5 d. ago Hong Kong home sales recovery looks more solid as prices edge up

Hong Kong’s property market is expected to extend its gradual recovery into the end of the year, supported by improving sentiment, rising rental yields and firmer demand in the mass-market segment, according to property analysts. The latest mortgage and resale data suggest that buyers are returning following rate cuts and stamp-duty adjustments earlier this year, although the pace of improvement remains uneven across districts and price brackets. Mortgage registrations continued to climb in...

Economics

1 week ago Hong Kong extends martial arts star Bruce Lee’s memorial trail with new monument

Fans of Bruce Lee will mark the 85th anniversary of his birth with a new monument, adding another attraction to a decade-long memorial trail that celebrates the martial arts star’s Hong Kong roots. The plan was unveiled on Tuesday by Bruce Lee Club chairman Wong Yiu-keung, who said the club would construct the monument at Bruce Lee’s former family residence in Jordan, Kowloon, to commemorate his early life there. “We hope to extend the trail, and the monument will serve as the starting point for...

Politics

1 week ago Night at Hong Kong museum? Evening hours considered amid Egyptian mummy mania

An evening experience with Egyptian mummies may soon become a reality as the Hong Kong Palace Museum considers extending its opening hours after its special exhibition drew more than 16,000 visitors in the first four days, which at some point descended into chaos. Museum director Louis Ng Chi-wa apologised on Monday for the inconvenience caused to patrons over the weekend, after large crowds queued for hours for “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition. Ng said...

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1 week ago Night at Hong Kong museum? Evening hours eyed as Egyptian mummies draw 16,000

An evening encounter with Egyptian mummies is in sight as the Hong Kong Palace Museum weighs extending its opening hours after its special exhibition attracted more than 16,000 visitors in the first four days, at times descending into chaos. Museum director Louis Ng Chi-wa apologised on Monday for the inconvenience caused to patrons over the weekend, after large crowds queued for hours for “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition. Ng said visitors had to wait up to 90...

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong’s flu season could extend into winter due to mutation: expert

Hong Kong’s current flu season, driven by a highly transmissible mutated virus strain and compounded by a cold snap, will be significantly prolonged and may overlap with the coming winter season, a leading infectious disease expert has said. David Hui Shu-cheong, a professor of respiratory medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, also said on Sunday that the city would have to study whether the flu could become perennial – the situation in Singapore – requiring the acquisition of...

Science

3 w. ago Banker’s family sues clinic of Hong Kong plastic surgeon, 93, over deadly jabs

The family of a top banker who died after receiving botox injections seven years ago has sued the Hong Kong clinic that offered the treatment, extending its founder’s legal woes just as a court earlier discharged him from a manslaughter trial. Franklin WP Li’s Surgery Limited, which operates the Tsim Sha Tsui clinic, has been accused of negligence and breach of duty of care over the use of a combination of sedatives and anaesthetics on Zoe Cheung Shuk-ling on November 11, 2018, according to a...

Events

3 w. ago Hong Kong IPO market to extend hot streak in 2026, CICC says

China International Capital Corporation (CICC) forecasts that Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market will remain vibrant through 2026, fuelled by listings from high-end manufacturing and technology firms, even as the bull run in the A-share market draws some issuers back to the mainland. “We believe the heat in Hong Kong’s IPO market will continue next year, particularly in sectors aligned with national priorities such as robotics and advanced manufacturing,” Shi Qi, deputy head of...

Economics

3 w. ago Hong Kong extends digital bond ambitions with third offering

Hong Kong is marketing a new set of “digitally native” bonds denominated in multiple currencies, intensifying the city’s drive to become a global hub for digital assets. The government was looking to sell digital green bonds denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, euros and offshore yuan, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal could be priced as early as Monday, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter. If successfully priced, it would mark...

Politics

3 w. ago Hong Kong to extend free use of public hospital mortuaries from 3 to 28 days

The three-day exemption from new mortuary charges effective next year at Hong Kong public hospitals will be extended to four weeks, the government has said, after the move sparked controversy. The Health Bureau and Hospital Authority made the announcement on Saturday after the funeral sector criticised the tiered fee structure earlier this week, saying it would penalise families for delays in after-death arrangements. “We considered public opinion and stakeholder feedback and will refine the...

Politics

3 w. ago Hong Kong extending free public hospital mortuary use to 28 days after outcry

A three-day exemption from new mortuary charges effective next year at Hong Kong public hospitals will be extended to four weeks, the government has said, after the move to end free storage of bodies sparked controversy. Health authorities announced the policy update on Saturday, stressing that they anticipated fees would be required for fewer than 10 per cent of bodies after the new charging scheme was introduced on January 1 next year. “We considered public opinion and stakeholder feedback and...

Politics

4 w. ago Hospital mortuary fees will unfairly penalise Hong Kong families: funeral sector

Mortuary charges set to be introduced in Hong Kong public hospitals next year could unfairly penalise families for delays in after-death arrangements, a funeral business association has argued, despite authorities saying those with financial difficulties will not have to pay. The funeral sector on Thursday criticised new measures gazetted last week that would introduce fees for mortuary services that are currently free at public hospitals. The tiered fee structure, set to take effect on January...

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