Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s biggest developer by market value, said interim profit fell by almost a fifth as the city’s market slump eroded the value of its investment properties. Net profit dropped 18 per cent from a year earlier to HK$7.5 billion (US$967.7 million) in the six months ended December 31, it…
Hong Kong bus passengers have been told to refrain from clipping their nails while on board after a viral video featuring a commuter sparked anger online. Lai Siu-chung, director of the KMB branch of the Motor Transport Workers General Union, said on Sunday that passengers who were uncooperative could also be forced off buses. The…
The head of Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has rejected criticism over the dismantling of a recreational facility less than a year after its opening, saying the free space was intended to be a short-term initiative and that some of its features would be donated to other public housing estates. The space in Kwun Tong,…
Applications will open for more than 5,000 temporary Hong Kong public housing flats starting on Monday next week, with tenants expected to be able to move in from the fourth quarter of this year. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin revealed on Monday that the second phase of the “light public housing” scheme involved 5,060…
New World Development (NWD) raised prices for a new batch of units in a sought-after residential project on Hong Kong Island, as prospective buyers outnumber the project’s supply of flats by more than 28 times. The developer said the response to the 388-unit State Pavilia project on King’s Road in North Point has been “enthusiastic”,…
Hong Kong authorities have started taking down clothes recycling bins illegally set up on the streets, as some collectors have been found to have exploited a loophole in the application process. The Post identified a dozen such bins that appeared across the city in recent weeks as residents decluttered for Lunar New Year. Most bins…
On Wednesday, as millions of people celebrate the Lunar New Year, Kimmy Leung Hong-kiu will attempt to become the third woman to finish the Hong Kong Four Trail Ultra Challenge (Four Trails) in less than 60 hours. Considered one of the world’s most brutal trail runs, competitors must traverse the MacLehose, Wilson, Hong Kong and…
Hongkongers will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of a rare comet passing by Earth in the coming week, three months after a similar sighting captivated the city’s stargazers. The Hong Kong Space Museum said Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) came closest to Earth on Tuesday and was gradually moving away. “If the weather permits…
Hongkongers will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of a rare comet passing by Earth in the coming week, three months after a similar sighting captivated the city’s stargazers. The Hong Kong Space Museum said Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) came closest to Earth on Tuesday and was gradually moving away. “If the weather permits…
Hong Kong’s tourism minister has brushed aside concerns that offering multiple-entry visas to more than 10 million Shenzhen residents might trigger a resurgence in parallel trading, speaking a day before the new policy takes effect. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said on Saturday that the visa scheme would benefit Hong Kong’s…