16 m. ago Hong Kong father pleads for public help to find daughter missing overseas

A Hong Kong father is appealing to the public for help in locating his 23-year-old daughter, whom he lost contact with in July after she reportedly left the city for Germany, despite claiming that she was going to university in the United Kingdom. Wilfred Lam Chi-wing told the Post that he last spoke to his daughter, Joan Lam Nga Yau, on July 28, after which he lost all contact with her. “I’ve contacted her friends, classmates ... no one can contact her,” the father said. “I just want to know...

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68 m. ago 8 visitors arrested in Hong Kong for providing illegal photo, make

Hong Kong immigration authorities have arrested eight mainland Chinese visitors for allegedly providing illegal make-up and photography services at popular tourist attractions. The Immigration Department on Thursday said enforcement officers arrested one man and seven women, aged between 19 and 39, in the last two weeks. Four of them worked illegally as photographers and four as make-up artists. According to Deputy Commander Chun Yuk-tung, another two local women, aged 20 and 27, who partnered...

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1 hour ago Adrian Cheng exits as CTFE director, ending role in Hong Kong family empire

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is no longer a director of New World Development parent company Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), cutting the last tie that connected the former heir apparent to one of the city’s most powerful business empires. His name is no longer listed as a director, according to the Hong Kong Companies Registry, the government body responsible for the incorporation and regulation of companies. It did not indicate when he stepped down from the post. CTFE did not respond to requests for...

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4 h. ago Hong Kong stocks drop for third day as Chinese equities lose glow

Hong Kong stocks drop for third day as Chinese equities lose glow  South China Morning Post

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5 h. ago Masterful take by Hong Kong film The Last Dance on taboos surrounding death rituals

The Last Dance, a Hong Kong movie directed and written by local director Anselm Chan, took the city’s box office by storm after its theatrical release in November last year. The film shattered several domestic box office records, including the biggest single-day takings for a Hong Kong and Chinese-language film. It remains the highest-grossing locally produced movie in Hong Kong. The film also received 18 nominations and clinched five awards at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards in April. The...

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6 h. ago Hong Kong preschool teachers work a median of 55 hours per week: survey

Preschool teachers work a median of 55 hours per week in Hong Kong, 12 hours more than the figure for other workers, with nearly 60 per cent wanting to quit because of exhaustion and relatively low salaries, a survey has found. The Education University of Hong Kong, which carried out the survey, called on the government to re-examine kindergarten teachers’ working conditions and welfare benefits, review a pay scale suggested by authorities to recognise the profession, and consider making it...

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15 h. ago Couple arrested in Hong Kong guest house for allegedly making fake banknotes

A middle-aged couple have been arrested in a Hong Kong guest house for allegedly producing counterfeit banknotes. Police said on Wednesday that they had arrested the pair – an American man and a Filipino woman – after a tip-off and an investigation led authorities to a suspected criminal syndicate involved in manufacturing fake Hong Kong banknotes. Officers raided a room in the guest house on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai at about 1pm on Tuesday and apprehended the man, 54, and the woman, 50, who...

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17 h. ago Financial woes of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub deepen amid weak spending

The managing authority for Hong Kong’s arts hub is contending with deepening financial woes and weakened local spending, with its revenue in the 2024-25 financial year contracting by 18 per cent and its operating deficit ballooning to HK$769 million (US$98.5 million). According to a legislative paper released on Wednesday, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s revenue for the 12-month period ending in March was HK$871 million, an 18 per cent decline from a year earlier. The report,...

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18 h. ago Hong Kong court orders Foodpanda to pay HK$1.3 million to rider injured in storm

A Hong Kong court has ordered on-demand food delivery platform Foodpanda to pay more than HK$1.3 million (US$167,000) in compensation to a worker who injured himself during a tropical storm five years ago, ruling that the company failed to ensure the employee’s safety in extreme weather. The High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Farooq Ahmed Khan after finding his former employer had exposed him to an unnecessary risk of injury due to the absence of a safe working protocol. Khan, 53, was...

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19 h. ago Hong Kong authorities look into complaints over new shoes procured for lifeguards

Hong Kong authorities are looking into complaints about new government-supplied shoes after a lifeguard union received more than 100 reports of discomfort or foot injuries, becoming the second procurement issue to be raised in recent weeks. The Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guard’s Union earlier revealed that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department had previously switched from shoes provided by global sportswear company Mizuno to a new, lesser-known brand called “JWS”, despite its...

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21 h. ago Hong Kong’s sustainable debt market grows 15% on eve of Green Week

The sustainable debt market in Hong Kong recorded solid growth in the first half of the year, with estimated issuances rising 15 per cent to US$34.3 billion from a year earlier, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday as the city prepared to host the second annual Green Week event. Kenneth Hui, the authority’s executive director (external), said he hoped the momentum would extend to the second half, noting strong demand from international investors, particularly in Europe and...

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22 h. ago Hong Kong court orders arrest of talent scheme applicant who lied about degree

A Hong Kong court has ordered the arrest of a mainland Chinese talent scheme applicant who jumped bail while facing prosecution for allegedly lying about his qualifications. Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong on Wednesday signed a warrant for the arrest of Che Yuyi after the 30-year-old twice failed to appear in Sha Tin Court to answer a charge of making a false statement to the Immigration Department in October 2023. The magistrate also ordered the confiscation of the defendant’s...

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23 h. ago South China’s Greater Bay Area boasts world’s largest innovation cluster

A portion of China’s Greater Bay Area has been named the world’s largest innovation cluster, underscoring Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance at a time of rising geopolitical uncertainties with the United States. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou technology hub – the heart of the bay area plan – has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s largest innovation cluster, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) 2025 Global Innovation Index released on...

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24 h. ago Hong Kong’s ‘Cassette King’ offers to sell luxury property to pare debt

One of Hong Kong’s best-known real estate investors has put another luxury home up for sale at a discount, as the city’s property glut and elevated interest rates weigh on highly leveraged entrepreneurs. David Chan Ping-chi, dubbed the “Cassette King” for his fortunes made from producing audiovisual cassettes and compact discs, plans to sell a three-storey mansion at 51 Mount Davis Road on Hong Kong Island to repay debt, he said in a phone interview with the Post. Chan is asking for about HK$450...

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24 h. ago ‘Let us make an even greater Hong Kong contribution’: John Lee at Beijing parade

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has led 360 representatives from Hong Kong – the city’s largest-ever delegation – in attending a military parade in Beijing to mark China’s victory over Japan in World War II, while other senior officials, students and residents observed commemorative events held locally. The parade also saw former city leader Leung Chun-ying seated at the main podium of Tiananmen Square’s gate tower. Leung, a state leader, now serves as a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s...

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25 h. ago Hong Kong needs coordinated efforts to promote tourism: industry leaders

Hong Kong needs a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to boost tourism, such as by promoting the National Games alongside other concurrent events, industry representatives have said, highlighting challenges facing the sector. Despite a post-pandemic surge in the number of arrivals, the representatives also noted emerging trends required more promotion and that visitors were now skipping traditional tourist attractions. “We are still observing whether the National Games will bring a lot...

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26 h. ago 2 arrested for alleged theft of HK$40,000 in cash on Hong Kong

Two men have been arrested by the city’s police for allegedly stealing property on two Hong Kong-bound flights from Malaysia and Switzerland, including local cash and foreign currency valued at HK$40,000 (US$5,100). The force said on Wednesday that it made the arrests at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday after receiving reports from three passengers. According to the passengers from the two flights, they had placed their carry-on bags in the overhead compartments in their cabins, but...

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31 h. ago Why has Hong Kong women’s life expectancy hit record high? What about the men?

A higher level of engagement in society is among the reasons Hong Kong women’s life expectancy has reached a record high, experts have said, calling for gender-specific solutions to support the city’s ageing population. Academics and other specialists said that less exposure to high-risk activities and a willingness to seek help were also among factors for women living longer than men in Hong Kong. Their analysis followed the recent release of a Census and Statistics Department report, “Women...

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40 h. ago Hong Kong auxiliary policeman arrested for alleged indecency while driving cab

An off-duty Hong Kong auxiliary police officer has been suspended from duty after he was arrested for allegedly performing an indecent act while driving a taxi in Causeway Bay. The man, 57, was transporting a female passenger when she reportedly noticed his alleged indecent act as the taxi drove along the Canal Road flyover. When she arrived at her destination in Happy Valley, the woman, 55, alerted police officers nearby, saying the driver had allegedly been masturbating. The driver was...

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41 h. ago Hong Kong’s universities will not be asked to return funds again: minister

Hong Kong’s public universities will not be asked to return funds from their reserves again, the city’s education minister has said, months after authorities announced an unprecedented clawback of HK$4 billion (US$513 million) from eight institutions. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also said that an “accountability agreement” signed by the University Grants Committee (UGC) and the individual institutions in June sought to ensure they would implement what they had promised. She...

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