A Hong Kong minibus was engulfed in flames on a highway on Saturday after its engine possibly overheated, with passengers narrowly managing to escape in time. Police said the vehicle was travelling along Yuen Long Highway and bound for Tuen Mun’s San Hui when smoke started to emerge from the minibus at 6.28am. Passengers were…
Hong Kong authorities’ hands are tied when it comes to tackling the “ticking time bomb” of the city’s ageing water pipes due to a lack of resources and resistance to disruptions to traffic and supply caused by replacement works, experts have said. Experts and lawmakers told the Post that the city’s high population density and…
A Hong Kong court has granted bail to internet personality “Mrs Ho”, while husband “Mr Ho” remains under police supervision in hospital in connection with a domestic violence dispute between the pair that resulted in the wife suffering a knife wound. West Kowloon Court heard the case on Saturday morning, a day after the couple…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a Hong Kong pet shop at knifepoint, with police tracking him down within nine hours of the crime after reviewing footage from cameras installed as part of a citywide surveillance push. Inspector Wong Ka-hung from the Tuen Mun district crime squad said on Sunday that the…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a woman was found dead under a pile of items in her flat. Officers attended the home at Rhythm Garden, located in the San Po Kong area of Wong Tai Sin district, after receiving a call from the woman’s brother at 8.16pm on Saturday. He said he…
The average waiting time for a Hong Kong public rental flat remained at 5.3 years in the first quarter of 2025 amid a significant drop in application numbers, which authorities attributed to fresh supply and higher turnover of homes in the city. The city’s largest public housing provider, the Housing Authority, also revealed on Wednesday…
Southeast Asian companies like lender DBS Group Holdings and fast-food chain operator Jollibee and local education institutions are giving Hong Kong’s property market a much-needed boost, fanning hopes the worst of the investment slump may have passed. Southeast Asian firms and education firms each contributed around 22 per cent of the total HK$6.28 billion (US$809…
Hong Kong police have opened an investigation after the skeletal remains of a man were discovered in a public rental flat. The force received a report at around 11am on Wednesday from a Housing Department employee who found the man’s remains in the bathroom of the flat, located in Shek On House of Shek Lei…
Owners should be allowed to travel with their pets on more train routes and not be limited to weekends and public holidays, some commuters have said in response to Thursday’s launch of a trial scheme allowing them to take their cats and dogs on light rail services. At Siu Hong station on Thursday, about 10…