Spits

24 police rewards totalling HK$9.7m put up for unsolved crimes in city

16 Aug 2012

A reward of up to HK$2.5 million is being offered for information leading to the arrest of two robbers and the recovery of HK$11.7 million in cash and valuables stolen from a company safe in...

Tree-sniffing dog awaits HK's bark and call

10 Aug 2012

The authorities have yet to respond to a Taiwan-based university's offer to lend Hong Kong a dog trained to sniff out a disease that is killing the city's historic trees.

City Digest

6 Aug 2012

Thousands sign against national education

New chapter at bookstore in the face of competition

2 Aug 2012

Commercial Press, the city's biggest bookstore chain, is speeding up improvements ahead of competition from Taiwan.

The chain is renovating stores and is also upgrading staff with...

Neighbourhoods have a story to tell

20 Jul 2012

Whoever thinks Hong Kong is not an interesting place to visit or live in should think again. We are aptly seen as a wonder of the modern world, rising within a century from a tranquil fishing...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

Chocoolate preferred to milk tea as landlord raises rent

Lan Fong Cafe, a typical cha chaan teng serving milk tea and Swiss sauce chicken wings near Times Square, closed its doors at the weekend after serving the neighbourhood for more than two decades...

MODERN lifestyle

Hong Kong is a highly sought-after destination for visitors. Whether they are businessmen coming here to secure deals, or families taking in the sights and cuisines, Hong Kong has something for...

TVB stars make plea for help in unlocking potential of impoverished children

TVB actors Wong Cho-lam, Cindy Au Sin-yee and Leila Kong, have been appointed ambassadors of Plan International Hong Kong and recently visited Chunhua county, Shaanxi province, to meet...

Table talk

Maxime Bazart of the organic Spanish winery, Pares Balta, will host the Cottage Vineyards dinner on Tuesday at the Kee Club in Central.

Drivers switch off - when the inspectors are around

Inspectors targeting drivers idling their vehicle engines have not ticketed any offenders yet, but their presence on the streets has forced many motorists to turn off engines, the Environmental...

If you can group-buy a car, deals for flats surely can't be far off

Looking to buy a dinner or a spa treatment on a group-buying website? How about a car? To celebrate its first anniversary, Yahoo Deals is offering the Audi A1 - a five-door sports-back model - at...