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US President-elect Donald Trump may use legislation aimed at closing Hong Kong’s three trade offices in the country as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing in the hopes of achieving his foreign policy goals, political watchers have said. In response to inquiries from the Post about the former president’s political comeback and the implications […]
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 […]
Hong Kong’s cycling community have called for more public education about the importance of wearing helmets during the activity, but not all members of the scene have said they agree with the government’s plans to mandate the practice. The Transport Department said authorities were drafting amendments to the relevant legislation and would introduce the proposed […]
Without Pokemon Go, 16-year-old Cheng Yip-kai might never have met 75-year-old Lai Ching-lung, a renowned liver expert in Hong Kong and fellow enthusiast of the augmented reality mobile game. The Form Six student, who plays under the username Yekai0904, is the first Hongkonger to be crowned Pokemon Go world champion, attributing his win in August […]
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority plans to expand the capacity of its gold vault from 150 tonnes to 1,000 tonnes, in a bid to support the city’s ambitions of becoming a global trading hub for the precious metal amid fierce competition from Singapore. The authority on Monday said it was finalising the expansion plan for the […]
Preventing Hongkongers from spending their cash in mainland China would be an unrealistic and inappropriate move, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, arguing the city is in the midst of an economic upgrade and urging retailers to reinvent themselves. Speaking a day after his annual policy address, the city’s leader said the trend of […]