Hongkongers may have to pay more to use the Aberdeen Tunnel and the Shing Mun Tunnels under a government proposal to raise tolls from HK$5 (64 US cents) to HK$8 to help recoup some of their hefty annual losses, the Post has learned. The tunnels’ current flat fee of HK$5 for all vehicles has remained…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle. Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012,…
Police will launch drone patrols in the force’s Kowloon West region and Hong Kong’s northern border area on Friday, with 700 officers and about 30 sets of unmanned aircraft ready to be deployed. Superintendent Tango Ko Chung-ying of the force’s key points and search division said patrols would be rolled out under a pilot scheme…
Hong Kong national security police have charged the father of wanted activist Anna Kwok Fung-yee for allegedly handling the funds or financial assets of an absconder, the Post has learned. A police source said on Friday that national security officers also arrested the brother of the United States-based Kwok for the same offence during an…
Hong Kong’s signature street food such as egg waffles and fish balls, as well as restaurants with local characteristics, are among popular dining choices for mainland Chinese tourists visiting the city at the start of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday. Mainland visitors were seen queuing at traditional noodle shops, the city’s iconic…
Hong Kong’s signature street food such as egg waffles and fish balls, as well as restaurants with local characteristics, are among popular dining choices for mainland Chinese tourists visiting the city at the start of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday. Mainland visitors were seen queuing at traditional noodle shops, the city’s iconic…
More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students have faced sexual advances from adults online, a police survey has found, with the force warning that teenagers who start using social media at a young age run a higher risk of being approached. Police polled 2,000 students from Form One to Form Four…
The Amazing Race teams received their first clues at the iconic Tian Tan Buddha (The Big Buddha) on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Kit Karzen CBS The Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan awaits teams at the Pit Stop in the West Kowloon Cultural District with the iconic Hong Kong skyline as the backdrop….
More than 16,000 people swarmed Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday as the city marked the annual Art March festival with the M+ museum offering free admission. Some patrons said they stopped by because of the free entry, while several tourists felt the offer should have included the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which…