NOTE: This week’s column mentions details of torture. Hundreds of thousands of UK residents took part in London Trans Pride 2025 on July 26, per PinkNews. Marching from Langham Place to Parliament Square, activists held various signs that spread trans positivity and criticized institutions, including the Labour government, that have rolled back many of the community’s…
The hurdles are truly never-ending for the queer community. Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQIA+ event, Pink Dot, has had to cancel this year’s edition after being denied its usual venue in the West Kowloon Cultural District. According to the organisers, they were already busy preparing for the event that was to be held on October 12,…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has implemented two AI-powered systems to help formulate train deployment and crowd control plans for major events at Kai Tak Sports Park, with plans to consider expanding their applications. The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools – a ridership prediction model and intelligent crowd diversion…
Home » ASIA » Hong Kong Celebrates Regional Unity and Tourism Growth with Macau and Guangdong with Hundred Day Countdown to National Games Published on August 2, 2025 | Hong Kong is getting ready for the 100-day countdown to the National Games. This event will showcase the city’s commitment to sports and tourism. It will…
Hong Kong joined its National Games co-hosts in starting the event’s 100-day countdown on Saturday, with the city’s leader saying the focus will be on creating “an unforgettable experience” for anyone attending. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led the local ceremony at the Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O, which went ahead despite the city getting…
After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games…
Several community members and leaders, including Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Organizer Henry Wan (left), Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office of New York Director Maisie Ho (second from left), HSBC Managing Director and Head of Investment Products and Advisory Jessie Zhu (third from left) and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa (fourth from left), gathered…
Hong Kong’s annual Food Expo and four other events have attracted 50 more new exhibitors this year, including vendors from Brazil, Mongolia and Zimbabwe, and will offer products at prices as low as HK$35 (US$4.46) to celebrate its 35th anniversary. The Trade Development Council, the organiser of the events, said on Wednesday that about 1,890…
With over 70,000 attendees expected, the event will be the ultimate showcase for the latest innovations in the cosmetics sector, introducing the top launches for the APAC market. It will host around 2,800 exhibitors from around the globe, along with around 20 international country and group pavilions, presenting cutting-edge products and services from…
EQS Newswire / 08/08/2025 / 03:15 CET/CEST HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 August 2025 – Last week, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government published a comprehensive report on the city’s business environment, coinciding with the announcement of the city’s advance estimates on economic performance in the second quarter of…