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POLITICSJul 15Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious booksHong Kong was once known for its freedom of publication, but political changes have created a challenging environment for independent bookstores.NPR News
WORLDJul 15Hong Kong woman guilty of throwing faeces onto air con, damaging security cameraA woman accused of splashing excrement onto a neighbour’s air conditioner and damaging their security camera in Hong Kong has been found guilty of criminal damage by throwing offensive matter onto private property. Suen Siu-fong, a 59-year-old housewife, was convicted of both charges at Eastern Court on Wednesday following a trial. The court heard that a security camera had been installed on a 15th-floor corridor of a residential building in Shau Kei Wan on May 31 last year. Footage shows Suen...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 15Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving backSeveral top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their exceptional grades, with an almost entirely blind student vowing to become a legal advocate for the vulnerable and four others driven to study medicine by the trauma of childhood illnesses and witnessing friends suffer. Sixth Form students across the city received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams on Wednesday. Of the 24 top scorers, 20 planned to study...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 15Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national securityHong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok. Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation. Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities. They have not taken part in the city’s annual...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 15Hong Kong airport profit falls 16.8% to HK$2b as expenses, salvage operation biteHong Kong’s airport has reported a 16.8 per cent decline in net profit to HK$2 billion (US$255.16 million) for the 2025-26 financial year, with the management citing a significant rise in expenses driven by the third runway’s operating costs and last year’s aircraft salvage operation. In its annual report released on Wednesday, the operator of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) said revenue grew 11 per cent year on year to HK$18 billion for the period ending March 31. Passenger throughput,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 15Will diversification restore Hong Kong IPO title ? Think tank maps out planA think tank is proposing a plan to assess if diversification can help Hong Kong regain its leading position in IPOs. This discusses strategic economic planning for a financial center.scmp.com · China
BUSINESSJul 15Will diversification restore Hong Kong’s IPO title? Think tank maps out planHong Kong needs to diversify the source of its listed companies and investors if it is to reclaim its recently lost crown as the world’s top initial public offering (IPO) venue, according to a government think tank. “Hong Kong should continue to find ways to diversify both its listing issuers as well as potential future investors,” said Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), at a media briefing on Wednesday. “That form of diversification enhances...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 15Hong Kong Book Fair: early birds slam chaotic queues to meet girl band CollarHundreds of eager visitors queued up overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, but some slammed organisers for chaotic crowd control measures. The primary draw for many in the overnight queue outside the Convention and Exhibition Centre was an autograph session with popular local Cantopop girl group Collar, but the queue system sparked heavy criticism. Among the frustrated early birds was Lucas Wong, a 15-year-old student who arrived at around 2am in the hopes of buying...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 15Hong Kong to fast-track border crossing upgrades as Legco gears to approve billHong Kong authorities have pledged to fast-track renovation, equipment installation and testing at an upgraded border checkpoint as the legislature prepares to approve the Huanggang Port bill this week, pending an opening date. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill, which provides the legal basis for implementing a co-location arrangement at the border crossing, must be approved by July 31 to allow the city to exercise jurisdiction once the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 15Vietnam jeweller rattled by ex-official’s arrest over India-Hong Kong gem-smuggling ringPhu Nhuan Jewellery, Vietnam’s largest listed jeweller, is facing a crisis of confidence after police detained the former head of its gem certification subsidiary over his alleged links to a transnational diamond-smuggling ring. Shares in PNJ, as the company is known, have plummeted more than 25 per cent since news of the investigation broke in early July. Police accuse Dang Ngoc Thao, the former director of wholly owned unit PNJ Laboratory, of involvement in a criminal network that allegedly...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 15Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning, urges public to take precautionsThe Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning at 10.05am on Wednesday and urged residents to take precautions such as staying away from watercourses. The forecaster warned that widespread heavy rain could affect Hong Kong in a couple of hours and that intense gusts could continue to affect the city. It told residents to stay vigilant during the adverse weather. “This means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 30mm in an hour, and is...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 15Why and how the media industry can fit into Hong Kong’s first 5-year planMainstream media, particularly in Hong Kong, have historically been conservative in their research and development spending. Media executives prefer to shop for off-the-shelf solutions, treating technology as back-office support rather than a core growth engine. This mode of operation now faces an existential challenge amid the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI), large language models and Web3 technologies. Concurrently, these developments offer Hong Kong’s media industry fresh...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 15Relief and anxiety as Hong Kong students receive their DSE resultsSecondary Six students across Hong Kong are getting their results on Wednesday for the city’s university entrance examinations. They are returning to their schools to collect result slips for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), which grades most subjects on a seven-level scale from 1 to 5**. A total of 24 top scorers from 15 schools were recorded this year. Fourteen male and 10 female students achieved a perfect score of 5** in six subjects, along with an “attained” result in citizenship...South China Morning Post
HEALTHJul 14Baby Rufus in urgent need of heart donation, Hong Kong health authorities sayHong Kong health authorities have made an urgent appeal for a heart transplant for a six-month-old boy in a critical condition, saying the Hospital Authority will also seek assistance from mainland China soon. An authority spokesman said on Tuesday evening that six-month-old Rufus, who suffers from dilated cardiomyopathy and is in the paediatric intensive care unit at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, urgently needed a heart transplant. “Given the critical condition of the patient, in addition to...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 142 men arrested over 123 ‘crash-for-cash’ traffic accidents in Hong KongHong Kong police have arrested a 21-year-old student and a jobless 19-year-old on suspicion of deliberately causing more than 120 traffic accidents across the city in “crash-for-cash” scams, racking up more than HK$1 million (US$127,570) in fraudulent compensation. Chief Inspector Tam Tsz-wai of the New Territories North regional crime unit said officers suspected the pair were linked to 123 staged traffic accidents between May last year and this July. “We believe the 21-year-old was the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 14More safety signs added for new Hong Kong overpass after 5 crashes in 3 daysFive traffic accidents have occurred on Tsuen Wan Road within the first three days of the launch of a new overpass, prompting Hong Kong transport authorities to install additional signage reminding motorists of the new arrangements. Three of the incidents occurred within 15 minutes of each other on Tuesday morning along Tsuen Wan Road, involving a total of eight vehicles and leaving one person injured. The new single-lane bridge, which opened on Sunday, links the Kowloon-bound fast lane of Tsuen...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 14Hong Kong Book Fair vendors on the same page about this year’s salesHong Kong booksellers are hoping to match last year’s business levels for the 2026 edition of the city’s annual book fair, with some vendors expressing little optimism during a period of prolonged downturn for the publishing and retail sectors. The seven-day Hong Kong Book Fair, which runs in tandem with the Sports and Leisure Expo and the World of Snacks, opens on Wednesday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. The three events are set to bring together more than 770 exhibitors...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 14Hong Kong gazettes bill to enable joint immigration checks at Shenzhen crossingHong Kong authorities have gazetted a new law regulating an upgraded border crossing between the city and Shenzhen, marking another major step towards introducing a joint clearance model that is expected to cut clearance times from 30 minutes to five. The Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill was gazetted on Tuesday, with a Security Bureau spokesman saying the official opening date of the upgraded port had yet to be finalised with mainland Chinese authorities. “The official opening date is to...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 14Hong Kong national security laws must be constantly improved: ex-Beijing officialHong Kong’s national security laws must be continually improved to address risks and close loopholes amid geopolitical tensions, a former senior mainland Chinese official overseeing the city’s affairs has said, while insisting they are less stringent than those in the United States and the United Kingdom. Wang Zhenmin, former bureau chief of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Office (HKMAO), made the remarks at a seminar organised by the semi-official Chinese Association of Hong Kong and...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 14Hong Kong woman gets 10 years in jail for luring victims into gang’s extortion plotA Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assisting in robbing three people as a teenager by luring them to a deserted location before her fellow gang members attacked them and took nude photos for extortion. The High Court sentenced 23-year-old Hau Yan-ki on Tuesday after a jury rejected her assertion that she had mistakenly believed she was just helping her friends to collect debts from the victims. She was among six people – two women and four men – arrested in connection...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 14Story ends as another Hong Kong indie bookshop closes amid ‘losses, red lines’An independent Hong Kong bookshop founded by journalists has announced that it will close on August 30, citing financial losses and “hard-to-grasp red lines”. In a statement posted on social media on Tuesday, the bookstore Have a Nice Stay said its decision was driven by the broader social environment, financial strain, staff development considerations, and the mental and physical well-being of its team and their families. The statement pointed to what it described as “hard-to-grasp red lines”,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 14How Yung Kee and other Hong Kong heritage brands innovate to thrive in challenging timesHong Kong heritage brands, such as Yung Kee, are innovating to succeed in difficult economic conditions. This article explores strategies employed by established businesses to adapt to contemporary challenges.scmp.com · China
WORLDJul 14Hong Kong couple file complaint with UN over Swedish custody plans for daughterA Hong Kong couple have lodged a complaint with the United Nations for alleged breach of human rights after Swedish authorities applied to permanently transfer the legal guardianship of their daughter to a local foster family. Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin said on Tuesday that they had filed their complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding Sweden’s handling of their four-year-old daughter, Lily, who was at the centre of a custody dispute. The unmarried couple alleged that Swedish...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 14Nigeria, Hong Kong sign double taxation agreement to boost investmentAccording to the minister, although the signing ceremony was held virtually, its significance remained profound as it reflected the shared commitment of both parties to strengthening economic cooperation and creating a more conducive environment for cross-border trade and investment. The post Nigeria, Hong Kong sign double taxation agreement to boost investment appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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