Current system is extremely strict, which makes number of restaurants that qualify very limited, Tourism Board says.
Chan says new or expanded firms, together with 30 companies that made similar moves last year, will invest more than HK$40 billion in the city and create 13,000 jobs.
Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office staff catch 14-year-old distributing ‘huge stack’ of smoking advertising leaflets from his backpack.
Four hundred hikers from Hong Kong brave the rain to walk Shenzhen’s Kunpeng Trail, in 10th such event hoping to lure trekkers over to try local scenery.
Deduction on assisted reproductive services expected to cover services obtained from both public and private clinics, while ones undergone outside city not eligible.
Senior Beijing official also hints in meeting with NPC delegates that series of preferential policies to support city’s tourism would be proposed.
InvestHK head of business and professional services Herman Tse Yu-man says more foreign investments are expected in the coming year.
Police say two-day operation led to seizure of 39kg of ketamine, with an estimated street value of HK$18 million.
Environmental Protection Department says the 64-year-old man responsible for site formation works, and had been hired by a subcontractor.
Decline driven by strong Hong Kong dollar, uncertain economic conditions and change in tourists’ behaviour, board says.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says funds aim to ‘strengthen tourism development and organise events’, with most going to city’s Tourism Board.
Managing director Andy Lau says attraction served 1.38 million guests in 2023 – a 255 per cent increase over 2022.
Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association says new hires not enough to get Cathay Pacific back to pre-pandemic service levels.
First change to scheme since 2007 is part of efforts to revive tourism, but analysts caution over setting high expectations of swift economic impact.
Man, 56, caught in a police operation in Causeway Bay after allegedly splashing unknown liquid onto the buttocks of 17-year-old girl.
Industry leader Stuart Bailey shares optimistic outlook for MICE sector, but says challenges such as shortages in labour and flight capacity remain.
Consumer Council investigation finds home renovation trade prone to problems such as shoddy work and aggressive sales tactics.
‘Following the opening of borders earlier last year … We have returned to about 70 to 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels,’ commerce chief Algernon Yau says.
Way poverty is measured in city is to change, with more sophisticated formula to replace median household income drawn up before year-end.
Anya Hindmarch-designed giant heart-shaped balloons will float in Central’s Statue Square Gardens and elsewhere from Valentine’s Day until February 24.
‘It has long been a dream of mine to fly Chubby Hearts over Hong Kong as a surprise to this amazing city,’ designer Anya Hindmarch says.
Tourism industry representatives say mega events are a ‘great help’ in bringing in visitors.
John Lee says Hong Kong is packed with opportunities, as mainland China’s economy is ‘expected to improve steadily’.
‘We will show it to you even if you don’t ask for it,’ says Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu as he explores ways to inject scam awareness into people’s lives.
Tai Po’s Lam Tsuen is hosting a ‘Wishing Night Market’, while other special events are being held across Islands district, Fanling, Tung Chung, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin and elsewhere.
Mainlanders are calling for various boycotts on popular Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu.
Hangzhou Sports Bureau said in a statement on Friday evening that the conditions for hosting the match were not mature given the ‘reasons that everyone knows’.
Where to go, what to see as city celebrates first Lunar New Year since pandemic restrictions ended.
Fanny Yeung, Travel Industry Council executive director, says number of visitors from the mainland estimated to be about 80 to 85 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
Consumer Council says highest amount linked to a single complaint stands at about HK$24,000 over Argentine footballer’s absence from match on Sunday.