Members of a mainland Chinese tour group visiting Hong Kong fell down an escalator “like dominoes” in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with one man sent to hospital. The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. A…
Hong Kong’s tourism sector is anticipating a boost in business from greater visitor numbers over Christmas as retailers begin their holiday promotions, while airport passenger volumes are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels. Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam Tin-fuk said on Sunday passenger and cargo volumes at the airport were already at about 85 t0…
Members of a mainland Chinese tour group visiting Hong Kong fell down an escalator “like dominoes” in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with one man sent to hospital. The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. A…
Hong Kong’s tourism sector is anticipating a boost in business from greater visitor numbers over Christmas as retailers begin their holiday promotions, while airport passenger volumes are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels. Airport Authority Fred Lam Tin-fuk said on Sunday passenger and cargo volumes at the airport were already at about 85 t0 90…
Hong Kong’s main opposition party has managed to organise a low-key 30th anniversary dinner, albeit with a short interruption by police, after having to make several last-minute cancellations over the past two years. The Democratic Party, one of the few remaining opposition parties, held the anniversary dinner at two separate venues on Saturday evening. Other…
Hong Kong’s main opposition party has managed to organise a low-key 30th anniversary dinner, albeit with a short interruption by police, after having to make several last-minute cancellations over the past two years. The Democratic Party, one of the few remaining opposition parties, held the anniversary dinner at two separate venues on Saturday evening. Other…
A Hong Kong obstetrician who kept more than 20 grams (0.7 ounces) of crystal meth in a hotel room he shared with his boyfriend has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for five drug offences. Counsel for Eric Chan Ho-lam, 32, on Friday asked Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong at Kowloon City Court to impose…
Sports and music fans leaving Hong Kong’s new flagship stadium will have to set aside about one hour to reach the tourism heart of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon as access is difficult due to the many construction sites around the area, the Post has found. That was how long it took three Post reporters…
Hong Kong will issue the No 1 standby signal at 12.40pm on Friday, as approaching Severe Typhoon Yinxing may force the cancellation of an annual cross-harbour swimming race over the weekend. The weather forecaster also recorded its lowest temperature yet this autumn, logging a minimum temperature of 20.9 degrees at its headquarters in Tsim Sha…
By 2030, around one in four Singaporeans will be aged 65 or above, up from one in 10 in 2010, according to official data. In Hong Kong, the percentage of the city’s population that is considered elderly is expected to rise to 36 per cent by 2046 from 20.5 per cent in 2021, according to…