Hong Kong education authorities have been urged to retain a secondary school on the outlying island of Cheung Chau as the century-old institution faces the axe after failing to enrol sufficient Form One students. Cheung Chau Government Secondary School, founded in 1908, was unable to admit two Form One classes in the new academic year,…
Hong Kong banks and brokers reported keen interest in the latest batch of Silver Bonds compared with last year after subscriptions opened on Monday. HSBC, the biggest of the city’s three currency-issuing banks, said application volumes and values were higher compared with the first day of sales last year. “The share of digital submission continues…
Hong Kong airport has rolled out a free tour service aimed at attracting 5.5 million transit passengers each year to explore the city’s attractions in Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po and Tsim Sha Tsui. Airport Authority CEO Vivian Cheung Kar-fay said on Friday that the new initiative, jointly organised with online travel agency Trip.com,…
Hong Kong International Airport has rolled out a free tour service aimed at attracting 5.5 million transit passengers each year to explore the city’s attractions in Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po and Tsim Sha Tsui. The Airport Authority’s CEO Vivian Cheung Kar-fay said on Friday that the new initiative, jointly organised with China’s largest…
A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a 30cm-long sashimi knife at a Hong Kong restaurant during an argument. The suspect, surnamed Cheung, 44, had brought her own knife and was arrested on suspicion of wounding, police said on Sunday. The victim, surnamed Lee, 43, sustained wounds to his neck, abdomen…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of targeting two restaurants and a bakery in a string of burglaries amid extreme weather, resulting in the theft of HK$80,000 (US$10,250) worth of items and cash. Inspector Wan Man-kin of the Wong Tai Sin police district on Wednesday said officers launched an investigation last Thursday…
Hong Kong police have arrested three women for allegedly stealing HK$1 million (US$127,387) from a pet supplies company. The force said on Tuesday that the three suspects, aged 32 to 57, were apprehended the previous day in Wong Tai Sin, Tseung Kwan O and Cheung Sha Wan following a report filed in mid-July. An investigation…
Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after an employee of a Highways Department contractor died after collapsing at work. The department said on Saturday that it had been notified by a contractor that a worker had collapsed while carrying out cleaning work on a footbridge near Ma Chai Hang Recreation Ground in Wong Tai…
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that renovated open-topped double-deckers would be used for its HK1 sightseeing route in Kowloon, while its fares…
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that renovated open-topped double-deckers would be used for its HK1 sightseeing route in Kowloon, while its fares…