The Challenges of Setting Hong Kong Free From Single-Use Plastics 

More than a year after implementing the first phase of the single-use plastics ban, Hong Kong restaurateurs are lamenting the lack of suitable alternative materials. As the city’s problem with plastic waste persists, the government can learn from...

China’s ZhongAn raises US$500m via secondary placement in Hong Kong

Apple supplier Lens Technology said to price HK$4.8 billion Hong Kong listing at top of range

The company joins the growing wave of China-listed companies seeking to go public in the city Published Mon, Jul 7, 2025 · 01:51 PM [HONG KONG] Apple supplier Lens Technology has raised HK$4.8 billion (S$781 million) after pricing its Hong Kong...

Retail rents in Hong Kong under pressure after vacancy rate hits 4½-year high

Retail rents in Hong Kong are expected to remain under pressure, as the trend of residents travelling to the mainland for leisure has led many businesses to opt for short-term leases, experts have said after the vacancy rate in the city’s busiest...

Hong Kong stocks slip as traders shun risks before deadline on US tariff deals

Hong Kong stocks fell for the second day as investors shun risks amid concerns about global trade tensions before a deadline next week to tackle higher US export tariffs. The Hang Seng Index declined 1 per cent to 23,822.03 at 9.35am local time on...

Hong Kong: Howden Re appoints new managing director

Howden Re has launched its Hong Kong focussed reinsurance broking platform with the appointment of Mr Roy Wong as managing director, reinsurance, effective 21 July 2025. Mr Wong will establish and lead the build-out of Howden Re’s treaty...

Howden Re expands in Hong Kong reinsurance

Howden Re has launched a Hong Kong-focused reinsurance broking platform and appointed a team to staff it. Roy Wong will become reinsurance Hong Kong MD from July 21, and Brian Chan and Karen Liu will join as senior brokers. Mr Wong, who has 25...

These Hong Kong artists are remoulding the rules of working with clay

In Hong Kong, no studio bends the rules of clay quite like the one Julie Progin and Jesse Mc Lin have built in Chai Wan. Inside the 3,500 sq ft industrial warehouse, some vases appear to ooze frozen liquid; others erupt in otherworldly forms –...

Hong Kong – Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point closed

Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point closed ***************************************** Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: The Civil Engineering and Development Department today (July 4) announced that...

Hong Kong strives to implement ‘Southbound Travel Scheme’ for Guangdong vehicles this November

閱讀中文版本 Initially, the scheme will allow a small quota of 100 daily bookings for Guangdong vehicles to enter Hong Kong’s urban area. Hong Kong’s Transport and Logistics Bureau has announced plan to launch the Southbound Travel Scheme this November,...

Hong Kong: PolyU Launches AI Research Hub in Huizhou

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has formalised a partnership with the Huizhou Municipal People’s Government and the Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone to establish the PolyU-Daya Bay Institute of Technology and...

Hong Kong unveils new scheme to boost green marine fuel bunkering

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has launched an incentive scheme for bunkering of green marine fuels. Illustration. Courtesy of Photo: Chimbusco Pan Nation Unveiled on June 30, 2025, the Green Maritime...

Hong Kong Bourse May Erase Thursday's Losses

The Hong Kong stock market headed south again on Thursday, one day after snapping the three-day slide in which it had dropped more than 400 points or 1.7 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just shy of the 24,070-point plateau although it's...

At the Heart of Global Digital Transformation: Hong Kong’s Connectivity-First Tech Ecosystem

In this era of widespread AI adoption, connectivity serves as the crucial backbone for seamless data flow, empowering cities to drive digital transformation through the effective use of data-driven insights. Amid this technological evolution, Tara...

Hong Kong ‘tourism hotspots’ show promise, now to ensure visitors come and stay

In this two-part series we take a look at Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry. Part one examines the government’s moves to reinvent tourism with nine hotspot attractions and whether they will make a difference. Tourist Jessie Wu was...

Hong Kong – S for Housing continues Portugal visit to promote development opportunities in GBA (with photos)

S for Housing continues Portugal visit to promote development opportunities in GBA (with photos) ****************************************************************************************** ​The Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie Ho, continued her...

Hong Kong campaign drills down to Km2 plot

SINGAPORE, 4 July 2025: Cathay Pacific has unveiled The Most Fun Per Km2, a new travel campaign inviting travellers across the Southeast Asia region to discover Hong Kong’s hidden treasures within a designated km2. Hong Kong has witnessed a 12%...

When Hong Kong got its first care home for mentally ill children

“A home for mentally defective children will be built in the New Territories at a cost of about $3,800,000,” reported the South China Morning Post on February 18, 1968. “First of its kind, the home will be located at Siu Lam near the Tai Lam Chung...

FWD Group debuts on Hong Kong stock exchange

Hong Kong retailers under strain

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s retailers are battling against shifting consumer habits, as visitors spend less and locals head across the border to China for cheaper dining and shopping, leading to a wave of store closures. A 36-year-old Chinese seafood...