1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (374+ words) The Hong Kong Housing Authority has ordered the contractor to submit a comprehensive rectification plan after discovering substandard concrete in the structural components of three under-construction public housing blocks in Tung Chung. According to the official website, the main contractor…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (250+ words) Threading technology and connectivity into silk, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his team will wear student-designed ties, scarves and team badges as he delivers the city's first Five-Year Plan and his fifth Policy Address on Wednesday. Lee revealed the…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (325+ words) Sun Hung Kai Properties' (0016) underlying net profit for the year ended June 30, which excludes the effect of fair-value changes on investment properties, rose 4.55 percent year-on-year to HK$22.85 billion, boosted by strong property sales in Hong Kong. Net profit also grew…...

6+ day, 12+ min ago   (252+ words) More than 100 days into her spaceflight, Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will beam down to her former secondary school on Wednesday as she and the Shenzhou-23 crew lead an orbital "Tiangong Classroom" science session. The Education Bureau announced the event…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) A 70th birthday exhibition for Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing will bring his charisma back to life, with over 300 exhibits taking fans back to the superstar behind the spotlight. Organized by the Leisure and Cultural Service Department, the “Miss You Much....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (227+ words) Wellcome, one of Hong Kong’s largest supermarket chains, announced a partnership on Thursday with CJ Foods—South Korea’s leading food enterprise and parent company of the bibigo™ brand—to bring more than 100 Korean food products to Hong Kong. The collaboration…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) The beloved dog of firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in last year’s Wang Fuk Court blaze, has passed away, with his fiancée sharing an emotional farewell and saying the pet could now reunite among the stars with him. Ho, 37, who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) Legislative Council member Nixie Lam Lam has called for a high-level population policy task force to coordinate Hong Kong’s fertility measures, after the number of births fell below 30,000 over the past year. Speaking on a radio program on Wednesday, Lam…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) thestandard.com.hk A total of 5,768 sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in August, down 10.7 percent compared to last year, according to data released by the Land Registry on Wednesday. Among all, 4 019 were for residential…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) South Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about US$20 billion (HK$156 billion) in US dollars that SK Hynix sold after its US$26.5 billion American depositary receipt listing in July, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The…...