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BUSINESSJul 14Mainland Chinese firms on Hong Kong-led trip to Central Asia eye city listing: John LeeMany mainland Chinese businesses that joined a Hong Kong-led delegation to Central Asia last month are preparing to list in the city to raise capital for global expansion, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has revealed. At a summit on Tuesday, the city leader stressed that Hong Kong would continue to leverage its role as a “superconnector” and “super value-adder” to support businesses expanding overseas, amid accelerating global shifts and protectionism that were disrupting the international...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 14How Yung Kee and other Hong Kong heritage brands innovate to thrive in challenging timesFrom franchising to diversification, Hong Kong’s heritage brands and long-running family businesses are looking for ways to navigate challenging times amid changing consumption patterns and soaring costs. Second- and third-generation stewards of three local brands – charcoal-roasted goose restaurant Yung Kee, toy manufacturer Kader Holdings and construction group Asia Allied Infrastructure – are using different strategies to adapt to the changing times, they explained recently in an interview...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 14Shein’s Donald Tang passing baton to CEO Sky Xu ahead of Hong Kong listing: ReutersA key figure at Shein is transferring leadership to the current CEO in anticipation of the company's Hong Kong stock listing. This indicates a significant internal transition and public market debut for the firm.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSJul 14Nigeria, Hong Kong sign double taxation treaty to boost trade, investmentThe agreement is expected to eliminate double taxation on income earned in both jurisdictions, strengthen tax cooperation and encourage greater cross-border investment. The post Nigeria, Hong Kong sign double taxation treaty to boost trade, investment appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTERJul 14What made Hong Kong's Tai Po fire so deadly?South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 13Celebrated Hong Kong film producer Shi Nan-sun dies at age 75Veteran Hong Kong film producer Shi Nan-sun, one of the most influential figures of the city’s golden age of cinema, has died at the age of 75 after suffering multiple organ failure caused by a bacterial infection. Film Workshop, the company she co-founded with her former husband, acclaimed director Tsui Hark, said Shi died peacefully at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital at 8.51pm on Monday, surrounded by loved ones. “Ms Shi had been in declining health since 2022 due to complications...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 13Hong Kong’s Star Ferry seeks 30% fare rise, eyes pet-friendly serviceHong Kong’s Star Ferry has applied to raise fares by about 30 per cent across its two franchised routes, citing rising operating costs, while proposing a new pet-friendly service between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui. The operator applied in March to raise fares on its two franchised routes by between 80 HK cents and HK$2 (10 and 25 US cents) per journey, according to a government paper submitted ahead of a Legislative Council transport panel meeting scheduled for Friday. Adult weekday fares for...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 13Hong Kong police officer gets nearly 2 years for upskirt filming, gun grabA Hong Kong police officer has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for filming upskirt footage of a woman and attempting to grab a colleague’s handgun to kill himself after his arrest last year. A deputy district judge handed down the sentence at West Kowloon Court on Monday after Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, admitted the thrill of breaking the law drove him to commit the offence against the woman on January 15, 2025. Ko, a married father of two with 15 years of service, had been under...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 13Futu expects mainland brokerage business to shrink but vows to keep Hong Kong outletsFutu Holdings, the Nasdaq listed Chinese broker that was recently penalised by China’s securities regulator, said it expects a gradual fall off in mainland business but has no plan to cut Hong Kong outlets. Mainland Chinese-funded accounts had dropped to 13 per cent of its total and their combined size was 17 per cent of total client assets at the end of March 2026, the broker said in a briefing in Hong Kong on Monday, without providing comparison figures. “It will definitely see a gradual...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 13Hong Kong offers HK$45,000 to welfare recipients who secure steady jobsHong Kong residents on government welfare can receive cash incentives of up to HK$45,000 (US$5,740) over three years if they secure stable employment and transition to a scheme that promotes self-reliance, authorities announced on Monday. The cash incentive scheme, funded by the Community Care Fund, will launch on October 1. It targets families moving from the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) scheme to the Working Family Allowance (WFA), which supports employed households. “The...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 13Off-duty Hong Kong firefighter turns himself in over viral shopping centre rowAn off-duty Hong Kong firefighter has been arrested after surrendering to police over an alleged assault, the South China Morning Post has learned, following a viral video showing him shouting at and shoving a young couple in a Mong Kok shopping centre. A source said on Monday that the 48-year-old man turned himself in at Mong Kok Police Station on Sunday, accompanied by his wife. He told police he was a firefighter. “The arrestee admitted that he had acted that way as he suspected the [other]...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 13Hong Kong Observatory may issue T1 signal between Monday night, Tuesday morningHong Kong’s weather forecaster may issue a No 1 typhoon standby signal between Monday evening and Tuesday morning, warning that the city should brace for heavy rainstorms. The Observatory said on Monday at 12.30pm that an area of low pressure over the northern part of the South China Sea would edge closer to the coast of Guangdong province, with the associated cloud bands expected to take time to consolidate. “Whether it will develop into a tropical depression will only become more certain when...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 13Why Hong Kong must fill seat vacated by lawmaker promptlyThe government has a lot on its plate right now, especially with public consultations under way for the chief executive’s last policy address of his current term and for the city’s first five-year plan. But there is an urgent matter it must address as soon as possible. The resignation of William Wong Kam-fai from the Legislative Council means there is a vacant seat for the Election Committee constituency. There should not be any delays in filling the seat. The longer the government stays silent...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 13Hong Kong IB students beat the global average this year. Here’s how they did itHong Kong’s robust tutoring and exam drilling culture contributed to the exceptional performance of local students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, principals have said, after the city surpassed the average global score by nearly 20 per cent. At least 73 students from 17 Hong Kong schools achieved perfect scores in the latest IB Diploma Programme this year, with official data showing the city’s overall average score and its proportion of top-tier achievers significantly surpassed...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 13Are HSBC shares set for a turnover bump owing to Hong Kong’s board-lot reform?Brokers expect HSBC Holdings, a staple in the portfolios of Hongkongers, to see a large increase in interest from both local and international investors, as the stock’s minimum trading unit is set to change as part of the stock exchange’s board-lot reform process. Investors have long sought the change for the stock – known as a “widow and orphan” stock, as it pays a high dividend while bearing low risk – because its 400-share lot put it out of reach for many. At that level, retail investors had...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 12Hong Kong developers ready new home launches amid forecasts of muted price increasesSome of Hong Kong’s largest developers, including Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) and Wheelock Properties, are set to release new units in residential projects this month amid an expected cooling of price increases. SHKP, the city’s largest developer in terms of market capitalisation, released the price list for 120 units at its Garden Regency project in Kam Tin North in the New Territories on Tuesday. With maximum discounts of 16 per cent, the flats, ranging between 289 sq ft and 412 sq ft in...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 12How Hong Kong can draw line under the 2019-20 protests and move forwardHong Kong needs to give some serious and creative thought as to how best we, as a community, are going to draw a line under the events of the 2019-20 protest movement. That this was a serious and sad episode in our history cannot be denied or avoided. Thousands of well-meaning ordinary individuals joined public demonstrations, many for the first time in their lives. Whatever the flaws of the government’s extradition legislation and undoubted missteps in its political execution, and however...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 12Hong Kong’s dog-friendly licence scheme triggers fierce online debateHong Kong’s dog-friendly restaurant scheme has sparked a fierce online debate over public hygiene and pet behaviour, while a cafe chain branch opted out of the initiative just one day after it began. While more than 940 restaurants opened their doors to owners and their dogs on Thursday, clips showing pets licking plates and sitting on dining tables and chairs have gone viral online. But other internet users also made the case that many canine diners had been well-behaved. The debate raged as a...South China Morning Post
HEALTHJul 12How can Hong Kong age well?South China Morning Post
HEALTHJul 12‘I’m lonely’: why are 50% of Hong Kong’s elderly socially isolated – and what can help?In the first of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Fiona Sun examines rising social isolation among the elderly, its serious health risks and how activities and community support are helping seniors stay socially engaged. Chow Kam-shim, 92, and her husband Lau Moon-wing, 100, still face off against opponents every day on the boccia court at their residential home for the elderly in Hong Kong’s Po Lam. Focused and steady, the couple send coloured leather balls...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 12Brace for heavy rain and squally thunderstorms, Hong Kong Observatory warnsHong Kong’s observatory has warned of heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the city in the coming week, but said it remains uncertain whether the low-pressure trough driving the storms will develop into a tropical cyclone. A spokesman for the Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday that convective clouds associated with a broad trough of low pressure have been affecting the central South China Sea and are expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the city on Tuesday and...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 1265 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling densHong Kong police have arrested 65 people in a crackdown on a criminal syndicate accused of running unlicensed nightclubs and gambling dens, where suspects allegedly served illicit drugs and hired illegal workers as hostesses. Superintendent Ching Chi-yan said on Sunday that the force’s intelligence indicated a criminal syndicate was running illegal nightclubs inside industrial buildings in Hung Hom, as well as gambling dens in other areas of Kowloon West, prompting the operation. “Over the past...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 12Hong Kong probes civil service negligence in 15-year delay over baby blunder caseHong Kong authorities are reviewing whether any civil servant neglected their duties in a 15-year delay by the Medical Council in handling a complaint against a paediatrician linked to a boy’s permanent disability. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau told media on Sunday that delays had occurred in different areas that were not supposed to happen throughout the process of handling the case of newborn Li Yuanjian, after his mainland Chinese parents filed the complaint in 2010. The infant suffered a...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 12Hong Kong police arrest 9 in crackdown on dangerous drivingHong Kong police have arrested nine suspects, including two who were on a wanted list, for serious driving offences during a week-long crackdown on speeding and other road safety breaches. A police spokesman said on Sunday that officers in the New Territories North region launched the law enforcement operation from July 5 to Saturday to maintain road safety on the region’s highways. “The traffic headquarters of New Territories North has found in its analysis of highway traffic situations that...South China Morning Post
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