Hong Kong police officers arrested two people and took away 10 others on Wednesday as some residents brought flowers and candles to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The force said a mainland Chinese woman, 26, was spotted behaving suspiciously on Garden Road in Central during the day and was arrested for…
Hong Kong police officers have taken away at least seven people holding flowers or candles, including two schoolgirls, in Causeway Bay on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. A source said that police had ramped up patrols in sensitive locations across the city, such as Victoria Park – where candlelight vigils to commemorate…
Books about the Tiananmen Square crackdown have become increasingly scarce in Hong Kong’s independent bookstores, with sellers citing widespread self-censorship fuelled by legal uncertainties surrounding the sale of politically sensitive titles under the national security laws. The disappearance of the books and the loss of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park, combined…
Patriotic groups in Hong Kong will hold a government-backed carnival for the third consecutive year during the period running through the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, with the event set to return to the site where the annual candlelight vigils commemorating the tragedy used to be held. The five-day “Hometown Market”, featuring some…
Hong Kong’s hosting of elite sports events has accelerated with the opening of the new Kai Tak Sports Park last month. Fans are enjoying new opportunities to cheer on their heroes. But these star-studded events should also inspire the community to participate in sport. The city must make the most of events open to competitors…
A vehicle caught fire and suffered multiple explosions while travelling on a flyover in the Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong on Sunday night. The vehicle was seen on fire on the eastbound Gloucester Road flyover near Victoria Park at about 7.15pm. The fire forced a bus following behind, Route 102, to evacuate passengers….
A vehicle caught fire and suffered multiple explosions while travelling on a flyover in the Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong on Sunday night. The vehicle was seen on fire on the eastbound Gloucester Road flyover near Victoria Park at about 7.15pm. The fire forced a bus following behind, Route 102, to evacuate passengers….
Kenyan runners dominated the men’s race in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, while the winner of the women’s race, Belarus’ Volha Mazuronak, was unable to achieve her target of knocking down her 2019 city record. Bethwell Kipkemboi was the first across the line on a chilly morning in Victoria Park, finishing in…
Bethwell Kipkemboi won Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, and Kenya’s men took the first three places on a day when visitors dominated the city’s flagship athletics event. Kipkemboi crossed the line at Victoria Park in two hours, 11 minutes and 13 seconds, with Kennedy Kipyeko taking second in 2:11:35. Their compatriot Vincent Kiprono…
Hong Kong is set to record its coldest day of this winter on Sunday, with the Observatory forecasting temperatures will fall to a low of 9 degrees Celsius [48.2 Fahrenheit] under the influence of an intense monsoon. The coldest day recorded so far this winter was January 12, when the mercury fell to 11 degrees…