https://www.scmp.com/rss/324162/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at sombre news of deaths in the city that have set some sectors soul-searching, and, on the lighter side of things, a raft of celebratory events for 'golden week' https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3236580/hong-kong-week-workplace-tragedy-waterfront-parties-and-cultural-treasures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3236580/hong-kong-week-workplace-tragedy-waterfront-parties-and-cultural-treasures?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0000 In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at Fukushima waste water fears, shifts in the tourism economy and a coming museum showcase. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3232514/hong-kong-week-seafood-ban-tourism-shifts-and-mysterious-relics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3232514/hong-kong-week-seafood-ban-tourism-shifts-and-mysterious-relics?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Aug 2023 03:00:00 +0000 In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the city's first typhoon of the year, a book fair and star DSE students. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3228749/hong-kong-week-typhoon-standstill-book-fair-returns-and-exam-anxiety?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3228749/hong-kong-week-typhoon-standstill-book-fair-returns-and-exam-anxiety?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jul 2023 03:00:00 +0000 In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at a mounting debate on whether part of a luxury golf course should be used for housing, the fate of a protest song on music-streaming platforms and a rash of vandalism cases in the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3224720/hong-kong-week-golf-course-showdown-music-streaming-and-vandalism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3224720/hong-kong-week-golf-course-showdown-music-streaming-and-vandalism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jun 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3214113/hong-kong-week-state-politics-tourism-and-murders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3214113/hong-kong-week-state-politics-tourism-and-murders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Mar 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3210792/hong-kong-week-mercy-mission-talking-politics-and-finding-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3210792/hong-kong-week-mercy-mission-talking-politics-and-finding-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Feb 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3208418/hong-kong-week-hope-new-year-fortune-warning-and-undeterred-travellers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3208418/hong-kong-week-hope-new-year-fortune-warning-and-undeterred-travellers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3202052/hong-kong-week-former-president-mourned-lai-trial-postponed-and-sudden-cold-snap?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3202052/hong-kong-week-former-president-mourned-lai-trial-postponed-and-sudden-cold-snap?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3199574/hong-kong-week-further-reopening-legal-education-and-mirror-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3199574/hong-kong-week-further-reopening-legal-education-and-mirror-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3197880/hong-kong-week-politics-sinister-us-intentions-and-reopening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3197880/hong-kong-week-politics-sinister-us-intentions-and-reopening?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Oct 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3194697/hong-kong-week-03-flights-frenzy-and-doctors-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3194697/hong-kong-week-03-flights-frenzy-and-doctors-arrests?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Oct 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3192491/hong-kong-week-emotional-time-most-while-kids-vaccination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3192491/hong-kong-week-emotional-time-most-while-kids-vaccination?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Sep 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3188910/hong-kong-week-city-track-fully-reopen-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3188910/hong-kong-week-city-track-fully-reopen-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Aug 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3185622/hong-kong-week-health-codes-wristbands-and-chamber-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3185622/hong-kong-week-health-codes-wristbands-and-chamber-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jul 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174053/phone-alarms-strategy-shift-and-haircuts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174053/phone-alarms-strategy-shift-and-haircuts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:06:41 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174051/lockdown-jitters-hospital-horrors-and-panic-buying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174051/lockdown-jitters-hospital-horrors-and-panic-buying?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:04:16 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174033/cluster-woes-vaccine-rush-and-worrying-birthday-bash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3174033/cluster-woes-vaccine-rush-and-worrying-birthday-bash?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jan 2022 13:52:40 +0000 Nestled among green, rolling hills in a quiet corner of Tai Po, Hong Kong, a towering bronze-cast statue of Guanyin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, seems almost aglow in celestial white as it looms over a lavish but quiet monastery. At 76 metres (250 feet) in height, the statue is one of the tallest of its kind in the world, its grandeur rivalled only by the sprawling 500,000 sq ft Tsz Shan Monastery it watches over. This is all financed from the coffers of Li Ka-shing, the city’s richest... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3003835/why-new-buddhist-museum-hk3-billion-li-ka-shing-funded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3003835/why-new-buddhist-museum-hk3-billion-li-ka-shing-funded?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:00:08 +0000 The year was 2012 and the Iron Man movie franchise was on its way to a third film, sowing the superhero seeds for what would become a billion-dollar genre for Hollywood. Mars Tsoi Chun-chung, then a 31-year-old fan with Iron Man fever running high in his veins, was shopping in Mong Kok when he chanced upon an immaculate action figure of the character by collectibles brand Hot Toys. He snapped up the item for about HK$1,800. Overnight queues, resale wars and rented storage: the world of Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2079905/toying-fantasy-how-hong-kong-collectors-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2079905/toying-fantasy-how-hong-kong-collectors-have?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:30:55 +0000 Being in a small market starved for space has not dented the enthusiasm of Hong Kong’s toy collectors. Douglas Mok Tak-wai, a property manager who is also an administrator for local toy interest website Toys Daily, said: “We as toy collectors are at an advantage here. There are a lot of annual toy fairs in the city, and limited edition stuff is available.” Toys Daily has more than 100,000 members, and Mok claimed it is one of the biggest online platforms for toys in Asia. Toying with fantasy:... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2079899/overnight-queues-resale-wars-and-rented-storage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2079899/overnight-queues-resale-wars-and-rented-storage?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:30:55 +0000