Headlines - Hong Kong

Catering sector representative Simon Wong on Saturday said restaurants saw 10 percent less business than usual this May 1 public holiday, which was also the first day of the mainland's Golden We…

‘They have chosen a Hongkonger to represent them in the council because we share similar values,’ Andy Ng says after UK local authority election victory

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak on Saturday said 12 care teams have been deployed to Sai Kung in response to the severe rainfall that hit the area. At one point, the Observatory r…

Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja and Hong Kong’s Zunzi were awarded the biennial Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award on Friday, which was World Press Freedom Day. Taneja has been under threat…

The Observatory on Saturday issued a flood warning for Sai Kung district as more than 100 millimetres of rain fell in Tseung Kwan O in an hour. The warning was issued at about 5.25am. The weathe…

Wall Street surged to a higher close on Friday as a softer-than-expected employment report bolstered the case for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve while also providing evidence of US economic …

In the 46th month since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the city held a raft of events to mark National Security Education Day. China’s top man on Hong Kong affairs urged i…

Cultural cringe: For Hong Kong and Asia overall, the ‘East-meets-West’ cliché suggests a lack of self-confidence (4)
- By Brian Cheng West Kowloon Cultural District says this year’s International Cultural Summit will “demonstrate Hong Kong’s commitment to acting as an East-meets-West centre for international cul…
Hong Kong urges industries to formulate their own safety codes after revising heatstroke warning system (1)
- The government has urged employers of outdoor workers to develop their own rules to prevent heatstroke after rolling out revisions to an official warning system that was slammed as ineffective a…
Closing of Hong Kong’s Kitec: venue was key stepping stone for musical acts on journey to stardom, industry veterans say (1)
- After 28 years, curtain is coming down on Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, which offered ideal venue for acts, including boy band Mirror, as they progressed from halls to c…