The Hong Kong Police Force on Monday defended an officer’s decision to open fire on a man who charged at them with weapons in both hands after a report of domestic violence at a North Point flat. The force said officers were called to Kam Ping Mansion at around 9 pm yesterday about a domestic…
A spectacular 67-meter fire dragon crafted with burning incense sticks captivated over a thousand festival-goers as it was paraded through the streets of Tai Hang on Monday night. The dragon is made of “pearl grass” and takes more than 300 people to perform the dance. It was also accompanied for the first time by a…
Traders are growing increasingly worried about China’s economy following another weak reading on retail sales as officials struggle to boost consumer activity MARK RALSTON Text size Asian investors trod cautiously Monday as they struggled to build on recent equity gains, with debate swirling around how big an expected US interest rate cut will be this…
Sam Wong Michael Shum Former windsurfer Sam Wong Tak-sum has resigned as the city’s sports commissioner after taking office for just slightly over a year. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said Wong requested for termination of his employment agreement on personal grounds. His resignation takes effect on September 20. The bureau said it…
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways cancelled 32 flights to and from destinations in the region Tuesday a day after it was forced to ground its entire fleet of 48 Airbus A350s when a part in the Rolls Royce engine of one aircraft failed a short while into a flight to Zurich. File Photo by John…