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Vivian Au
Reporter, Hong Kong
Vivian joined the Post as a reporter in 2024 and covers Hong Kong's housing, land and development. Prior to joining the Post, she was a reporter at Ming Pao Daily.
Head of city’s second-largest public housing provider says organisation has made ‘good progress’ and will continue to clamp down on misuse.
Lisa-Marie Tse revealed her two other dogs had died earlier this week after eating poison-laced meat left on a road.
‘This project could help retain the character of the city and will be a cultural quarter,’ architectural firm director says.
RunOurCity Foundation CEO Andes Leung says more could have been done to prevent half-marathon participants going beyond standard distance.
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Authority could bring forward rehousing schedule for those living at Wah Fu Estate to between 2034 and 2035.
Environment and Ecology Bureau says it has identified 37 agricultural priority areas comprising around 980 hectares of land.
But chief executive says court ruling will significantly affect the number of flats, density and completion date of the project.
‘Given the complexities and variables of the case, the government needs to reconsider the usage of this land,’ lawmaker Andrew Lam says.
While finance chief expresses optimism over support scheme will bring to economy, others doubt any boost will happen soon.
Professor Liu Pak-wai says geopolitical headwinds and integration with mainland China warrant reassessment of city’s land needs.
Professionals and lawmakers hail move as step in right direction, but say whether developers will take action depends on size of concessions they receive.
Schools should offer more comprehensive sex education, including teaching young people about safety measures, academic says.
Hub to include range of arrangements to facilitate collaboration, including two dedicated footbridges enabling researchers to cross the border.
Crowd control exercise will take place at Youth Sports Ground from 3.30pm to 8.45pm to test venue capacity and surrounding facilities.
Unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 11 per cent in 2020, compared with 5.8 per cent citywide.
Labour chief Chris Sun also says encouraging young people to work in Greater Bay Area will not exacerbate manpower shortage.
Customers of failed fitness chain Physical say they prepaid large amounts for services to be used over many years.
First residents able to move to Ngau Tam Mei development in 2034, as government unveils details after Beijing’s meeting with developers.
Baidu, which operates driverless taxis across the border in Wuhan, wants to test autonomous vehicles at Hong Kong airport.
KMB has applied to raise fares by 6.5 per cent, while Citybus is seeking an increase of about 10 per cent for most routes, Post learns.
Authorities say faster housing of applicants in New Territories counterbalanced by fewer homes available this quarter.
Setting a larger minimum size for subdivided flats would have meant delays in supplying homes to those affected, minister says.
Tse Chin-wan will link up with Chinese delegation, while former head of city’s weather forecaster warns over rising temperatures.
The local discovery of dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong thrust Michael Pittman into the spotlight but few are aware of the contributions he and others have made to the field.
Preliminary investigations suggest suspects did not know victim and triad activities not involved, police say.
Supply was originally expected to be restored at 6am on Monday, before it was pushed back to 7am, then 8am and eventually 10am.
City formalises 2,400 hectare park as studies show Chinese white dolphins have ‘greatly diminished’ in area since 2016 amid runway construction.
Housing Bureau to launch programme in January next year to help idenitify well-off tenants who are living in public housing.
Development costs, poor returns may be holding back developers from URA joint ventures, analysts say.
Housing Department tells Wong Tai Sin District Council the first stage of redevelopment will start in 2028 and the second between 2035 and 2036.
