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Event organiser Chainlink, a blockchain infrastructure firm, said 2,000 people attended the two-day conference that kicked off at Kerry Hotel in Hung Hom on Wednesday. SmartCon is larger this year than in the past, according to the company. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, under secretary for financial services and the treasury, gave opening remarks to kick off […]
Tens of thousands of costumed revellers headed to bars and pubs in the popular Hong Kong entertainment district of Lan Kwai Fong on Thursday night to celebrate Halloween, but business was less than satisfactory for some owners. Revellers began filling the narrow lanes of Lan Kwai Fong in the early evening, with those possessing a […]
RIYADH, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the Hong Kong equity market debuted Wednesday on the Saudi Stock Exchange. With an initial size of over 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, the ETF, the Albilad CSOP MSCI Hong Kong China Equity ETF, became the largest ETF in the Middle East upon its […]
British number one Katie Boulter is into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open after a straight-sets win over China’s Wang Xiyu. The 28-year-old, searching for her third title of the year, beat Wang 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in two hours 15 minutes. Second seed Boulter needed a tie-break to win a hard-fought first set before […]
Keeping average blood sugar levels below 7 per cent can help reduce the risk of developing colorectal or liver cancer in diabetics by about 30 per cent, a University of Hong Kong team has found in citywide studies covering data from more than 140,000 patients. Releasing their findings on Wednesday, the researchers said they conducted […]
Hong Kong’s conservation department has suggested authorities give it the power to temporarily block off part of the city’s waters and consider a ban on whale watching as part of protection measures, following the death of one of the marine mammals last year. But Dolphin Conservation Society chairman Taison Chang Kai-tai on Wednesday cast doubt […]
Britain’s Katie Boulter made light work of Japan’s Aoi Ito to reach the second round of the Hong Kong Open. Second seed Boulter beat world number 156 Aoi 6-4 6-4. Boulter has enjoyed a career-best season, winning two WTA Tour titles and reaching a high of 27 in the world rankings. The 28-year-old thanked the […]
Hong Kong’s main technology park operator and Saudi Arabia’s start-up incubator have agreed to collaborate, giving fintech companies in the city access to financing from a Middle East fund to pursue their growth ambitions. Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) and Beta Lab signed an agreement in Riyadh on Tuesday as the annual Future […]
A Hong Kong taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after leading police on a 6km (3.7 mile) car chase from Sha Tin to Lai Chi Kok. The pursuit ended at around 5am on Tuesday when the 56-year-old man’s taxi was intercepted on Tsing Sha Highway near Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre […]
Hongkongers will now have the chance to help honour the city’s unsung heroes by voting for the 27 individuals and groups shortlisted in an annual initiative celebrating their achievements. The Spirit of Hong Kong Awards is co-organised by the South China Morning Post and property developer Sino Group with an aim to recognise those who […]