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Hong Kong reopens: life after quarantine

A Muslim tourist at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront – Hong Kong wants to encourage more Muslim visitors to come to the city. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tourism

Can Muslim visitors boost tourism in Hong Kong?

Halal-certified food is not easy to find in the city, unfortunately – and language barriers are another challenge.

13 Nov 2024 - 5:02PM

Hong Kong housing

Opinion | How inaction sustains Hong Kong’s plague of subdivided flats

12 Oct 2024 - 11:01AMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Opinion | How John Lee can secure his legacy beyond national security legislation

22 Sep 2024 - 4:31PMvideocam

Hong Kong property

Chinachem’s Nina Hospitality aims to move up market, eyes overseas expansion

Nina’s managing director said it is looking at expanding on the mainland and overseas, while becoming an upscale hotel group in Hong Kong.

8 Sep 2024 - 5:00PM

Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West pictured on April 21, 2021. Photo: Winson Wong

Cathay Pacific

Opinion | Cathay Pacific should not be scapegoat for Hong Kong’s aviation woes

A look at the numbers suggests Hong Kong’s flag carrier is not to blame for the airport’s slow return to pre-pandemic levels.

12 Aug 2024 - 9:30AM

Hong Kong economy

The View | Why Hong Kong’s property market isn’t all doom and gloom

Hong Kong’s real estate sector has endured a series of shocks, yet it is far more resilient than dire reports of its state might suggest.

29 Jul 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong civil servants should get their pay rises, within limits

The government finds itself facing calls for civil servants’ pay to rise when it is trying to curb a ballooning budget deficit. This may be hard to swallow for Hongkongers amid a sluggish economy with small local businesses struggling.

20 May 2024 - 10:58AMvideocam

Civil servants leave the government offices in Tamar at lunch time on May 16. The 2024 Pay Trend Survey Report suggests rises of up to 5.47 per cent for civil servants this year. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong exhibition centre events near pre-Covid numbers

The number of events in the second half of 2023 hit 84 per cent of the pre-pandemic level and is on track to match it this year, top executive says.

11 Mar 2024 - 6:58PM

Hong Kong economy

Businesses on Hong Kong side of border struggle amid dwindling mainland shoppers

Empty shops, measly sales leave shop owners hoping talks on visa scheme will bring back day trippers.

21 Jan 2024 - 8:30PM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Time to showcase the real Hong Kong to draw tourists back

As the success of other destinations shows, Hong Kong does not need to reinvent the wheel to attract mainland and foreign visitors. The combined efforts of Cathay Pacific and the MTR Corporation can help promote the city’s unique local character.

17 Jan 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong should be doing more to promote struggling areas such as the Ladies’ Market, on Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | Why Cathay Pacific chaos is wake-up call for Hong Kong tourism sector

The increasing competitiveness of other cities and countries is a warning to Hong Kong that it must do more than restore the pre-pandemic status quo if it wants tourism to thrive, and that will require rethinking the assumptions guiding recovery plans and involving workers in discussions.

16 Jan 2024 - 5:22PM

A Cathay Pacific staff member helps passengers check in for their flights at a kiosk at Hong Kong International Airport on January 12. Cathay passengers have expressed frustration with the airline after a series of flight cancellations that the airline blamed on a lack of staffing because of an influenza outbreak. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Why a return to life before Covid is still out of Hong Kong’s grasp

A recent survey suggests Hongkongers see the city as more liveable, but it’s doubtful this means a return to pre-pandemic normality. To establish a new normal amid challenging societal and political conditions, Hong Kong leaders must address issues such as housing and cost of living.

2 Jan 2024 - 10:10AMvideocam

Hong Kong

How a Hong Kong start-up uses AI to bring personalised hair care to the masses

HairCoSys, a start-up founded in May 2021, is offering personalised hair care solutions with an AI powered platform that can detect and prevent hair loss.

24 Dec 2023 - 3:00PM

Hong Kong society

Visitors flock to Hong Kong product expo as ‘food plaza’ makes welcome return

The 57th edition of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo opened at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay.

16 Dec 2023 - 10:54PM

A visitor takes a tumble in a dash at the opening of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo at Victoria Park. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s Cathay to offer 3.8% pay rise but pilots’ union far from happy

Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association says pilots will need to fly more to achieve the rise offered because they are paid by the hour.

22 Nov 2023 - 3:42PM

Cathay Pacific and its budget carrier HK Express aim to reach 70 per cent of pre-pandemic flight capacity by the end of the year. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong slips to third place in global retail rents after New York and Milan

Hong Kong’s tourist hotspot of Tsim Sha Tsui retained its ranking as the most expensive retail destination in Asia-Pacific, but slipped to third place globally, according to a survey by Cushman & Wakefield.

21 Nov 2023 - 5:48PMvideocam

Hong Kong social distancing

Smoother travel along Hong Kong-mainland border after health declaration axed

Hongkongers heading north say crossing is more convenient after mainland authorities scrap mandatory health declaration introduced during Covid-19 pandemic.

1 Nov 2023 - 7:36PM

Hong Kong economy

‘Hongkongers unlikely to head north despite end to cross-border health declaration’

Tourism minister Kevin Yeung says change unlikely to affect flows over border, but catering, retail leaders say more needs to done to ensure residents spend at home.

30 Oct 2023 - 7:59PM

Mainland Chinese authorities will scrap a cross-border health declaration introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong

Last Covid-19 restriction on travel between Hong Kong and mainland China dropped

Travellers on both sides of the Hong Kong-mainland China border welcome end of health declaration and predict move will cut queues.

29 Oct 2023 - 9:56PM

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices at lowest level since 2017 amid high interest rates

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell by nearly 1.75 per cent in September to their lowest since April 2017, as elevated interest rates have dampened sentiment and kept buyers on the sidelines.

27 Oct 2023 - 3:33PM

Shenzhen

Thousands of Hongkongers flock to mainland China to mark tomb-sweeping festival

‘It’s our first time in three years,’ says one resident visiting cemetery in Shenzhen to sweep the graves of her parents.

23 Oct 2023 - 8:41PM

Grave sweepers in Hong Kong on Chung Yeung Festival. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hospital Authority chief warns of flu surge as Hong Kong enters mask-free winter

‘People, children in particular, will be more vulnerable as they have not been exposed to any major flu virus in the past three years,’ authority chief Tony Ko says.

22 Oct 2023 - 9:02PM

The number of flu infections is expected to be high, according to the Hospital Authority chief. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong economy

National Day long weekend to give HK$1.2 billion sparkle to Hong Kong dining

Restaurant industry figures predict the National Day long weekend take will be 50 per cent up on last year.

30 Sep 2023 - 9:00AM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s night scene: what will it take to get it alive and kicking again?

City is struggling to revive nightlife as it grapples with shifting tourism patterns, changed spending habits and economic slowdown after emerging from pandemic.

4 Oct 2023 - 5:40PM

Hong Kong economy

Shenzhen tourist plans spark calls from Hong Kong business chiefs for action

Shenzhen issues new document on measures to boost consumption, with a chapter dedicated to luring Hong Kong and Macau visitors to city.

17 Sep 2023 - 5:15AM

Many people now head to neighbouring Shenzhen to shop and dine. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong economy

Will ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ spur residents to open purses and boost economy?

Official argues it is hard to ‘quantify’ results, and social impact alone is well worth the effort.

15 Sep 2023 - 1:52PM

Hongkongers enjoy the Wan Chai waterfront at night. The government is trying to encourage more residents to come out in the evenings. Photo: Warton Li

Hong Kong children

Number of Hong Kong children with myopia hit ‘record high during pandemic’

Chinese University researchers warn lifestyle habits contributing to nearsightedness among children aged six to eight have continued even after pandemic ended.

30 Aug 2023 - 8:06PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong computer festival made into night bazaar but sales flat, say vendors

Annual Golden Computer Festival has been rebranded as a night bazaar and shops will open 90 minutes later, a lawmaker says.

25 Aug 2023 - 10:31PM

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Hong Kong reopens: life after quarantine

As Hong Kong’s “0+3” scheme ends mandatory hotel quarantine and the city starts rolling out the welcome mat for major international events such as the Hong Kong Sevens and Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in November, all eyes are on how the financial hub will navigate its full reopening to the world.

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9 September, 2024