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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 […]
Warner Chappell Music Korea has appointed Sophia Hong as Managing Director, effective immediately. She will be based in Seoul and will report to Arica Ng, President of Warner Chappell Music APAC. In this role, Hong will oversee the company’s music publishing business in South Korea, concentrating on “enhancing” its market presence and driving overall business […]
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 […]
© Provided by Xinhua A delegation of consular corps and business communities in Hong Kong visits Qingdao port, East China, on Oct. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Lu Yun)</figcapt Source link
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 […]
About 200 fish are reported to have been poisoned at a stall at a Hong Kong wet market. Police were called after a vendor in his 50s discovered dead fish in his trays at On Tai Market in On Tai Estate in Sau Mau Ping at around 10.40am on Monday, with losses estimated to be […]
HONG KONG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Following are the results from the WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open at Victoria Park here on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women’s singles round of 32 Priscilla Hon, Australia, bt Eudice Chong, Hong Kong, China, 6-3, 6-4 9-Bernarda Pera, United States, bt Sara Saito, Japan, 6-4, 6-4 Shi Han, […]
Lawmakers have slammed a promotional video touting Hong Kong as an international education hub as being “sloppy, mundane and misleading”, with an official promising to improve the film. The three-minute clip had already been broadcast at an international education fair in Australia in March and played up local delicacies, the proximity of the countryside and […]