Event organisers should ensure they have sufficient funding before they sell tickets, Hong Kong authorities have said following the Digital Art Fair cancelling next month’s 2025 edition for “reasons beyond its control”. The event was scheduled to be held at the West Kowloon Cultural District from March 26 to 30, coinciding with a string of…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has described the coming month as “Hong Kong Super March”, listing a series of major events that will be held to push the city onto the global stage for arts, sports and entertainment. So what are the events and how can you take part? The Post takes a look. 1….
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to make the city a Muslim-friendly destination for businessmen and tourists from Southeast Asia, by rolling out measures such as simplifying immigration requirements and more halal food offerings. He also focused on deepening ties with the Asean bloc, saying talks were under way with the Malaysian government…
Retail therapy was such a reliable driver of Hong Kong tourism that few in the business contemplated the need for diversity. Why fix a wheel that wasn’t broken? Luxury brands gobbled up prime space, muscling out local designers and innovation. Now, that well-oiled wheel is grinding to a halt and klaxons are sounding. Yet it…
Muslims attending events at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre can now feel more confident about their needs being met on its receipt of the highest accreditation by an internationally recognised halal travel promotion company. As the city’s first such venue to obtain gold certification, the centre has set a good example. It should…
About 680,000 tourists visited Hong Kong between Lunar New Year’s Eve on Tuesday and Friday, with the number of non-mainland Chinese ones recording a 16 per cent increase from last year. Tourism Board executive director Dane Cheng Ting-yat said on Saturday the numbers in the past four days were “encouraging” as overall arrivals rose by…
Around 680,000 mainland Chinese and international tourists visited Hong Kong between Lunar New Year’s Eve on Tuesday and Friday, with non-mainland ones recording a rise of 16 per cent from last year, according to the head of the city’s tourism board. Tourism Board executive director Dane Cheng Ting-yat told a radio show on Saturday that…
Former members of an award-winning Indian dance troupe have accused the manager of misleading the organiser of Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year parade as all of the original team have left and will not perform in the city, while the Tourism Board has said the group taking part holds an official trademark. The controversy centres…
Hong Kong will welcome 1.45 million mainland Chinese visitors to the city over the Lunar New Year period, about 15 per cent more than in 2024, a travel industry leader has forecast, citing a slew of mega-events and recently relaxed visa restrictions. The Travel Industry Council’s new chairman, Tommy Tam Kwong-shun, shared his prediction with…
Hong Kong has welcomed more than a million visitors from the Philippines this year, marking an annual record and surpassing the 2018 figure, with the Tourism Board noting a strong trend of Southeast Asian tourists contributing to the industry’s recovery The board announced on Sunday it had welcomed Filipino visitor Miguel Linao, who arrived in…