Rachel Clarke

Mystery and mayhem, parties and ponies to aid fund

10 Dec 1998

Ponies, a beach venture and lots of parties are helping to raise money for this year's Operation Santa Claus.

11:36AM

Tourist numbers, spending continue slide

7 Nov 1998

Visitor spending fell again in the third quarter, with receipts hit by lower prices and fewer buyers.

Total tourism receipts, including money spent by aircrew and transit passengers...

8:10AM

Hot, dry but expected

5 Aug 1998

July was hot and dry, but compared with the extremes of last year, it was just an ordinary month, statistics from the Observatory show.

6:15PM

Number of tourists still falling

17 Jul 1998

Visitor numbers fell again last month and were down even on the same month last year, when tourist arrivals had already begun to slump.

2:52PM

Parallel runway to be built in second stage

27 Apr 1998

From the landing of the first flight on July 6, the airport will be one of the most advanced in the world.

But within months it will have taken another great leap forward with the...

5:41AM

Runners power on as rivals drop

4 Apr 1998

The Sahara has claimed one in 10 of the competitors in the Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands), but all five members of the Hong Kong team are still in the running.

3:56AM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

A sorry catalogue of errors

The $100 million promotion blitz is the latest attempt by the Hong Kong Tourist Association to come up with a campaign that finally wins the hearts and minds of the industry.

2:54AM

Police to seek ties with new Garrison

The police are holding talks with the PLA on future communications.

The force kept a regular liaison with specific officers in the British Garrison to discuss operations such as...

12:53AM

Plan to speed up checks on gun licences

Security officials may speed up examining gun licence applications by the 500-plus PLA troops to ensure they have permits before entering the territory at Lok Ma Chau at 9 pm on Monday.

11:24PM

Concerted push fails to remove ban on concerts

A ban on concerts at the Hong Kong Stadium was reinforced by Urban Councillors yesterday despite calls from residents for it to be lifted.

2:22PM

Asprey tastes life in cramped camp

A PACKED and captive audience of Vietnamese illegal immigrants from China greeted Secretary for Security Alistair Asprey yesterday when he toured the Chi Ma Wan Detention Centre.

3:49PM

Loss of Garrison could affect rescue operations

EMERGENCY routines are being revised in preparation for the withdrawal of the British Garrison and its specialist equipment in the run-up to 1997.

5:28AM