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WORLDSep 7Hong Kong restaurant prosecuted after live newborn rat found in takeaway lunchboxHong Kong food safety authorities have prosecuted a restaurant after an investigation into claims that a newborn rat was found wriggling inside one of its takeaway lunchboxes uncovered unsatisfactory hygiene conditions. The lunchbox came from Wa Jer Restaurant, located in the Wah Sing Industrial Building on Wah Sing Street. A customer reportedly bought a HK$44 (US$5.60) set meal that included satay beef rice noodles, a ham omelette and a drink. When opening the takeaway box, she discovered a...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 7Hong Kong’s Nepalis gather for prayers on 13th day of flood mourningHundreds of Nepalis in Hong Kong gathered on Monday to pay tribute to thousands of victims of the flash flood in their homeland, marking the traditional 13th day of mourning since the disaster struck. The hour-long programme, organised by local community groups with support from the Nepalese consulate, coincided with a national day of mourning in Nepal on September 7. Addressing the crowd, Satish Gurung, the acting consul general for Nepal in Hong Kong, said it was a “very difficult time” for...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 7University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in CanadaA professor at Hong Kong’s oldest medical school has been suspended from clinical work and face-to-face teaching after the university discovered he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada following past sexual harassment allegations. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) confirmed on Monday that Peter Tanuseputro, a clinical professor in the department of family medicine and primary care, was asked to work from home after the university became aware of a professional misconduct ruling...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 7Hong Kong customs seizes 200 crickets, 13kg of cockroaches at border checkpointHong Kong customs officers have intercepted two travellers in separate cases at the Lo Wu border checkpoint for allegedly importing live insects commonly used as reptile feed. On Saturday, officers stopped a 71-year-old local man at the arrival hall and seized 200 crickets from his baggage, valued at about HK$2,000 (US$255). The following day, officers intercepted a 66-year-old local woman at the same checkpoint carrying 13kg (28.6 lbs) of dubia roaches, worth about HK$3,900, in her...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lendHong Kong landlords and property industry figures are accusing banks of deepening the city’s shop slump by pulling back from commercial mortgages, leaving more potential buyers unable to secure financing even though property values have fallen sharply. Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong’s residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said. Shih Wing-ching, founder of Centaline Property, said banks tended...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7SCMP partners with top Kazakh university to deepen Hong Kong’s Central Asia tiesThe South China Morning Post has signed an agreement with a leading university in Kazakhstan to foster the exchange of knowledge between East and Central Asia while extending Hong Kong’s media presence in the region. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Monday in Astana, just ahead of the SCMP’s China Conference: Central Asia 2026, a flagship event making its debut in the region. According to the agreement, the strategic partnership formalises links between the SCMP and Nazarbayev...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7Chinese firms’ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong, senior bankers sayHong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives. The city’s deep sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could help channel capital into green and climate-resilience projects across developing economies, executives from Bank of China (Hong Kong), DBS,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7Hong Kong a ‘trusted partner’ to drive Central Asia growth, city leader saysHong Kong is committed to being a “trusted partner” in driving Central Asia’s emergence as a global growth engine, according to the city’s leader, who hailed the substantial outcomes achieved since his landmark mission to the region. In a virtual appearance at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Central Asia 2026 held in Astana on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that a bank in his June delegation had since backed the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with US$785 million...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 72 Hong Kong travel agencies, guide stripped of licences over ‘coerced shopping’Hong Kong’s tourism watchdog has revoked the licences of two travel agencies and a guide after finding they failed to protect members of mainland Chinese tour groups from “coerced shopping”. The Travel Industry Authority said on Monday that the licences of Go Go Ming Travel Services, Grandee Travel Company and guide Sun Kwun-ying were revoked with immediate effect. “The authority adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards coerced shopping and any conduct that damages the reputation of Hong Kong’s...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 7Didi to apply for driverless vehicle tests in Hong Kong this yearMainland Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing will apply to test autonomous vehicles in a Hong Kong urban area this year, a government adviser has revealed, with the trial runs potentially being expanded later on to cover more new development areas. The announcement followed a visit to Didi’s Beijing headquarters last Wednesday by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan and a group of lawmakers. Gary Zhang Xinyu, a member of the Transport Department’s working group for promoting...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7Hong Kong Positioned to Become a Leading Hub for Nature and Blue FinanceHong Kong is strategically positioned to become a leading hub for nature and blue finance. This indicates a focused effort on sustainable financial development within the region.portal.sina.com.hk · Hong Kong
WORLDSep 7Hong Kong’s local schools should not have to brace for the worstThe vast majority of Hong Kong’s students are back in school now. With traffic expected to be horrendous last week, it was good that the government sounded the warning early, urging residents to allow more time for their morning commute. The government did more than that, actually. The Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre was working at its highest operational tier at 6.30am on September 1 to monitor and coordinate public transport and traffic flow. Deployment of staff on the ground ensured...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7Hong Kong’s yuan pool is growing. Can it turn liquidity into global demand?Hong Kong’s top financial regulators have urged local banks to make greater use of the city’s growing pool of offshore yuan liquidity, while also flagging the need to prepare for a coming wave of autonomous AI systems used in the financial sector. Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), called on lenders to leverage their international networks to expand the Chinese...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 7European chamber chief in Hong Kong heads to Brussels to ‘reset city’s image’The head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (EuroCham) aims to “reset” perceptions about the financial hub during the organisation’s first-ever “door-knock” mission to Brussels, emphasising that the city remains “significantly, fundamentally” distinct from its mainland Chinese counterparts. With Hong Kong set to unveil its first five-year plan on September 16 – the same day the mission begins – chairman Johannes Hack told the South China Morning Post that the city lacked a clear...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 6Hong Kong to review bookings for famous Sai Kung trail after high no-show rateHong Kong authorities will review a new reservation system for a Sai Kung trail famed for its dramatic volcanic rock columns after the National Day “golden week” in October, following large numbers of no-shows during the first two trial runs. Only 1,560 registered and walk-in patrons arrived at Po Pin Chau on Saturday and Sunday, despite 3,230 people having made bookings under the real-name reservation system. Lawmakers and a district councillor have called for more on-site quotas, clearer...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 6Curiosity beats perfect statements, UK elite universities tell Hong Kong studentsElite British universities are prioritising authentic curiosity and academic resilience over rigid test prep and “perfect personal statements”, top admissions officials have told an education summit in Hong Kong. Representatives from the “golden triangle”, including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and King’s College London, spoke on day two of the Global Education Summit, co-organised by the South China Morning Post and HSBC Premier. The session focused on studying...South China Morning Post
HEALTHSep 6‘There are trade-offs’: how Hong Kong patients can use telemedicine wiselyIn the fourth instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong’s growing wellness trends, Lo Hoi-ying examines how telehealth is reshaping access to care, as practitioners warn it cannot fully replace in-person diagnosis. Hong Kong housewife Chan Ket-yee, nearly 60, has battled severe eczema on her neck and underarms for decades. Splitting her time between the United Kingdom and the city, Chan saw a dramatic improvement after visiting a Hong Kong public dermatologist, whose...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 6Hong Kong to propel belt and road market expansion, finance chief saysHong Kong will step up support for belt and road enterprises seeking to expand into new markets and tap regional growth, reinforcing its role as a pivotal business hub and platform for deeper exchanges, the city’s finance chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Paul Chan Mo-po also pointed to strong growth in emerging markets and developing economies in recent years, citing International Monetary Fund projections of a further 3.8 per cent and 4.5 per cent expansion respectively over the...South China Morning Post
HEALTHSep 6Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chiefHong Kong labour authorities are open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease, the city’s labour chief has said, acknowledging the revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days last month. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said retrospective modelling showed the revised system would have issued a black warning on August 8 and a red alert on August 9, when the Observatory recorded 36.9 degrees Celsius (98.4 Fahrenheit) at its...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 6Fatal cycling accidents in Hong Kong more than double in first half of 2026Fatal cycling accidents in Hong Kong more than doubled in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, with nine deaths recorded, as police point to cyclists ignoring traffic signals and road signs. Overall, there were 59 fatal traffic accidents in the first six months of the year, killing 63 people, up more than 40 per cent from a year earlier. Fatal cases involving bicycles surged 125 per cent, accounting for nine of those deaths. “Most cyclists tend to ignore traffic signals and road...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 6Calls for Hong Kong anti-stalking law after man acquitted of following teen girlLawmakers and a government adviser have called for anti-stalking legislation to close a loophole that makes prosecuting repeated harassment difficult in Hong Kong, following the acquittal of a man who followed a teenage girl to her secondary school classroom. Some experts said the government should revisit a proposal for such legislation raised 26 years ago, after the magistrate who acquitted the defendant of a loitering charge also noted the absence of laws to criminalise stalking under certain...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 6Elderly hiker airlifted to hospital after collapsing at scenic spot in Hong KongAn elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after collapsing while hiking at a popular scenic spot in southern Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 9.13am on Sunday from a passer-by about an incident involving a man in his seventies at Yuk Kwai Shan on Ap Lei Chau An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, while a Government Flying Service helicopter took him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. Yuk Kwai Shan, also known as Mount Johnston, is a scenic spot...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 6Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctionsShipments hit record high with almost 100 tonnes imported from Russia in first seven months of this yearFinancial Times
BUSINESSSep 6Red tape, high cost: can Hong Kong’s new yacht scheme chart a smoother course?Retired harbour pilot Alex Yu Chi-leung sailed his 50-foot wooden yacht, Bowline, from Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Dongao Island in Zhuhai under a new cross-border yachting scheme last week, but bureaucratic hurdles and shallow waters tempered the excitement of the leisure trip. It was Yu’s first voyage under the scheme, but it could also be his last unless mainland Chinese authorities improve certain requirements. “If the procedures are simplified – because right now they are too numerous,...South China Morning Post
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