The Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 was issued at 10.40 am on Saturday and will remain in force for most of today. The weather watchdog said the severe tropical storm Trami had intensified into a typhoon this morning, skirting to the south of Hong Kong at a distance of about 500 kilometers or…
The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2024 (Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board) Are you ready to celebrate a month filled with flavor and fun? The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival is making a strong comeback this year! Set against the stunning backdrop of the Central Harbourfront Event Space from October 23 to…
Michael Shum The Airport Authority plans to raise its investment to HK$100 billion to more than double the scale of Airport City and promote high-end commercial, tourist and leisure activities. The authority also plans to roll out new projects, including a fresh food market, an ecosystem for the art industry, a second phase of AsiaWorld-Expo…
Tim Lui steps down tomorrow. Sing Tao Details of reforms to streamline the listing process in Hong Kong could be unveiled as early as today, outgoing Securities and Futures Commission chairman Tim Lui Tim-leung said yesterday. In his policy address on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the approval process for new…
Eunice Lam Six police officers were jailed for 25 to 41 months for perverting the course of justice after they framed a homeless man for drug trafficking during an anti-drugs operation in Sham Shui Po in 2020. District Court judge Kathie Cheung Kit-yee slammed the six officers for making false statements, abusing their power to…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s third policy address will see the “Policy Measures” document published within the last two years replaced with a new “Attachment” document, as revealed by the Hong Kong leader on Tuesday ahead of tomorrow’s delivery in the Legislative Council. Speaking to reporters before his weekly executive council meeting this morning, Lee…
An elderly man on a Cathay Pacific flight was handcuffed and removed from the cabin upon landing in San Francisco on Wednesday, with the Hong Kong airline banning the man from future flights. A video clip lasting approximately 33 seconds has been circulating online lately, capturing the moment an elderly man was handcuffed…
The Yoho Hub II has more flats on sale. Sing Tao Cici Cao Developers in Hong Kong put their flats up for sale and raised prices in response to a decline in September sales. The Hong Kong Land Registry announced 2,848 sale and purchase agreements of residential building units in September, down 22.1 percent…
File Photo The government set to host more than 400 celebratory events across various sectors to commemorate the 75th anniversary of National Day. These events will include a citywide MTR fare discount. The MTR Corporation is offering a 25 percent fare discount for every ride, including cross-boundary trips, on October 1 to celebrate National…
A taxi was trapped after a water pipe burst, creating a hole in the road in Cheung Sha Wan early Sunday morning. At 12.32 am, an underground pipe burst on Lai Chi Kok Road, eastbound towards Mong Kok, near the Cheung Sha Wan Police Station, causing suspected road subsidence. A taxi driving by the site…