Thai dessert chain After You Dessert Cafe will exit the Hong Kong market, closing its two shops after three years amid the city’s continuous slump in retail sales. “Farewell! Thank you for your support since January 2022,” the company said in a social media post on Tuesday. “Our last day in Hong Kong will be…
Lawmakers have questioned the need to create three more positions in the office of Hong Kong’s leader amid the budget deficit, but an official has stressed the roles will support a “new culture” of better informing the public about policies. The planned recruitment involved two information officers and a driver, who will cost taxpayers HK$2.66…
Business in popular nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong rose by as much as 30 per cent on Friday evening after day one of the Hong Kong Sevens, industry leaders said, although restaurants near Kai Tak Stadium, the rugby tournament’s new home, have yet to see a big jump in trade. Tycoon Allan Zeman, founder and…
The “Super March” focus for sports, arts and tourism in Hong Kong has been good in bringing in a significant increase in tourist arrivals, even as the city will focus on creating quality experiences for visitors rather than chasing after numbers, the minister overseeing the portfolio has told the Post. Part of the new strategy…
Some hotels and restaurants are enjoying a business boost of as much as 20 per cent ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament and art mega-events, driving up activity in what is typically a low season for tourism, industry insiders have said. Jack Cheung Ki-tang, a director of CTS HK Metropark Hotels Management, said…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
For years, rowdy spectators leaving Hong Kong Stadium after major sporting events would walk, or stumble, towards Wan Chai’s Lockhart Road to keep the party going late into the night. But with major events expected to move to the new Kai Tak Sports Park, on the other side of Victoria Harbour, other neighbourhoods might have…
For years, rowdy spectators leaving Hong Kong Stadium after major sporting events would walk, or stumble, towards Wan Chai’s Lockhart Road to keep the party going late into the night. But with major events expected to move to the new Kai Tak Sports Park, on the other side of Victoria Harbour, other neighbourhoods might have…
As winter holds on for a little longer in Hong Kong, take advantage of the agreeable weather to venture out to some new restaurants in March. Exciting concepts from independent chefs pepper the Hong Kong dining scene, and among the new openings is one by an alum of a Michelin-star restaurant who is striking out…