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…
Shenzhen residents can apply for multiple-entry visas to Hong Kong from December 1, mainland Chinese authorities have announced, allowing them unlimited entry within a year with stays not longer than seven days each time. From the same day onwards, Shenzhen authorities will not accept “one-trip-per-week” visa applications, but holders of valid visas will be able…
Hong Kong’s leader has hinted at coming positive developments about the resumption of multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen residents and the expansion of a “one-trip-per-week” visit scheme to more mainland Chinese cities. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the central authorities for their support of the measures aimed at revitalising Hong…
Motorists may only have to pay between HK$18 (US$2.30) and HK$45 to use Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel, down from HK$58, after control is handed back to the government next year, the Post has learned. A government source said on Monday that authorities were leaning towards implementing time-based tolls at the 3.8km tunnel in the…
Mother-of-two Ding Ding*, 30, wishes she could live a life just like so many other young women her age, instead of having her entire world revolve around her family. She gave up her job as a salesperson in her early twenties after giving birth to her son and daughter, now aged six and seven. Ding…
A 35-year-old man has died in hospital after a suspected assault in Tuen Mun, with Hong Kong police investigating the case as a possible murder, the Post has learned. Police said they had received a call early on Sunday from the man’s father, who reported that his son had collapsed at home at Yau Oi…
Four people have been arrested after a man fell to his death from the roof of a commercial building in Hong Kong following a call he made to police saying he was being chased. The force said on Friday the four suspects were arrested hours after officers received the call at 10.43am on Thursday from…
Twenty-six students from a primary school in Hong Kong suffered from acute gastroenteritis during a study tour to cities in Guangdong province, health authorities reported on Monday. The group was among the 116 pupils and 12 teachers from Tuen Mun’s Po Leung Kuk Hong Kong Taoist Association Yuen Yuen Primary School who went to Guangzhou…
Judging by the robust post-stimulus home sales in Hong Kong over the weekend, analysts agree higher loan financing and cheaper borrowing costs have helped lift buying sentiment. The government can certainly dig deeper into its toolbox for reinforcement, if needed. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corp sold more than 80 per cent of the 248…