50 m. ago Hong Kong policy address: Lee’s tie nod to city’s role as mainland China bridge

Hong Kong’s leader and his team will wear a tie and silk scarf that symbolise the city’s role in bridging mainland China with the world when he delivers his fourth policy blueprint on Wednesday, as he explained his philosophy in a video partly created using AI technology. The different designs were conceived by instructors and students of fashion courses from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong Design Institute, and the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong...

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2 h. ago South Korea’s ban on foreign homebuyers to cool Seoul prices, Chinese spending

South Korea’s new restrictions on foreign homebuyers are likely to cool housing prices in Seoul and neighbouring cities, according to property agents, following a surge in the number of buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong who bought homes in the middle and high-end segments of the market. Hongkongers and mainland Chinese had acquired 96,955 properties in South Korea as of May, a 78.5 per cent increase from the 54,320 real estate assets that they owned in 2020, according to a report by The...

Economics

2 h. ago Time for Hong Kong’s US$6.4 billion cultural gamble to pay off

Is Hong Kong’s most ambitious cultural project becoming its most expensive liability? More than a decade and nearly HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) later, the West Kowloon Cultural District finds itself in a precarious position. The government’s flagship arts and culture hub, which was meant to catapult the city into the ranks of global cultural capitals, now risks being remembered less for its creative breakthroughs than for its governance and financial headaches. The numbers alone tell a...

Economics

3 h. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee to tackle civil servant accountability in policy address

Hong Kong’s leader will introduce a mechanism to hold senior civil servants accountable for their misconduct in his policy blueprint, targeting incidents such as a recent bottled water supply scandal, the Post has learned. But political observers have warned of a possible pushback from civil servants concerned about job security, while recommending the government implement gradual changes with robust investigative procedures. According to a government source, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is...

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15 h. ago US church in fight with HKIS ‘not looking to sell or redevelop’ its 7 properties

A US-based church suing a top Hong Kong school is “not looking to sell or redevelop” seven local properties it owns with an estimated value of nearly HK$1 billion (US$127 million), insisting it intends to make a “significant investment” in the city through a new institution. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) told the Post on Saturday that it was in a “comfortable financial position”, despite expressing concerns last month about a “significantly deepening deficit” based on multi-year...

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15 h. ago Hong Kong and China Gas (SEHK:3): A Fresh Look at Valuation as Investor Interest Rises

Hong Kong and China Gas (SEHK:3): A Fresh Look at Valuation as Investor Interest Rises  Yahoo Finance

Economics

17 h. ago Hong Kong tobacco control bill: will the measures help or hurt the city?

Hong Kong recently passed a controversial tobacco control bill that sought to further reduce the city’s smoking rate, prompting some lawmakers to raise concerns about the possible impact on tourism and the illicit cigarette trade. The bill covers eight of the 10 tobacco control measures raised by the government in June last year, including a ban on the possession or use of alternative smoking products in public by April 30 of next year, and the sale of flavoured cigarettes other than menthol in...

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17 h. ago SAVi Five: Consultation open on Hong Kong's expanded taxonomy, China’s ETS “unlikely” to include aviation, and more

SAVi Five: Consultation open on Hong Kong's expanded taxonomy, China’s ETS “unlikely” to include aviation, and more  ishkaglobal.com

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17 h. ago Bus tests to begin on Yau Ma Tei section of Hong Kong’s new Kowloon bypass

Hong Kong authorities will conduct road tests for buses on the Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass starting next week, with trials for other forms of public transport to begin gradually ahead of its expected opening by the end of the year. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that the major structural works of the Yau Ma Tei section had been completed and had passed fire safety inspections and tests. “Franchised bus operators will begin road tests on the...

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21 h. ago Hong Kong may face overlapping flu seasons amid surge in outbreaks

Hong Kong may experience an overlap of the summer and winter flu seasons amid a recent surge in outbreaks at schools, with experts urging residents, especially vulnerable groups, to get vaccinated. Professor Lau Yu-lung, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases under the Centre for Health Protection, joined the growing calls on Saturday, amid a significant increase in influenza-like illness outbreaks over the past two weeks. “We have just entered the summer flu season...

Science

24 h. ago How a Hong Kong mum’s eloquent balloon fest rant won fans and refunds

Dreamy Ho, 40, gained internet fame after her rapid-fire complaints, boldness in speaking up and relentless determination to stand up for her rights captured widespread attention in Hong Kong following a viral interview clip. The lively and eloquent speech was directed at the organiser of a hot-air balloon festival, which failed to provide tethered rides despite advertising them, and initially refused to offer a refund, which the single mother said “felt like a scam”. Internet users were...

Politics

25 h. ago Hong Kong ‘to tighten controls on employers seeking to import labour’

Hong Kong authorities are set to tighten controls on employers seeking to import labour following complaints of local employees being replaced under the scheme, with such measures to be proposed in the city leader’s policy address, the Post has learned. Government sources said that authorities would roll out more public works projects to increase jobs in the construction sector, an area hit hard by a significant drop in private developments. With the unemployment rate climbing between May and...

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26 h. ago Hong Kong woman dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman, in her thirties, was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage from local media showed...

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26 h. ago Hong Kong woman, 37, dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman 37, sustained serious head injuries and was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage...

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26 h. ago Kai Tak infrastructure projects shouldn’t be developed in isolation

The Kai Tak Development Area, once home to Hong Kong’s iconic airport, is now the site of one of the city’s most ambitious urban regeneration efforts. As the government pushes forward with two major infrastructure projects in the area – a smart and green mass transit system and the enhancement of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal – concerns are mounting that the current fragmented approach may undermine the very goals these projects aim to achieve. Both initiatives are central to Hong Kong’s long-term...

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27 h. ago How will Hong Kong’s John Lee help the jobless, the unhappy old and the young?

With Hong Kong leader John Lee set to deliver his annual policy address on September 17, the Post examines key topics the chief executive is expected to focus on, including a mega infrastructure project near the border, new economic drivers and livelihood issues. In the last of a seven-part series, Emily Hung looks at the systemic issues plaguing unemployed workers, elderly carers and young people that Lee is expected to address in the second last policy blueprint of his first term. Click here...

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29 h. ago Hong Kong Pitches Itself as Assembly Base for China EV Makers

Hong Kong Pitches Itself as Assembly Base for China EV Makers  Bloomberg.com

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29 h. ago Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech

Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech  PBS

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30 h. ago After years of US sanctions, how is Xinjiang’s economy doing?

Chinese scholars have criticised US-led sanctions over Xinjiang, saying their research showed the measures had resulted in long-term economic damage, including job losses. The findings, presented at an academic seminar in Hong Kong last month, offered one of the first aggregated assessments of the impacts of US sanctions imposed on Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses in the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Beijing has denied those accusations and condemned the...

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36 h. ago 4 Hong Kong teens arrested for allegedly hacking games at Jumpin Gym USA

Four Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with nine cases of “hacking” game machines at various branches of a popular indoor arcade chain, allegedly collecting HK$20,000 worth of prizes. The group of three boys and a girl allegedly bought wireless devices online and used them to tamper with at least nine game machines at four branches of the chain, which the Post learned was Jumpin Gym USA. The chain called police earlier this month after spotting suspicious operations of some...

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