1 hour ago Schroders hit by Hong Kong property slump as banks seize assets

Schroders has become the latest global asset manager to be caught up in Hong Kong’s commercial property meltdown. Within just a few months, two assets managed by its property investment arm have been seized by bank creditors. Now it faces a new challenge relating to a loan for a three-floor commercial space at Harbourfront Landmark in Hong Kong’s Hung Hom district. The facility was not repaid on the original maturity date. The lender, Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), was now weighing various...

Events

2 h. ago Hong Kong to secure deals worth US$1 billion with belt and road countries

Hong Kong will sign nine agreements with countries of the Belt and Road Initiative, with companies sealing dozens of business deals amounting to nearly US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion), the city’s leader has announced at a major summit as he pledged to enter into more collaborations in the future. At the 10th edition of the two-day Belt and Road Summit on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said Hong Kong’s external trade with countries under the initiative exceeded US$276 billion last...

Economics

3 h. ago Abandoned car owners in Hong Kong could face jail, fines starting from December

Hongkongers will face legal consequences starting in December if they fail to properly handle unlicensed vehicles registered in their names, as authorities step up their crackdown on cars abandoned on the streets. Amy Lee Mei-fung, assistant commissioner of the Transport Department, said on Wednesday that the new rule aimed to increase deterrence against improper abandonment of vehicles. From December 22, the department will issue a notice to registered owners of vehicles that have been...

Events

6 h. ago What’s working in Hong Kong’s talent scheme and what needs tweaking?

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 fourth of a seven-part series, Willa Wu gives an update on the city’s talent schemes and examines how they can be refined to match Hong Kong’s economic needs. Zhang Jun* had a bittersweet moment when he renewed his visa under...

Politics

7 h. ago 2 more women’s health centres opening in Hong Kong’s Lam Tin, Tuen Mun

Two more health centres for women are opening in Hong Kong after the first was launched in June, authorities have announced, adding that patients referred by family doctors can also receive services in the future. The Women Wellness Satellites open in Lam Tin and Tuen Mun on Wednesday after the first, located in Chai Wan, began operations on June 12 to provide women aged 64 or below with more personalised, prevention-based healthcare services. Earlier this year, the government announced that...

Politics

9 h. ago Together, we can build a future for Hong Kong where every life is valued

September 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day, a vital global call to action that unites communities worldwide – including individuals, organisations and those with lived experience – to initiate crucial conversations and reaffirm our collective role in preventing suicide. This day is aligned with the 2024-2026 triennial theme, “Changing the Narrative on Suicide”, which urges us to challenge the stigma and misconceptions that too often silence those in need. Although this essential work...

Politics

14 h. ago Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine hospital set to open in December

Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine hospital will start operating in December, with the city’s health chief expecting it to play a central role in the industry’s development regionally and nationally. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also said on Tuesday that he hoped the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong would be a “bridgehead” for the sector’s march overseas. The University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Baptist University signed collaborative...

Science

14 h. ago Custom counterfeit student cards for universities in Hong Kong sold online

Tailor-made counterfeit student cards for universities in Hong Kong, including the city’s oldest institution, are being sold on an online platform, the Post has found, with legal experts warning that both sellers and buyers may be breaking the law. A check by the Post on Monday found at least three shops on a major cross-border e-commerce platform, Pinduoduo, selling counterfeit student cards for around 40 to 70 yuan (US$5.60 to US$9.80) each. Some of the sellers told the Post that the cards...

Politics

14 h. ago Hong Kong councillor suspended as misconduct guidelines used for first time

A Hong Kong district councillor has been suspended for a week after being convicted of dangerous driving, the first member to be penalised since the government introduced performance guidelines in 2023. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Tuesday that Tuen Mun District Council member Kenneth Yip Kat-kong would be suspended for one week after an investigation found that his actions constituted misconduct. She said a five-member supervisory committee had concluded that...

Politics

15 h. ago Hong Kong court backs lesbian couple on registering as parents of son together

A Hong Kong court has ruled it unlawful for authorities to bar a lesbian couple from registering together as parents of their son conceived through fertility treatment, saying it violates the boy’s privacy and family rights. In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the Court of First Instance sided with the women seeking legal recognition of their parental status after their success in a previous legal bid left major questions regarding their rights and obligations unanswered. The pair, a Chinese...

Events

15 h. ago Hong Kong’s National Day fireworks to feature Ne Zha, National Games themes

The coming National Day fireworks in Hong Kong will feature themes inspired by Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha and the National Games, but a drone show expected to precede the display will be excluded after last year’s performance cancellation due to meteorological factors, the organiser has said. The HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) display, set on October 1 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, will last 23 minutes and portray eight scenes, said...

Events

16 h. ago Sinovac flu shots safe for pregnant women, Hong Kong health experts say

Health experts have dismissed concerns about a Hong Kong government-subsidised flu vaccine that does not have clinical trial data on pregnant women, saying the decades-long technology is safe and people with less confidence can turn to the private sector for shots. Authorities said on Tuesday that Hong Kong had entered the summer flu season, a day after concerns were raised when the government revealed that the Sinovac influenza jab would be one of four vaccines offered in its vaccination...

Science

17 h. ago 2 Hong Kong lawmakers seek delay, partial lifting of tobacco control measures

Two Hong Kong lawmakers representing the business sector have made a last-ditch effort to delay and partially lift the implementation of the government’s tobacco control measures by moving amendments to a bill set to be discussed on Wednesday at the earliest. The amendments by lawmakers Michael Lee Chun-keung and Peter Shiu Ka-fai, both from the pro-business Liberal Party, included a call for the government to lift a proposed ban on selling flavoured conventional smoking products. They also...

Politics

17 h. ago Extending Hongkongers’ UK settlement period to 10 years a ‘breach of trust’: MP

The UK Home Office minister has said that the proposal to extend the settlement period for Hongkongers from five to ten years is subject to consultation, but their economic contribution remains ‘huge and lasting’. Other parliamentarians in the debate agreed that Hongkongers should be exempt from the proposed extension announced by British authorities in May. They argued this change would be a betrayal of trust by moving the goalposts and would delay access to lower university tuition fees in the...

Politics

17 h. ago Changing Hongkongers’ UK settlement period to 10 years ‘subject to consultation’

A UK Home Office minister has said that a proposal to extend the settlement period for Hongkongers from five to 10 years is subject to consultation, but their economic contribution is “huge and lasting”. Other parliamentarians in the debate agreed that Hongkongers should be exempt from the proposed extension announced by British authorities in May. They argued this change would be a betrayal of trust by moving the goalposts and would delay access to lower university tuition fees in the UK and...

Politics

18 h. ago Business leaders push for stronger Asean ties to tap region’s potential

Business leaders have called for deeper economic integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for the bloc to enjoy seamless trade and travel between member states, and fully tap its potential as a region with a young growing middle class. Speakers at the Hong Kong-Asean Summit 2025 on Tuesday stressed that Asean, while having to overcome challenges stemming from diversity among its 10 members, was an attractive hub with investment opportunities. Wang Shuguang, president and...

Politics

19 h. ago Hong Kong businesses can see ‘light at the end of tunnel’ but measures needed

A veteran Hong Kong lawmaker, business leader and government adviser has called on the city’s leader to implement measures that will propel the economy in his coming policy address as there is now “light at the end of the tunnel”. Speaking at a fireside chat at the Post’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit on Tuesday, Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung also made the case for investing in the city despite attacks on Hong Kong’s reputation in recent years. Asked about what he hoped to see in Chief Executive John Lee...

Politics

20 h. ago Female pedestrian killed, 5 others injured in crash in Hong Kong

A woman has died after being hit by a vehicle belonging to CLP Power, which subsequently collided with another car in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon. Police received multiple reports at around 3.35pm of a serious collision near the entrance to the Ma Tau Wai Estate car park on Shing Tak Street, To Kwa Wan. The vehicle reportedly first hit the female pedestrian, then collided with another car. The woman was found unconscious and rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where she was later pronounced...

Events

20 h. ago Female pedestrian killed, 6 others injured in crash in Hong Kong

A woman has died after being hit by a vehicle belonging to CLP Power, which subsequently collided with another car in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon. Police received multiple reports at around 3.35pm of a serious collision near the entrance to the Ma Tau Wai Estate car park on Shing Tak Street, To Kwa Wan. The car was travelling westbound along Shing Tak Street and made a right turn into the car park. Upon reaching the entrance, it suddenly accelerated and crashed into the car park barrier. Then...

Events

20 h. ago Hong Kong’s Repulse Bay hit by power outage, 200 homes without electricity

Hong Kong’s affluent Repulse Bay neighbourhood has been hit by a power outage, leaving 200 households without electricity after a high-voltage cable was damaged. A spokesman from HK Electric, which serves Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island, said an 11-kilovolt high-voltage cable was likely to have been damaged by a third-party construction project at around 2.35pm on Tuesday. “This incident affected several substations on Repulse Bay Road, cutting off power to over 200 customers in the area,” he...

Events