https://www.scmp.com/rss/324610/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A record-breaking hot summer has not deterred bargain hunters from roughing it overnight to be first through the doors of a number of trade fairs in Hong Kong. The latest example is the Computer and Communications Festival, organised by the Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry, which opened at noon on Friday. More than a dozen people slept on newspapers and another 100 or so began forming queues from early in the morning outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. They... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2108352/scorching-summer-cant-deter-bargain-hunters-hong-kongs-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2108352/scorching-summer-cant-deter-bargain-hunters-hong-kongs-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:19:27 +0000 Up to 150 extra flights were expected to come in and out of Hong Kong on Thursday, as the airport battled to get back on track after the disruption brought by Typhoon Hato. Those arrivals were expected to ease the plight of travellers stranded and camping out in terminals after the No 10 storm caused their flights to be cancelled. Hong Kong International Airport’s operator said it had kept both runways open overnight – one normally closes at night for maintenance – to deal with the backlog from... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2108086/hong-kong-airport-deal-150-more-flights-usual-clear-backlog?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2108086/hong-kong-airport-deal-150-more-flights-usual-clear-backlog?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Aug 2017 05:41:54 +0000 Some 300 people from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan sought police help on Tuesday after they were cheated in an HK$80 million scam by a Hongkonger who claimed to be a “living Buddha with healing and blessing powers”. The group, representing only about half of the total number of victims, gathered at the police headquarters in Wan Chai, holding banners and cardboard signs accusing a man called “Chen Baosheng” of being a “fake Buddhist” who used sales tactics such as pyramid schemes to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2107818/300-victims-living-buddha-scam-seek-help-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2107818/300-victims-living-buddha-scam-seek-help-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:15:45 +0000 Imported seafood and Wagyu beef are the most sought-after delicacies by Hongkongers amid the city’s growing appetite for Japanese food, the island nation’s importers at this year’s food expo said. Hong Kong has been the top market for Japanese food for 12 years, taking 26 per cent of the country’s food exports last year. The figure marks a 3.3 per cent uptick from the year before. Japan’s minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, Ken Saito, on Thursday attributed the food’s popularity... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2107134/dozens-camp-overnight-hk1-abalone-and-other-deals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2107134/dozens-camp-overnight-hk1-abalone-and-other-deals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Aug 2017 03:06:36 +0000 Hong Kong’s annual Food Expo – one of the largest and most popular in Asia – is set to greet bargain hunters on Thursday with HK$1 offers for items including mooncakes and abalone. At the other end of the scale, those with cash to spare will be able to flash it on Japanese tea costing HK$22,548 per 50gm on offer at a Japanese food pavilion featuring 331 exhibitors. Hong Kong Food Expo sellers bait early birds with big discounts The 28th edition of the expo organised by the Trade Development... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2107100/hong-kong-food-expo-offers-hk1-bargains-well-expensive-japanese-green?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2107100/hong-kong-food-expo-offers-hk1-bargains-well-expensive-japanese-green?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0000 The world’s first women’s e-sports event will take place at the Hong Kong Computer and Communications Festival, which opens on August 25. The Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry, which is ­organising the show, has rented out about 600 booths to 200 exhibitors for the four-day event. The number of visitors is ­expected to beat last year’s record of 800,000 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Jacky Cheung Yiu-shing, founding president of the chamber, said the introduction of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2106905/worlds-first-womens-event-e-sports-debut-hong-kong-computer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2106905/worlds-first-womens-event-e-sports-debut-hong-kong-computer?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:00:30 +0000 Members of a police scheme set up to foster partnership with young people to fight crime will be able to take on a special challenge – trying out the city’s longest zipline at a new training camp, which officially opened on Thursday. It is located at the former fire school in Pat Heung in the New Territories, which has been renovated to become a Junior Police Call training camp featuring facilities like the 100-metre-long zipline. President Xi Jinping tours Hong Kong junior police training... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106256/hong-kong-police-training-camp-aims-attract?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106256/hong-kong-police-training-camp-aims-attract?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:01:27 +0000 A video demonstrating the use of different sex toys on a 90-inch screen facing a busy Wan Chai footbridge was formally classified as indecent by the Obscene Articles Tribunal on Thursday. The review upheld an interim classification made in April after five members of the specialist court unanimously found the 22-minute video was not suitable for those under the age of 18. Hong Kong husband admits molesting stepdaughter after wife refused sex Store founder Oleg Vasilyev said after the hearing... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2106310/sex-toy-video-displayed-opposite-busy-footbridge-ruled?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2106310/sex-toy-video-displayed-opposite-busy-footbridge-ruled?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:15:15 +0000 Dozens of tourists and beach-goers have ignored warnings about an oil spill that has spread to the Hong Kong’s southern shorelines, choosing to brave the waters on Tuesday despite the closure of 13 beaches. Some 50 people were seen swimming in Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay, located on the southern coast of Hong Kong Island, the Post found during visits to the sites. The two are among 13 beaches closed after 1,000 tonnes of palm oil leaked from a ship collision in mainland waters last... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2105986/swimmers-spotted-closed-hong-kong-beaches-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2105986/swimmers-spotted-closed-hong-kong-beaches-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:45:15 +0000 Associate degree courses at Hong Kong’s public universities are still the choice for many students who miss out on studying for a bachelor’s degree at these institutions, despite the weaker reputation of the qualification and higher fees. The preference remains despite a new government subsidy aimed at helping those students into degrees at private institutions. Students say the better reputation of publicly-funded universities over private schools and their higher quality make them... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105839/hong-kong-students-still-opt-associate-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105839/hong-kong-students-still-opt-associate-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Aug 2017 01:00:30 +0000 Retail sales in Hong Kong fell 0.6 per cent in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year, adding uncertainty to the city’s fragile economic progress. For the month of June, sales were relatively flat, up just 0.1 per cent, according to the Census and Statistics Department. Hong Kong economy grows at fastest pace in six years, smashing gloomy forecasts As a small consolation, the modest increase marked the fourth straight month of growth for the retail sector. Retail... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2105146/hong-kong-retail-sales-down-1-cent-year-year-first-half-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2105146/hong-kong-retail-sales-down-1-cent-year-year-first-half-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:45:45 +0000 In a first, a Hong Kong primary school team received the highest honour in the annual International Mathematics Competition, with four students winning gold medals and the overall championship. “The level of the contest is quite high. Even some university students would have trouble working on the problems,” said Chau Sui-chung, leader of the winning team and principal of SKH St Andrew’s Primary School. The competition was held in the Indian city of Lucknow, with 72 teams from 26 countries... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104990/hong-kong-primary-school-pupils-strike-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104990/hong-kong-primary-school-pupils-strike-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:10:45 +0000 Hong Kong landmarks and icons such as the Star Ferry rendered in Lego have stolen the limelight at the Ani-Com and Games fair that saw thousands of early birds and overnight campers pour in when it opened on Friday morning. The annual show, now in its 19th year, is to run until next Tuesday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. It features 70 exhibitors and 608 stalls in an expanded venue measuring 270,000 square feet. HK$450,000 start-up fund to be launched at Ani-Com and Games... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2104443/promotions-draw-early-birds-19th-ani-com-and-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2104443/promotions-draw-early-birds-19th-ani-com-and-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:21:24 +0000 Dozens of young people queued up for the annual Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong show on Thursday night to gain early entry to the five-day event, which starts on Friday. Among attractions are exhibits showing Hong Kong landmarks built with Lego bricks and what gaming company Xbox calls the world’s most advanced sports car experience. Who needs Pokemon Go? Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong fair draws thousands of virtual reality and comics fans The 19th mega show, with more than 600 exhibition booths,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104400/enthusiastic-youngsters-queue-hong-kong-ani-com?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104400/enthusiastic-youngsters-queue-hong-kong-ani-com?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:33:43 +0000 One of the biggest contractors in Hong Kong, Gammon, has done something not many firms in the construction industry have done – it has adopted digitisation in a bid to attract younger people to a sector facing a serious shortage of workers. The company said it had recently hired more women and trained workers in new skills, which has cut its labour shortfall from 5.4 per cent in November last year to the current level of 3.8 per cent. More young people joining construction sector, but tough to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2104057/big-hong-kong-based-contractor-goes-digital-help-it-overcome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2104057/big-hong-kong-based-contractor-goes-digital-help-it-overcome?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:13:31 +0000 Good news if you drive an electric car – Hong Kong has devised a wireless system for the home that makes recharging easier and more flexible. Based on overseas technology, the Hong Kong Productivity Council has also developed an e-car charger suitable for use in private car parks. The wireless charger performs just as well as the wired version, with a medium-sized model releasing 7.7 kiloWatt charging power per hour, which would enable an e-car to run for 49km. However, the government-backed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103657/could-these-home-grown-chargers-jolt-life-hong-kongs-electric?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103657/could-these-home-grown-chargers-jolt-life-hong-kongs-electric?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:32:14 +0000 To groom young entrepreneurs, a HK$450,000 start-up fund will be launched at the annual Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong fair next week. The five-day event, which is in its 19th year, will start on July 28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, closely on the heels of the Hong Kong Book Fair, which ends on July 25. Leung Chung-poon, the convention’s chief executive, said the fund was aimed at cultivating a new generation of entrepreneurs interested in animation, comics and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103537/hk450000-start-fund-be-launched-ani-com-and-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103537/hk450000-start-fund-be-launched-ani-com-and-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Jul 2017 02:08:48 +0000 Hundreds of early birds queued up at dawn in Wan Chai for the ­annual Hong Kong Book Fair, the largest in Asia. When the event opened at 10am Wednesday at the convention centre, it welcomed about 1,000 visitors standing in line. Organised by the Trade Development Council, the seven-day fair features a record number of exhibitors – about 670 – hailing from 37 countries. This is the 28th year for the annual event. Paul Li, 40, arrived at 7.10am, though some fellow bookworms showed up at 5am. “I... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103221/early-birds-flock-opening-hong-kong-book-fair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2103221/early-birds-flock-opening-hong-kong-book-fair?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:37:31 +0000 The city’s public hospitals have seen a slight easing of demand at emergency units on a day hit by heavy rainstorms, but United Christian Hospital remained busy handling both patients and visitors. According to the Hospital Authority, the overall occupancy rate at medical wards was 114 per cent on Monday as the peak summer flu season kicked in. Slow start to Hong Kong hospital flu bed plan More than 5,800 people sought help at accident and emergency departments, of whom 983 were admitted for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2103159/demand-emergency-treatment-hong-kong-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2103159/demand-emergency-treatment-hong-kong-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:35:00 +0000 Manpower in Hong Kong’s tunnel toll booths will not be cut, the city’s government has said, even with the imminent roll-out of more electronic payment options. Drivers can soon use four additional ways to pay tolls at the government’s eight tunnels – Octopus, and contactless credit cards issued by local banks namely Mastercard Contactless, Visa payWave and UnionPay QuickPass. They will be able to use these options starting from July 23 at the earliest. So Chun-chuen, Chief Transport Officer... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2102724/no-manpower-cuts-toll-booths-hong-kongs-tunnels-even-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2102724/no-manpower-cuts-toll-booths-hong-kongs-tunnels-even-after?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:04:00 +0000 As the massive Liaoning warship made its maiden call in Hong Kong on Friday morning, many early bird visitors and residents along the southern coast got a look – from afar – at the pride of China’s navy. Liaoning: everything you need to know about China’s first aircraft carrier The port call marks the 20th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule, and 2,000 lucky people got tickets to board the aircraft carrier in the next two days, while the city’s dignitaries were also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101672/top-four-places-hong-kong-view-chinese-aircraft-carrier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101672/top-four-places-hong-kong-view-chinese-aircraft-carrier?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jul 2017 05:22:37 +0000 It will be touch and go whether 91-year-old Mrs Tsang will get to visit China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, when it visits Hong Kong this weekend. She was one of hundreds who braved the heat and occasional rain on Monday morning for the chance to visit the pride of the country’s navy. Queue number system creates confusion as hundreds line up for tickets to see Liaoning aircraft carrier Two hours into her wait at 7am at the Gun Hill Club barracks in Jordan, the nonagenarian was shocked... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101086/91-year-old-hong-kong-woman-queues-hours-heat-and-rain-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101086/91-year-old-hong-kong-woman-queues-hours-heat-and-rain-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:30:18 +0000 Confusion broke out early Monday morning as representatives started giving out queue numbers to people waiting in line for tickets to see the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, hours before the official time. By 9.40am, all numbers had been given out at one of the distribution points, the Gun Club Hill Barracks, leaving many disappointed members of the public standing by the side of the road. Ticket distribution was originally scheduled to be from 1pm to 3pm. Representatives waved their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100995/hongkongers-disappointed-tickets-see-liaoning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100995/hongkongers-disappointed-tickets-see-liaoning?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 03:30:45 +0000 At least three columbarium customers recently failed to get refunds from temples as a new law regulating the business came into effect on Friday, with a concern group warning there could be many more such cases. Alliance for Concern over Columbarium Policy convenor Eddie Tse Sai-kit, who fielded the complaints, said he believed this was the first sign that a massive displacement of remains might be on the cards. “This is not a single case – there will be more,” Tse said, adding these were the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100767/hong-kong-columbarium-clients-fail-get-refunds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100767/hong-kong-columbarium-clients-fail-get-refunds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:28 +0000 Retail spending in Hong Kong improved in May, registering 0.5 per cent growth, on stronger inbound tourism and local demand, with further improvements seen on the horizon. The latest figure marked the third straight month of growth after two years of decline, according to the Census and Statistics Department on Thursday. Retail Management Association chairman Thomson Cheng Wai-hung welcomed the slight increase and agreed that better tourist numbers had helped. “It’s very likely we will see... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2100622/helped-tourists-hong-kong-retail-spending-third-straight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2100622/helped-tourists-hong-kong-retail-spending-third-straight?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:05:37 +0000 Like many busy fathers, marine police officer Lam Cheuk-lun spent little time with his sons when they were young. His eldest son, 11, decided one day to find out why his father was always busy and asked to visit his workplaces, a move that landed him in the same profession 11 years later. This meant the Lams had three generations of police officers. Father’s Day as a lone parent: why Hong Kong single dads are struggling Now 24, Lam Ho-chun recalled: “I followed my father to sea, visiting his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2098784/three-generations-hong-kong-marine-police?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2098784/three-generations-hong-kong-marine-police?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jun 2017 01:02:56 +0000