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WORLDSep 4Hong Kong proposes grade 2 heritage status for Kennedy Town selfie spot sea wallA sea wall at a popular selfie spot on Kennedy Town’s waterfront could soon gain grade two status after authorities proposed listing it as a historic structure, although experts say creative storytelling will be key to bringing the site’s heritage to life. According to a document from the Antiquities and Monuments Office, the Historic Buildings Assessment Panel recommended that the New Praya sea wall be given grade two status following an assessment. Subject to members’ endorsement, the office...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 43 easy wins to modernise Hong Kong’s education systemMuch has been said about Hong Kong’s vitality as a higher education hub. Yet, a radical rethink of our primary and secondary school system is equally necessary. The need for a blueprint has never been clearer. Our world is increasingly defined by the powerful forces of automation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical tensions and flux, as well as conflicting values and perspectives. Workplaces and communities alike demand talent in possession of relational intelligence,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Hong Kong poised to top New York, London in finance-hub ranking: GFCI creatorAn Asian city will eventually overtake London and New York as the world’s leading financial centre, with Hong Kong well placed to compete for the top spot given its legal predictability and low tax burden, according to the creator of a closely watched ranking of financial hubs. “It’s going to happen because it’s so tight,” said Michael Mainelli, chairman of London-based think tank Z/Yen Group, in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, referring to the narrowing gap between...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 3Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’A Hong Kong Nepalese man is searching for his cousin who is missing after the catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet. Y.B. Gurung, a 64-year-old retiree, told the South China Morning Post that he last spoke with his tour guide cousin Raju Gurung, 40, at 8am on August 26, shortly before a massive glacial collapse triggered the flash flood that washed away villages and left at least 1,225 people dead. “I cannot sleep every night. I am praying every day that he was...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 3Outcry over ‘weapons of love’ forces Hong Kong charity to scrap student contestA leading Hong Kong charity has called off a student eco-bag design contest meant to counter domestic violence following public backlash over its directive for pupils to draw inspiration from objects commonly linked to household abuse. Po Leung Kuk confirmed on Thursday that it had scrapped the competition, which was organised by its family crisis support service and funded by the Social Welfare Department. The charity said the event “might have caused misunderstanding and concern”, although its...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Moonshot AI – creator of Kimi K3 model – has filed for Hong Kong IPO: sourcesChinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI – developer of the leading Kimi K3 model – has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, as the firm seeks to tap public markets to fund its rapid expansion. The Beijing-based company was targeting a Hong Kong listing as early as the first quarter of 2027, the sources told the South China Morning Post, asking not to be identified as the information was private. The...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 3What a Trump official’s dig at Harvard means for Hong KongA cabinet secretary fretting about his daughter’s university choice might once have been considered a private family matter. In Donald Trump’s America, it has become official content. US transport secretary Sean Duffy recently appeared with his family in a road trip series carried on the department’s YouTube page. In one episode, his daughter, Paloma, said if she were admitted to Harvard University, she would probably urge her parents to let her attend. Duffy, however, warned the university had...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3CNBC to close Hong Kong operations, scrap international shows in major overhaulUS business television network CNBC is closing its Hong Kong office and pulling the plug on several flagship international daily shows as part of a major operational overhaul across Asia and Europe. The decision was communicated to staff on Wednesday in an internal memo from the company’s executive management. According to the memo seen by the South China Morning Post, the broadcaster’s management said it made “a number of very difficult decisions” after evaluating its international programming,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Hong Kong regulator reclassifies certain funds with exposure to private marketsHong Kong’s market regulator has reclassified some of the city’s authorised funds with exposure to private market assets above a certain amount as complex products, raising the threshold for selling these products to retail investors. Funds with exposures to direct or indirect private market assets amounting to 50 per cent or more of their net asset value would be recategorised. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said that it observed some funds gaining indirect exposure to private...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 3Historic Hong Kong pawn shop gets new lease on life as vibrant community spaceInside a pre-war building in the heart of Hong Kong’s busy Wan Chai district, coffee, curios and Cantopop are now the fresh attractions breathing new energy into a historic pawn shop that closed its doors two years ago. As the nostalgic tunes of late Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing spin on vinyl and fill the air, curious passers-by step inside to see the shop – located in the venerable tong lau or tenement building – that’s been granted a new lease on life. Built in 1924, the four-storey...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3As hordes head to Shenzhen, Hong Kong bars, restaurants sign up for more floor spaceHong Kong’s food and beverage (F&B) operators, both new and existing players, signed leases for 155,000 sq ft of new floor space in the second quarter of this year, a record high for the sector and more than double the amount registered in the first quarter, according to property consultancy CBRE. In the first half of the year, they snapped up 230,000 sq ft of new space, CBRE data showed. However, analysts said the city’s selective and narrow-based retailing recovery was forcing brands and...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 3Hong Kong considers DNA testing amid concerns over ‘fighting dog’ classificationHong Kong authorities are considering genetic testing as a supplementary tool for identifying breeds, an official has said after enforcement action against suspected fighting dogs sparked public concern. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) also said on Thursday that owners could keep existing fighting dogs, provided they complied with statutory requirements, and urged owners not to abandon their pets. Dr Michelle Yeung Lee, the department’s principal veterinary officer,...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 33 women charged with fighting in Hong Kong mall granted bail, banned from venueA Hong Kong court has granted three women bail after they were charged with fighting in the children’s play area of a shopping centre and barred them from returning to the venue. Leung Lai-ha, 68, her 34-year-old daughter Ng Ka-wun and Xu Yang, 34, made their first appearance at Kwun Tong Court on Thursday to face charges after their altercation on August 26 at the atrium of APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong. Their confrontation was captured in a video posted on social media, and the three...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 3Creative industry mourns Hong Kong advertising ‘queen’ Kitty Lun Kit-yingThe global advertising industry is mourning the death of Hong Kong-born Meta Greater China creative chief Kitty Lun Kit-ying, who drowned in a swimming pool at a residential complex earlier this week. A source close to the investigation confirmed on Thursday that Lun was identified as the 70-year-old woman who died after drowning in the pool of Ville De Cascade in Fo Tan on Monday. She was seen swimming at about 5.20pm on Monday and was later pulled unconscious from the pool. Resuscitation was...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Mainland Chinese investors buy Hong Kong tech stocks in AI pivot, sell financialsChinese mainland investors rotated into Hong Kong stocks tied to artificial intelligence and pulled out of companies in traditional industries in August, taking advantage of a market dip to boost bets on the world’s most cutting-edge technology. AI model developer MiniMax Group logged net buying of HK$10.1 billion (US$1.29 billion) last month, the most among the Hong Kong-listed companies available for China’s onshore investors through the Stock Connect programme, according to data compiled by...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Hong Kong’s first high-end expo with yachts and supercars to launch in NovemberHong Kong will roll out its first cross-industry exhibition for high-end products ranging from haute jewellery to supercars, yachts and private jets in November, as part of efforts to attract big spenders and cement the city as a global conference and event capital. The South China Morning Post learned on Wednesday that the inaugural Festival of Connoisseurs will receive some of the HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) set aside in Hong Kong’s 2026-27 budget to attract large-scale international...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 3Hong Kong actor and dance pioneer Lau Siu-ming dies aged 94Hong Kong’s culture chief has paid tribute to veteran actor and dancer Lau Siu-ming following his death on Wednesday at the age of 94, praising his outstanding artistic achievements and contributions to the cultural sector. Lau, affectionately known as Ming Sir, died at about 6pm on Wednesday, according to media reports citing voice actor Ding Yue. Although the cause of death was not specified, Lau had reportedly been critically ill in recent years. “Ming Sir devoted his life to dance and the...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 3‘My nude became a sticker’: Hong Kong women say image abuse thrives despite lawFive years after a nude photo was taken without her consent, a woman opened Instagram to find the image had been turned into a sticker and sent back to her in a chat. Terrified that the sticker could already be circulating widely, the victim reached out to Emilia Wong Yue-kiu, a women’s rights activist and adult content creator who advocates for bodily autonomy. But Wong was pessimistic that reporting the case would help, noting it was just one of countless similar messages for help she had...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 3Rare large-scale MTR topside tender draws heavyweight Hong Kong developersTender submissions for the MTR Corporation’s Tuen Mun Area 16 Station phase two property development closed on Wednesday, with market sources saying top Hong Kong developers including CK Asset, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development submitted bids. A consortium comprising Sino Land, Kerry Properties, China Overseas Land & Investment and Great Eagle also submitted a bid, the sources added. MTR Corp said a total of four bids were received, and that they would be given detailed...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 23 key belt and road connectivities that Hong Kong drivesRecently, I joined Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah in Malaysia for the official opening of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur. The occasion marked an elevation in Hong Kong’s economic and trade ties with Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asian region. During the visit, Hong Kong’s Belt and Road Office hosted a forum that brought government officials, business leaders and professionals together for substantive discussions – underscoring...South China Morning Post
HEALTHSep 2Hong Kong police arrest clinic operator over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man and woman from a clinic on suspicion of selling a laboratory reagent as a bogus vaccine against more than 20 types of cancer. The arrests followed a joint operation by the Department of Health and police, during which investigators raided 13 premises linked to the company, said Frank Chan Ling-fung, an assistant director of health who oversees drug matters. Chan said there had been no reports of illness among people who had received the “WT1 cancer...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 2Man arrested over theft of HK$5,885 in foreign currency on Bangkok to Hong Kong flightHong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing nearly HK$6,000 (US$770) in foreign currency while flying to the city from Thailand, with a passenger allegedly capturing the incident on camera and reporting it to cabin crew. The force said the 57-year-old man was arrested for the alleged theft after the HK Express flight landed in the city shortly before midnight on Wednesday. While police estimated the currency was worth about HK$6,000, a source put the amount at 25,000 baht,...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 2Man arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$42 million worth of ‘space oil’Hong Kong customs has arrested a man and seized HK$42 million (US$5.3 million) worth of the illegal narcotic “space oil” from a drug workshop fitted with a semi-automated production line capable of producing up to 160,000 cartridges in a short period. Senior investigator Chan Kit-lun of the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation bureau said officers intercepted a suspicious man on Tuesday and escorted him to a property in Kam Tin, Yuen Long. Inside, they found more than 3,000...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 2Hong Kong to mark National Day with 23-minute fireworks show featuring sunflowersHong Kong will stage a 23-minute fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on China’s National Day on October 1 under the theme “Eternal Radiance”. The HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) extravaganza, exclusively sponsored by insurance provider Sun Life Hong Kong, will mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Coordinated by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the show will launch 31,888 pyrotechnic shells from nine firing points across three barges and six...South China Morning Post
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