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9 September, 2024
Nicholas Tse will put on two concerts in late April at the new Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Weibo/锋味
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Nicholas Tse to put on 2 Kai Tak concerts soon after Coldplay

Concerts will be held at 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium on April 25 and 26, with ticket prices starting at HK$680.

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Tourism

Opinion | Tap Hong Kong cinema and horse racing to drive cultural wave

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Hong Kong

Shenzhen residents make 1 million trips to Hong Kong since return of visa scheme

Hong Kong property

Distressed property deals to rise in Hong Kong this year as sellers cut prices

High interest rates and uncertainties in the global economy are cited as reasons why distressed deals will rise in 2025.

A man walked through Kai Tak with construction in the background. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Palace Museum to bring Islamic, Tutankhamun relics to Hong Kong in 2025

Museum’s number of visitors fell by 17 per cent last year to 1 million, compared with 1.2 million in 2023.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Take multipronged approach to become global aviation hub

For Hong Kong, sky is literally the limit if city’s carriers can offer competitive fares, top-notch services and a wide variety of destinations.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong should lure wealthy visitors for high-end health services: experts

Infectious diseases expert Professor Yuen Kwok-yung among group calling for ‘rapid’ action to cut budget deficit.

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Professor Yuen Kwok-yung and five other medical experts have penned an open letter to the finance minister. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong sends task force to Thailand to look into cases of trapped residents

Authorities also warn kidnappers have changed tactics, pretending to arrange for victims to take goods to Japan or Taiwan before changing destinations.

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Hong Kong transport

Luggage woes for HK Express passengers after system fault at Hong Kong airport

Cathay Pacific’s budget arm, HK Express, says around 300 bags had to be taken on later flights after luggage system malfunctioned.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong expands probe after more Cathay passengers on Nepal flights fall ill

Centre for Health Protection investigating two food poisoning cases involving 36 passengers who arrived from Kathmandu earlier this week.

Cathay passengers from Kathmandu who suffered food poisoning are sent to North Lantau Hospital for examination. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Allan Zeman’s Lan Kwai Fong Group plans major entertainment hub in Xian

The planned project ‘is huge and it’ll be the largest Lan Kwai Fong we have,’ Zeman says.

Allan Zeman, the founder of Lan Kwai Fong Group. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Board members fear famed Hong Kong flower market may lose ‘spirit’ in revamp

Town Planning Board holds first public hearing on Sai Yee Street and Flower Market Road development scheme in Mong Kok.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to tune into ‘concert economy’ as shows attract 4 million

Big pop concerts held in 2023 and 2024 attracted over 4.2 million spectators, including more than 1.5 million visitors, tourism minister says.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong, Macau passport holders hit online snag for UK travel e-permit

Attempts to list Hong Kong or Macau as passport’s place of issue or applicant’s nationality triggers pages stating such document holders are ‘not eligible’.

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From Wednesday, non-Europeans from 49 places or countries, including Hong Kong and Macau passport holders, must have an ETA to travel to the UK. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

‘High hopes’: how Hong Kong can make waves in the cruise industry

Setting up exhibits at terminals and making sure cruise ships sail in a certain direction to maximise views are among suggestions.

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Lunar New Year

100,000 spectators expected at Hong Kong Lunar New Year float parade

Night parade will be held on the first day of the Year of the Snake, showcasing 55 performance groups, including K-pop band Kep1er.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | There’s more to attracting tourists than what is laid out in Hong Kong blueprint

Hong Kong government document on how to increase visitor numbers can only go so far in an industry that is constantly changing.

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South Korea

Hong Kong travel agencies adjust tour plans amid South Korean protests

Thousands of protesters recently gathered in Seoul following failed attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol last week.

Protesters stage a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol outside his residence in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong expo footfall ‘back to pre-pandemic levels’ but no sales boost

Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo draws 1.3 million visitors, but sales expected to remain flat at around HK$1 billion.

Hong Kong economy

Mainland Chinese will remain bulk of tourists to Hong Kong for 5 years: minister

But Rosanna Law confident that number of foreign travellers will continue to rise, citing 30 per cent year-on-year increase over Christmas.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong TV drama sets, Star Ferry wheelhouses ‘unique venues’ for tourists

Minister says locations among those being considered to help promote tourism by showcasing less well-known quarters of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong could open up wheelhouses and engine rooms of Star Ferry vessels to tourists, a minister has suggested. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

New contract for Hong Kong cruise terminal ‘could include docking days KPI’

Tourism minister Rosanna Law says contract may include KPIs and that authorities will start tender process this year.

The Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas arrives in Hong Kong in 2021. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong retailers, hoteliers gloomy over Lunar New Year business prospects

Retail group expresses business concerns ‘as people have been cautious about their spending’, but hopeful regarding mainland tourists.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can boost tourism by repositioning itself as gateway to Asia

The government should focus less on mega-events and more on working with other Asian cities to offer exotic holiday bundles to Western tourists.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong visitor tally over festive period up 7.5%, but offset by departures

Businesses grapple with lacklustre sales as number of outbound trips by residents increases by 10.1 per cent.

Passengers return to mainland China via Hong Kong’s Lo Wu checkpoint in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s air passenger traffic soars to pre-pandemic levels over Christmas

Secretary for Transport Mable Chan says the number of flight movements on a single day peaked at about 1,150 during Christmas period.

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The city’s transport minister has pledged to increase flight frequency. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong economy

Explainer | Why is Hong Kong charging everyone more for hotel stays and air travel?

Authorities have introduced new hotel accommodation tax and increased airport security fee to help boost public coffers.

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Hong Kong society

‘Hong Kong will embrace change,’ John Lee says as city welcomes 2025

Chief executive says city will have to ‘acclimatise and be proactive to take on changes brought by internal and external challenges’.

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