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City Beat Tammy Tam

Security worries stymie hi-tech cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland

18 Nov 2018 - 10:17pm 1

Abacus Tom Holland

If they tell you Chinese property’s in a bear market, it’s bull

12 Nov 2018 - 11:07am 33

City Beat Tammy Tam

China’s absence from Singapore forum a missed opportunity

12 Nov 2018 - 6:58am 11

Gordon Wu: a true visionary, or destroyer of worlds?

27 Oct 2018 - 5:05pm 10

More on Hong Kong land sale

Hong Kong & China

Sea views boost price of plot on Kai Tak runway amid downturn

14 Nov, 11:03pm 2

Opinion

Decision not to sell site at The Peak reflects best use of land resources

25 Oct, 10:33am 16

Opinion

Right decision made on Peak site

18 Oct, 10:15pm 2

Companies

Hong Kong scraps sale of The Peak plot as bids failed to meet target

17 Oct, 5:42pm 45

Transport

How the MTR Corp ‘lost its focus’ and forgot about public interest

1 Sep, 12:17pm 11

More on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Start-ups

Cryptocurrency miner Canaan lets Hong Kong IPO application lapse

15 Nov, 3:18pm 5

China Business

China’s biggest online parenting firm slashes Hong Kong IPO

14 Nov, 11:03pm

Companies

Apple suppliers, stocks recover in Hong Kong after initial declines

13 Nov, 10:39pm

Markets

Hong Kong, China shares up slightly ahead of data on China’s economy

12 Nov, 10:41pm

Companies

China’s Ping An overtakes BlackRock as HSBC’s biggest shareholder

7 Nov, 6:34am

Markets

Hong Kong and China await results of high-stakes US elections

6 Nov, 5:40pm 2

Transport

Cash was offered to silence me on shoddy rail work, whistle-blower says

5 Nov, 11:40pm

More on Tourism

Travel & Food

10 top destinations for a week of well-being this Thanksgiving

20 Nov, 3:53am

Travel & Leisure

Safe places for LGBT people to go on holiday? There’s an app for that

19 Nov, 10:37pm 2

News & Trends

What are the Michelin Guide’s best restaurants in Thailand?

19 Nov, 2:34pm 1

Society

Road less travelled: three walking trails to take on for hiking season

19 Nov, 10:47am

Opinion

Hong Kong gets the crowds it wants from its mega bridge. Oops

19 Nov, 7:03am 17

Hong Kong economy

Tung Chung crowd chaos from mega bridge sees ‘improvement’

18 Nov, 10:17pm 18

For total public expenditure on education and government expenditure on education per student, the city came 56th and 33rd respectively this year. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong falls six places to 18th in global talent ranking, trailing Singapore

Report by Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development says city is lagging in public investment in education.

20 Nov 2018 - 10:56am 18 More on Hong Kong economy

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MTR Corp boss Frederick Ma turns down Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s offer of three-year contract extension for more time with family, sources say

MTR Corp boss turns down offer of 3-year contract extension

19 Nov 2018 - 11:28pm 28

Is Hong Kong ready to splash HK$500 billion (or more) on Lantau Tomorrow Vision reclamation?

Is Hong Kong ready to splash HK$500 billion on Lantau reclamation?

19 Nov 2018 - 12:40pm 67

Mainland Chinese tourists gather at the exit of the Hong Kong border checkpoint. Photo: Winson Wong

Tung Chung crowd chaos from mega bridge sees ‘improvement’

18 Nov 2018 - 10:17pm 18

Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam is the first Chinese to be conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Society for Medical Oncology. Photo: Winson Wong

Don’t rely only on government, top oncologist tells young researchers

18 Nov 2018 - 10:17pm 7

Hong Kong reports the worst sales weekend in years as private launches fail to keep up with government’s discounted housing

Hong Kong’s home market posts the worst sales weekend in years

19 Nov 2018 - 3:00pm 26

The town of Zanzibar in Tanzania.

We want investments, high-end tourists from Hong Kong: Tanzania

16 Nov 2018 - 11:28pm 3

Hong Kong business leader urges government to review regulations so city can remain competitive on world stage

Business leaders urge government to keep regulations in check

16 Nov 2018 - 11:28pm 3

Full-year growth is estimated at 3.2 per cent, still within the government’s earlier projection of 3 to 4 per cent for 2018. Photo: Roy Issa

Third-quarter GDP comes in at lower than expected 2.9 per cent

16 Nov 2018 - 11:08pm 4

US tariffs against mainland China are not automatically applied to Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

US will suffer as well if city’s trade status is changed, Carrie Lam warns

16 Nov 2018 - 4:28pm 98

The HMV store at Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong HMV store faces the music over unpaid rent

15 Nov 2018 - 8:41pm

Containers being unloaded at Darling Harbour in Sydney, with the Anzac Bridge in the background. Last year Australia was Hong Kong’s 19th largest trading partner in merchandise trade, valued at HK$54.2 billion. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong and Australia tie up bilateral free-trade agreement

17 Nov 2018 - 12:24am 3

Shopping for bread at a bakery in Hong Kong. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Warning over hidden health dangers lurking in Hong Kong’s bakeries

16 Nov 2018 - 4:22pm 16

Some 30 per cent of high-speed rail users were travelling out of Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Just 30 per cent of high-speed rail users from city, transport chief says

14 Nov 2018 - 10:55pm 5

Cathay Pacific under fire from 15 countries on data breach, bosses reveal as they address ‘one of Hong Kong airline’s worst crises’

Cathay under fire worldwide on data breach – ‘one of its worst crises’

14 Nov 2018 - 11:38pm 45

An influx of mainland tourists has caused overcrowding in Tung Chung at weekends. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

More shops at bridge checkpoint may ease tourist influx, Lam says

14 Nov 2018 - 10:55pm 13

Leighton Contractors (Asia) has been embroiled in the scandal plaguing the Sha Tin-Central rail link. Photo: Dickson Lee

Was contractor in Sha Tin-Central rail scandal guilty of ‘corporate arrogance’?

14 Nov 2018 - 8:03am 6

Qantas flies the only non-stop flight from Australia to Europe, with its Perth-London route. Photo: Handout

Qantas Sydney-London flight nears ‘viability’, a threat to Cathay, Hong Kong

14 Nov 2018 - 9:20am 12

About 600,000 visitors used Airbnb for accommodation in Hong Kong in the last 12 months. Photo: AFP

Airbnb calls on Hongkongers to sign petition against proposed new bill

13 Nov 2018 - 9:00pm 3

A hostess displays a truffle weighing 550 grams at the Italian auction. Photo: AFP

Li family of Kowloon Dairy fork out record price for white truffle

13 Nov 2018 - 4:44pm 13

No reason to doubt safety of Hong Kong station at heart of construction scandal, boss of firm that built it says as he goes on attack at commission of inquiry

Leighton boss tells inquiry no reason to doubt safety of Hung Hom station

12 Nov 2018 - 10:54pm 21

Tourists gather at the exit of immigration facilities on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong moves to tighten tour guide rules as visitors overwhelm

12 Nov 2018 - 10:54pm 45

Cathay Pacific has said the cyberattack, in which data from 9.4 million customers was accessed, lasted more than three months. Photo: EPA

Cathay Pacific cyberattack far worse than thought, carrier admits

14 Nov 2018 - 9:23am 77

Pedestrians using Waterloo Bridge to cross the River Thames in London. Photo: AFP

Britain, Hong Kong eye free-trade deal, look to collaborate on fintech

14 Nov 2018 - 4:19pm 1

China property: if they tell you it’s a bear market, it’s bull

If they tell you Chinese property’s in a bear market, it’s bull

12 Nov 2018 - 11:07am 33

Singapore stepped in to host the Bloomberg New Economy Forum after it was moved from China. Photo: Reuters

China’s absence from Singapore forum a missed opportunity

12 Nov 2018 - 6:58am 11

Almost half of the 84 passenger airlines operating out of Hong Kong have added a fuel surcharge to the cost of a ticket. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Half of airlines slap extra fee on travellers flying out of Hong Kong

11 Nov 2018 - 11:52pm 35

There were fewer passengers on route B6 on Saturday, according to the bus operator. Photo: Winson Wong

Tung Chung packed with visitors again as police keep eye on tour groups

10 Nov 2018 - 11:34pm 87

Ken Wong, director of All Time Healthy at the expo in Shanghai. Photo: Kimmy Chung

Hong Kong health food sales on mainland plagued by red tape

10 Nov 2018 - 10:55pm 12