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WORLD49m ago5 Hong Kong universities in Asia’s top 10, with 3 in top 5 after more than a decadeFive Hong Kong universities have been ranked among Asia’s top 10, with three of them in the top five for the first time after more than a decade and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) retaining its No 1 spot, according to an annual UK survey. Meanwhile, three universities in mainland China were ranked in the top 10. Peking University held on to second place, Tsinghua University leapt from ninth to third and Fudan University dropped from fifth to sixth, giving the mainland two universities in the...South China Morning Post
WORLD9h agoMan, 61, arrested for allegedly spiking drink of Japanese DJ at Hong Kong nightclubA 61-year-old Hong Kong man has been arrested for allegedly spiking the drink of Japanese disc jockey Mao Hamasaki at a Tsim Sha Tsui nightclub over the weekend, leaving her in intensive care. The police on Tuesday said that after investigations by the Yau Tsim crime squad, officers arrested the suspect in Central on Monday in relation to an alleged drugging attempt at PP Club on Mody Road the previous day. The man has been detained and is being investigated for allegedly administering poison...South China Morning Post
WORLD12h agoHong Kong runners hit out at conditions for inaugural Northern Metropolis MarathonWater shortages, gruelling course conditions and a lengthy post-race walk marred Hong Kong’s inaugural Northern Metropolis Marathon on Sunday, participants have said, prompting calls for organisers to overhaul arrangements if the event is to return. As the city seeks to establish itself as a premier hub for mega-events, experts warned the problems went beyond teething issues. They urged organisers to ensure they had the professional expertise required to host similar events in future. Organised...South China Morning Post
WORLD22h agoLegal body’s new Hong Kong office targets developing Southeast Asian economiesAn international legal body’s new regional office in Hong Kong aims to help developing Southeast Asian economies and promote the wider use of uniform commercial law across the Asia-Pacific, its secretary general has said. Ignacio Tirado, secretary general of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit), said its new Asia-Pacific Liaison Office was receiving financial support from the Hong Kong government and seeking additional sponsors. He was speaking after the...South China Morning Post
WORLD23h agoEx-boyfriend planned to kill yoga instructor, Hong Kong murder trial hearsA 23-year-old yoga instructor was found dead floating in a blood-filled bathtub in a luxury Hong Kong hotel room after sustaining more than 40 wounds, a court heard on the opening day of her former boyfriend’s murder trial. Prosecutors told a High Court jury on Monday that the accused, Alex Lo Chun-ming, planned to kill his ex-girlfriend Chow Wai-yin with a sharp knife at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in West Kowloon on June 29 and 30, 2022. Chow, known as “Aqua”, was popular on social media and had...South China Morning Post
WORLD1d agoHong Kong police arrest man after hit-and-run at checkpoint sparks 10-hour huntHong Kong police arrested a man on suspicion of furious driving after a 10-hour manhunt sparked by a hit-and-run crash at a cross-boundary checkpoint in the early hours of Monday. Police said a car hit a barrier gate at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint at 1.17am. The incident was classified as a damage-only traffic accident and a hit-and-run. Officers located the car near Hoi Wing Road in Tuen Mun’s Castle Peak area at about 10.30am and gave chase, intercepting it on Hoi Wong Road at...South China Morning Post
WORLD1d agoJapanese ex-adult film actress recalls ‘terror’ after alleged drugging in Hong KongFormer Japanese adult film actress Mao Hamasaki has spoken out about the “terror” and “harm” of drugs after fighting for her life when she consumed a suspected spiked drink while performing as a disc jockey in Hong Kong on Sunday. Hamasaki, who is recovering in hospital, wrote in Japanese on her social media X account that she would be examined by a psychiatrist on Monday afternoon. “And if all goes well, I should be able to be discharged,” she said. “My consciousness is completely clear, and I...South China Morning Post
WORLD2d agoWheelock's Ricky Wong hosts private screening of documentary on Hong Kong's intangible heritageWheelock Properties vice chairman and managing director Ricky Wong Kwong-yiu, hosted a private screening of the documentary "Intangible Cultural Heritage · One" for friends and team members on Sunday.thestandard_hk · hong kong
WORLD2d agoEx-Japanese adult film actress in intensive care after alleged drugging in Hong KongFormer Japanese adult film actress Mao Hamasaki was admitted to intensive care at a Hong Kong hospital after being allegedly drugged while working in a club in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday morning. Hamasaki’s manager published a post on her Facebook page at 5.40am on Sunday morning, with two photos showing her in a wheelchair being taken to an ambulance. The post read “drugged while working”. Hamasaki had performed as a disc jockey at several clubs on Halloween night until the early hours of Sunday,...South China Morning Post
WORLD3d agoHong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s remains found in soup pots and fridge, court toldSlain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s remains were stored in two soup pots and a refrigerator after her body was dismembered with an electric saw in a rural village flat, a court has heard. The High Court trial took a turn towards the end of its fifth week when Choi’s former father-in-law, Kwong Kau, changed his plea to guilty on a charge of illegally disposing of her body. His admission came after the court heard how some of the 28-year-old’s remains were found in Lung Mei village in...South China Morning Post
WORLD3d agoHong Kong artist dismayed as works stolen hours before exhibition due to openHong Kong police are investigating the suspected theft of five styrofoam sculptures created by local artist Keith Lam Yan-kit. The sculptures were discovered missing from Hong Kong City Hall in Central hours before the opening of a major new exhibition. At just after 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, officers received a report from the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2026 about the missing art pieces, which are part of an eight-piece work. The case has been classified as theft and...South China Morning Post
WORLD4d agoHong Kong’s M+ forges new alliance with MoMA and Centre Pompidou to redefine museum loansHong Kong’s M+ museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris signed an agreement on October 30 to establish a three-way cultural alliance, aiming to redefine how visual culture is collected, exhibited and shared globally. The framework agreement, signed at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural District, departs from conventional short-term blockbuster touring exhibitions and fee-based satellite franchises. With no money changing hands, the institutions will focus on...South China Morning Post
WORLD4d agoIndia vs Pakistan Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Live Streaming: How to Watch IND vs PAK in India, Pakistan And WorldIndia vs Pakistan Hong Kong Sixes 2026 live streaming details, including match date, start time, TV channel and online viewing options in India. Find out where to watch India vs Pakistan live on FanCode, how to access the streaming platform, whether a TV telecast is available, and everything cricket fans need to know before the six-a-side clash. The post India vs Pakistan Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Live Streaming: How to Watch IND vs PAK in India, Pakistan And World appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.thesundayguardian · india
WORLD5d agoHong Kong police probe HK$40 million jewellery theft from Southern district flatHong Kong police launched an investigation into the disappearance of jewellery worth nearly HK$40 million (US$5.1 million) from a woman’s home in the upscale Southern district neighbourhood of Chung Hom Kok. The woman, 56, called police at about 1pm on Thursday, two days after returning to her four-storey, stand-alone block at Bauhinia Garden on Chung Hom Kok Road to discover that a pearl necklace worth about HK$39 million and a diamond necklace worth HK$700,000 had disappeared. She had placed...South China Morning Post
WORLD5d agoHong Kong scraps lighting attraction at The Peak after public outcryHong Kong authorities have scrapped a controversial plan to install decorative lights along a scenic trail on The Peak to increase the city’s nighttime tourism appeal following a public outcry, promising to restore the natural landscape as soon as possible. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and Tourism Board concluded there was no urgent need to roll out the project after assessing the effectiveness of a watered-down version of the attraction, according to a document they submitted to the...South China Morning Post
WORLD5d agoHong Kong police officer denies mishandling DNA samples in Abby Choi murder caseA police officer has denied failing to properly label DNA samples taken from slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband after his arrest more than three years ago. Testifying in the High Court on Thursday, Sergeant Lam Chun also denied using excessive force to subdue Alex Kwong Kong-chi as he was about to flee Hong Kong from Tung Chung Development Ferry Pier on February 25, 2023. Lam, who was a detective constable at the time, said Kwong sustained a 2cm-by-2cm abrasion on his...South China Morning Post
WORLD5d agoHong Kong teen jailed for 8 years for acid attack on Singaporean touristA Hong Kong court has sentenced a teenager with triad links to eight years in prison for splashing corrosive liquid on a Singaporean tourist last year in return for a promised payment of HK$10,000 (US$1,280). Mr Justice Andrew Chan Hing-wai of the High Court said on Thursday that defendant Anson Kew, 19, had caused a “lifelong impact” on Jiang Wen, 36, who suffered second-degree burns in the attack on June 9, 2025. Kew, who was aged 17 at the time, threw a corrosive solution on the victim as she...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoHong Kong to prioritise public transport at Huanggang Port over Halloween weekendHong Kong authorities will give public transport priority at Huanggang Port this Halloween weekend, warning that cross-border private car travellers could face wait times exceeding an hour during late-night peak hours. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said that the peak departure window for outbound passengers and vehicles at the 24-hour control point would be 11pm to 2am across the three nights from Friday to Sunday. He urged residents and visitors to avoid peak-hour crossings and use public...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoAuthorities search for elderly Hong Kong man missing in Tai Po for 3 daysHong Kong authorities are searching for an elderly man who went missing in a remote rural area of Tai Po three days ago. Tung Chung-yin, 80, was last seen at Wu Kau Tang in Plover Cove Country Park on Sunday. His family reported him missing to police on Tuesday. A search was launched on Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday. Police have appealed to the public for information on his whereabouts. Tung, who has short grey hair, is about 1.7 metres tall (5 feet, 7 inches), weighs about 75kg and...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoHong Kong’s third medical school denies poaching veteran HKU professorHong Kong’s third medical school has dismissed allegations of talent poaching after recruiting a veteran haematologist with nearly three decades of service at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). On Wednesday, Professor Anskar Leung Yu-hung met the press at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in his capacity as the new medical school’s senior associate dean of medicine. “The opportunity to be part of a team to [build] a new medical school from ground zero, with a new...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 27Hong Kong beautician gets 4 years for selling friends to Myanmar scam hubA Hong Kong beautician has been sentenced to four years in jail for tricking two friends into forced labour and confinement in Myanmar’s notorious “KK Park” scam farm, with a judge slamming her actions as “vicious and inhumane”. District Court Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching on Tuesday said the 33-year-old defendant, Poon Sum-yi, had premeditated the fraudulent scheme to lure the two victims into travelling to Thailand, before selling them to the Chinese-run scam compound in neighbouring Myanmar...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 27Hong Kong wants to be a regional hub for Halloween. Why not?Hong Kong’s determination to become a hub for everything – innovation, finance, trade, culture and sport – appears to know no bounds. Now, Halloween has been added to the list. The city is aiming to become Asia’s premier destination for the annual spookfest. Of all the regional hubs Hong Kong wishes to become, this is one of the more unlikely. But with Beijing urging the city to ensure “tourism is everywhere” and draw ever more visitors, Halloween, falling between the National Day “golden week”...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 26Evening sessions urged as fraud, money-laundering cases pack Hong Kong courtsThe long wait for criminal cases to be heard in Hong Kong’s courts could persist because of a surge in fraud and money laundering litigation, the judiciary has warned, as the Law Society suggested extending sitting hours into the evening. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council’s panel on administration of justice and legal services, the judiciary said that the total caseload in 2025 reached about 537,000, around 4 per cent higher than the annual average over the previous five years. As...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 26Hong Kong to overhaul traffic management at Huanggang Port after weekend gridlockHong Kong authorities have announced plans to step up traffic management at the revamped Huanggang Port to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s congestion caused by Halloween and concert crowds. A government spokesman said on Monday night that police would further strengthen road traffic control and management near the crossing. “Depending on traffic flow, they will implement contingency plans and open vehicle buffer zones as needed to effectively channel cross-boundary buses, private cars, and...South China Morning Post
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