong Kong, but the city is now taking steps that could get more people on board with the technology. Trial runs set for the next five months are worth supporting to develop driverless services. After allowing passenger trials on routes within the airport island, the government…
More than 682,000 mainland Chinese visitors entered Hong Kong during the first three days of the “golden week” holiday, with arrivals on Friday setting a new post-pandemic record, the finance chief has revealed, as he pledged to strengthen infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourist destination. A total of 682,114 mainland visitors…
Hong Kong’s declining pupil population has taken a heavier toll on subsidised kindergartens than private ones, according to official statistics, with the sector saying independent institutions are coping better thanks to a more competitive curriculum. A representative of a preschool operator said that the private sector’s emphasis on academic excellence had attracted parents aiming to…
Two Hong Kong schools in areas with declining school-age populations will not run any subsidised Primary One classes in the 2025-26 academic year, education authorities have said, as the city wrestles with shrinking student numbers. The Education Bureau sent letters on Thursday to all subsidised and government primary schools to inform them about class structures…
A Hong Kong primary school teacher is among seven people arrested by customs officers in a crackdown on the illegal import and distribution of the newly emerging drug “space oil”, with the seizure of anaesthetic that could produce HK$17 million (US$2.2 million) worth of the narcotic. Assistant Superintendent Ho Tin-hong of customs’ airport cargo unit…
A wild boar ran into a motorcycle on a Hong Kong road on Wednesday, causing the rider and his passenger to suffer injuries. The motorcycle, driven by a 39-year-old man, was travelling along the Kowloon-bound lane of Clear Water Bay Road in Sai Kung when the incident occurred shortly after 3am. While riding near Tai…
Burglary cases in Hong Kong have begun to decline following targeted air and ground operations over the summer, with associated losses in the first nine months of this year down 48 per cent year on year, the police chief has said. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee on Saturday also reiterated the need to engage…
Hong Kong authorities will appoint a panel to decide the names of two giant pandas being gifted by Beijing, with the decision to be made after the pair arrive in the city on Thursday, the Post has learned. Sources said on Monday night that the bears, aged five to eight years, which is equivalent to…