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A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 aircraft at Hong Kong International Airport. In recent years, the airline has taken a greater interest in aircraft made by European aerospace corporation Airbus. Photo: Harvey Kong
Hong Kong transport

No need for Hong Kong to reject Boeing aircraft deliveries, experts say

Hong Kong doesn’t have to follow mainland Chinese airlines, they say, arguing move could undermine its status as aviation hub.

Hong Kong society

Vigil for Hong Kong’s Lee Shau-kee: political heavyweights, residents pay respects

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong economy to post solid growth in first quarter: finance chief Paul Chan

Architecture and design

In Hong Kong, Editecture creates sustainable designs for brands like L’Occitane

‘Turning waste to wonder’ is the motto driving design firm Editecture’s sustainability projects – here’s how they give plastics new purpose.

Jacqueline Chak and Genevieve Chew, co-founders of Editecture pose for a portrait at Editecture’s studio in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s largest flex-office provider seeks deals with landlords

Partnering with International Workplace Group ‘makes a lot of sense to tap into growing demand for hybrid working’, CEO says.

Hong Kong society

Why are Hong Kong’s elderly slow to accept subsidised mainland care home spaces?

City’s ageing population prompts government to introduce raft of measures to encourage more elderly residents to move across the border.

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Hong Kong transport

Fault causes over 6 hours of service disruptions on Hong Kong’s East Rail line

MTR Corp says normal operations resumed after emergency repairs completed and engineer’s train cleared from tracks between Sha Tin and Fo Tan.

Trains carrying passengers had been forced to run on a single track between two stops. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong retail rents have further to fall amid spending dip

Leasing activity is strong as operators seize on bargain rents to upgrade, but shopping trends worry landlords, suppress investment.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong could reward those behind 700 tip-offs leading to reclaimed flats

Each report could lead to an award of up to HK$3,000 for useful information under incentive scheme.

From our archives

How a 1993 MTR train incident sparked an expensive re-engineering

Three carriages became detached from a rush hour train as the coupling system failed, leaving people stranded near Tsuen Wan.

Alan Cooksey, a British railway expert brought in from the UK a month after the incident, examines the train couplings. Photo: SCMP Archives
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police recover stolen cat from Sham Shui Po store, arrest 2

Officers identified suspects, 46-year-old woman and 43-year-old man, after examining CCTV footage.

The cat was taken from a food retail and wholesale store in Lai Tsui shopping centre in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Hong Kong police
Hong Kong transport

43% jump in elderly taxi drivers involved in accidents in Hong Kong since 2022

Latest figures by Transport Department prompts some industry leaders to ask if tighter regulations needed to assess fitness of older cabbies.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | How the coming new anti-smoking measures in Hong Kong will affect you

Government reveals more details on eight of 10 tobacco control measures in amended bill, including coming ban on alternative smoking products.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Nearly 100 Hongkongers lose HK$90 million in 1 week through investment scams

Fraudsters pose as investing gurus with insider knowledge on stocks and crypto, with one victim scammed out of HK$10 million, police say.

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Police have said they received nearly 100 reports of online investment scams over the past week, with victims’ financial losses exceeding HK$90 million. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong property

Investors pile into Hong Kong’s largest housing project since 1999

Sun Hung Kai Properties sold all 318 flats in the first batch of its Sierra Sea project in the New Territories.

Property sale the Sierra Sea project at the sales room of Sun Hung Kai Properties at ICC in West Kowloon on 26 April 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Accidents and personal safety

2 injured by piece of bamboo that fell from scaffolding in Hong Kong

One man struck on forehead and left bleeding, while another reported chest pains.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s new tobacco control measures won’t affect tourists: official

Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee says authorities have already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting new measures.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Ant pays US$362 million to buy Hong Kong retail broker Bright Smart

Ant Group agreed to pay HK$2.81 billion (US$362.2 million) for 50.55 per cent of Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group.

Bright Smart Securities branch on Nathan Road in Kowloon. Photo: Google
Education in Hong Kong

Geopolitics could push mainlanders to avoid US universities: Hong Kong minister

Christine Choi also says Hong Kong institutions should accept more non-local students gradually to maintain teaching quality.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes 2.6 tonnes of drugs worth HK$1 billion in first quarter

More than 100 arrested in air-land-sea anti-narcotics operation, with 33 per cent increase in drug haul compared with same period in 2024.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to tighten regulation of counsellors following misconduct case

Experts call on authorities to set up statutory registration system and grant legal exemptions to professional organisations to publicly address wrongdoings.

Experts have urged authorities to set up a statutory registration system and grant legal exemptions to professional organisations. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Why seeing Hong Kong through Wong Kar-wai’s lens matters

Hong Kong doesn’t need to chase the sameness of Coldplay concerts and viral trends. It needs to be assured in its own taste.

A view of a food stall in Central in 2020. Whether it’s incense coils, plastic stools or the beauty of a Wong Kar-wai film, Hong Kong is capable of absorbing global aesthetic influences and expressing them in a vocabulary that feels local and lived in. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Meet the young women leaping to prominence in Hong Kong’s lion dance scene

The Kwok’s Girls of Kwok’s Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team are breaking gender barriers and bringing new energy to a traditional art form.

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Climate change

This week in PostMag: upcycled eggshells and eco-friendly practices

The keyword sustainability is mired in contradictions, but HK designers are taking steps to be greener, even showcasing at Milan Design Week.

Venture capital market

China life sciences-focused Dalton Venture expands operations to Hong Kong

The venture capital firm expects the size of its potential new fund in Hong Kong to range between US$103 million to US$129 million.

Dalton Venture’s Hong Kong arm is expected to focus investments on life sciences and artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Zhejiang mission by Lee another feather in integration cap

Hong Kong and mainland China city can only benefit from new cooperation mechanism, wide range of deals signed and hi-tech push.

Chief Executive John Lee led a delegation to visit Zhejiang ahead of signing comprehensive cooperation agreements between Hong Kong and the province. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong to launch local ChatGPT-style AI tool in second half of year

Innovation minister Sun Dong says ‘HKGAI V1’ able to answer ‘all kinds of questions’, but some work to do on safety.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong eyes turning Hung Hom waterfront into yacht bay for rich tourists

Development Bureau unveils preliminary development proposal for HK$10 billion to HK$20 billion project around Hong Kong Coliseum.

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