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last updated:
9 September, 2024
Hong Kong’s six giant pandas appear as tour guides in the Tourism Board’s latest promotional video. Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s giant pandas appear as guides in new tourism video

Tourism Board says promotional clip will begin airing on various TV stations from Saturday and announces robust visitor numbers for November.

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Art

Artistic attractions with designs on tourism make districts worth a look

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong authorities to investigate concert overrun at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park

SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Wynn Macau calls for easier travel process with Hong Kong to lift tourism

View echoes call by President Xi Jinping for both cities to ‘stay united and work for greater achievements’.

Wynn Macau president and vice-chairman Linda Chen says “Macau and Hong Kong should work together as a greater area”. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong dinosaur fossil show opens on Friday, chance to see experts at work

Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre will host HK$3 million exhibition where experts will be working on 30 rocks that contain dinosaur fossils.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong could try an evolved approach to workfare, like Singapore

Readers discuss unemployment support, the call for ‘integration’, and the current sad state of the Airport Express.

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Hong Kong economy

Shoppers look to score as mall at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park opens

The 700,000 sq ft shopping centre at soon-to-open Kai Tak Sports Park opened with hundreds of people queuing for cash coupons.

The mall is composed of three sections and is connected by a 700-metre-long Sports Avenue. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong culture

Hong Kong’s Mirror among stars to perform at Kai Tak Sports Park test event

‘Chill Keng Music Festival’ will take place at indoor Kai Tak Arena on Friday and will also include performance by Cantopop girl group Collar.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s first pyrotechnic drone show to light up sky on December 28

The 10-minute show at West Kowloon Cultural District will feature 3D panda and characters from ‘Panda Friends and Family Hong Kong’.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

Letters | Where is our uniquely Hong Kong panda character?

Readers discuss the need for Hong Kong-specific tourist experiences, a happy outcome to a mountain emergency, and regulation of arcade machines.

Panda sculptures are displayed at Hong Kong International Airport for the launch of a panda-themed exhibition on December 2. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Should Hong Kong arts hub tap luxury flats or ‘sell quickly’ to boost coffers?

West Kowloon Cultural District to embark on residential project with new investment arm, as board member touts ‘open-minded’ approach.

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The government’s has allowed the arts hub to sell land for residential use to avert a financial crisis. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park holds counterterrorism drill with 400 officers

‘Prevention is very important,’ says Peter Leung of Interdepartmental Counterterrorism Unit on simulated attack at 5,000-seat sports ground.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to take advantage of great outdoors to boost tourism

Most Hongkongers think city should use its ecology to further develop ‘green’ and ‘blue’ tourism, survey finds.

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Asia travel

Hong Kong family holidays more likely to include grandparents

Multigenerational travel a trend in Hong Kong, accommodation website says, as well as dark-sky tourism, wellness retreats and sustainability.

Multigeneration holidays will be a trend among Hong Kong families in 2025, travel website Booking.com says. Photo: Shutterstock
John Lee

‘Treat them nicely,’ John Lee tells Hongkongers amid rise in mainland tourists

City leader also promises smooth border crossing for mainland Chinese tourists ahead of Christmas holiday.

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The number of mainland Chinese tourists coming to Hong Kong has been on the rise since the resumption of a multi-entry visa scheme. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Opportunities ahead for Hong Kong as increase in visitors brings cheer

Influx of arrivals from mainland China following visa scheme shake-up calls for innovative moves that will keep them coming to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong tourists find 6 dinosaur egg fossils on Guangdong trip

Pair make discovery at park in Heyuan, a city known for large number of dinosaur egg fossils previously unearthed there.

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Hong Kong society

New look at old Chinese, French ties in ‘grand finale’ Hong Kong exhibition

Exhibition offers new ways to discover the two cultures, says Laurent Salome, director of the National Museum of the Palaces of Versailles and Trianon.

Laurent Salome, director of the National Museum of the Palaces of Versailles and Trianon, at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

More Hong Kong shops to close, as retail shifts online

Local beauty brand JaneClare is an example of a firm that is making money online, but still values real-world spaces.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong welcomes 17% more mainland tourists after Shenzhen visa change

City leader John Lee pays surprise visit to Tai Kwun in Central and Lee Tung Avenue in Wan Chai to soak in Christmas festivities.

Hong Kong

Opinion | A blueprint for revitalising Hong Kong tourism: lessons from Tokyo and Seoul

The city should prioritise authenticity over quick fixes, enhancing walkability, improving green spaces – and learning from regional rivals.

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A woman takes a selfie at Victoria Harbour with the Hong Kong skyline as a backdrop. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong expo opens in Victoria Park, as stalls target bargain hunters

Attendees of Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo say they will spend cautiously, as operators brace for impact of economic climate.

Some customers have said they expect to spend less this year. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong’s pandas

‘Adorable’ Hong Kong panda mascot, 700 sculptures delight cable car visitors

Ngong Ping 360 cable car hosts pop-up, but some visitors say more promotion, merchandise and events needed to play up panda economy.

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Hong Kong economy

‘Bold’ idea floated to use Hong Kong’s Kai Tak cruise terminal for arts events

Newly appointed tourism chief Rosanna Law also expresses optimism city will hit 46 million arrivals in 2024.

Ocean Park

Letters | Ocean Park’s financial woes need a better solution than more grants

Readers discuss the hope for reinvention of a Hong Kong icon, the long wait for the South Island line extension, and Lithuania’s diplomatic spat with China.

Dancers perform during the media preview of a summer festival at Ocean Park’s Water World on June 27. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport expects up to 200,000 travellers per day over Christmas

Airport Authority will increase manpower over peak travel season, potentially running from December 20 to 29.

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About 200,000 daily air travellers are expected in Hong Kong over the Christmas holiday, according to the Airport Authority. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take arts and culture to the next level

The city must communicate a clear vision that highlights Hong Kong’s unique position as a cultural East-West bridge.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Asia’s events capital can ill afford to host any more mega-flops

Bigger is not necessarily better, and with nearly 100 Hong Kong events already planned for next year they must be worth the investment.

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