66 m. ago Hong Kong teacher jailed for 2 months over installing camera in school washroom

Kwok Tsz-kit was arrested last year after cleaner at girls’ school found hidden camera and uncovered recordings of two victims.

Events

3 h. ago Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts US$8.7 billion gain amid stock market rally

Exchange Fund benefits from Hong Kong stock market rally; Hang Seng Index rises 15 per cent in the first quarter.

Economics

3 h. ago Hong Kong teen sentenced to drug rehab after slapping girl, 14, repeatedly

19-year-old is among six people arrested over slapping victim at least 15 times last year.

Events

5 h. ago Make all tourists welcome, John Lee tells Hongkongers after surge in budget tours

‘There will be high-end travellers and there will also be non-high-end travellers, but we must look at tourism as a whole,’ city leader says.

Politics

5 h. ago John Lee to lead Hong Kong, mainland delegation to Qatar, Kuwait on Saturday

City leader’s second visit to Middle East after 2023 trip to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to drive more business and people-to-people ties.

Politics

6 h. ago Hong Kong to review regulations after abrupt closure of Alliance Medical Group

City leader vows to better protect consumer rights by considering statutory cooling off period or limiting duration of healthcare contracts.

Politics

6 h. ago Hong Kong consumer watchdog chief steps down, says ready to ‘open new chapter’

‘I intend to take a short break, embrace a more measured pace of living that will allow me the opportunity to explore new horizons and add vibrant new colours to my life,’ Gilly Wong says.

Politics

8 h. ago Hong Kong stocks rise on optimism about foreign investors buying local assets

Hong Kong stocks rise on optimism about foreign investment; HKMA intervenes to maintain currency peg.

Economics

8 h. ago Hong Kong records first decline in number of licensed restaurants in 6 years

Experts say locals travelling to mainland and tourists opting for lighter food options contributed to drop in number of licensed establishments.

Politics

9 h. ago Drones can take the Hong Kong hiking experience to new heights

Drones – for delivery, as guides and even passenger shuttles – can make hiking safer and more engaging and environmentally friendly.

Events

10 h. ago Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry takes hit from trade war

In week starting Monday, 41 per cent of container capacity scheduled from Hong Kong to North America’s west coast cancelled.

Events

11 h. ago Ahead of Hong Kong IPO, China drug maker Hengrui touts partnership with US giant Merck

China’s Hengrui Pharmaceuticals seeks a path to growth as its pipeline of novel drugs expands.

Events

11 h. ago Can Hengrui become a global pharmaceutical giant like Merck after its Hong Kong IPO?

Can Hengrui become a global pharmaceutical giant like Merck after its Hong Kong IPO?  South China Morning Post

Politics

20 h. ago Electric atmosphere as crowds gather for Hong Kong’s bun scrambling spectacle

Spectators arrive early to secure prime spots as 9 men and 3 women prepare for challenge to be crowned ‘bun king or queen’.

Politics

20 h. ago Hong Kong restaurateurs, retailers enjoy uptick in business amid Labour Day break

Immigration figures also show travellers made 987,636 inbound trips in first four days of mainland China’s Labour Day ‘golden week’ break.

Politics

20 h. ago Boost for Hong Kong businesses over break despite 1.4 million locals leaving

First four days of ‘golden week’ break also saw Hong Kong residents make about 1.4 million trips.

Economics

21 h. ago Call for Hong Kong to fix border internet issues, protect rural areas

Measures suggested by observers after train Wi-fi networks became overloaded and littering increased in parks during ‘golden week’ holiday.

Politics

22 h. ago Hong Kong restrains local dollar’s rise for second time in 3 days

The city’s de facto central bank stepped in to maintain the peg to the US dollar amid strong capital inflow and rising regional currencies.

Politics

22 h. ago Alipay and WeChat Pay see booming inbound spending in China during Labour Day holiday

Preliminary data from the country’s two dominant mobile payment apps show two-to-three times the spending from a year ago, much of it from Hong Kong.

Economics

23 h. ago Trump’s 100% tariff on films will have little impact on Hong Kong industry: experts

Instead, it is Hollywood and the US movie industry that will suffer, as they depend on other countries to keep their production costs down, expert says.

Politics