https://www.scmp.com/rss/517298/feed Jack joined SCMP in 2023. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in journalism at the University of Hong Kong and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jack has work experience in traditional media, new media and publishing. His is familiar with issues in mainland China and interested in Hong Kong affairs. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s Peak Tram service remained suspended for a third straight day as efforts continued to clear trees that had toppled near the tracks after heavy rain on Sunday. The suspension left tourists arriving at the Peak Tram terminus in Central on Tuesday disappointed, with some seeking ticket refunds. Steven Zhang, a 31-year-old from neighbouring Shenzhen who was on a day trip to Hong Kong with his wife, said the bad weather had disrupted their plans. “We hardly get a chance to travel, and now... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3260033/hong-kong-halts-peak-tram-service-third-consecutive-day-amid-efforts-clear-fallen-trees-near-tracks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3260033/hong-kong-halts-peak-tram-service-third-consecutive-day-amid-efforts-clear-fallen-trees-near-tracks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:23:33 +0000 Hong Kong catering businesses are taking different approaches to adapting to a citywide ban on single-use plastics, with polystyrene containers and throwaway cutlery beginning to be phased out slowly from Monday. The shift to non-plastic alternatives, most of which are paper- and wood-based, might translate to a few extra dollars on customers’ bills, but some eateries said they would simply stop handing out such cutlery. Environmentalists, meanwhile, encouraged residents to bring their own... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3259793/hong-kong-restaurants-serve-variety-utensils-ban-single-use-plastics-set-take-effect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3259793/hong-kong-restaurants-serve-variety-utensils-ban-single-use-plastics-set-take-effect?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Apr 2024 07:19:52 +0000 Octopus, the ubiquitous payment platform in Hong Kong, has secured what may be its next big win in the form of a new card that allows users to top-up with ease and travel on public transport in 336 mainland Chinese cities. Scores of elderly Hongkongers were seen lining up to buy the “Octopus – China T-Union Card” as it launched on Tuesday. For these Hongkongers, the product may offer a solution to dealing with mainland app payments that require a bit more tech sophistication. The Post digs into... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3256835/will-hong-kongs-new-octopus-card-be-game-changer-travellers-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3256835/will-hong-kongs-new-octopus-card-be-game-changer-travellers-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:19:09 +0000 Cannix Yau,Jack Deng Cannix Yau,Jack Deng Alibaba Group’s multibillion-dollar plan to invigorate Hong Kong’s culture and film sectors aims to thrust local movie productions back into the global limelight, but the city’s competitiveness is in doubt, industry players have said. Sector chiefs also said the decision by the entertainment and media arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to set aside at least HK$5 billion (US$639.3 million) for the industries over the next five years had boosted investor confidence. “Alibaba’s five-year... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3255159/can-alibabas-hk5-billion-plan-put-hong-kong-films-back-global-stage-industry-players-say-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3255159/can-alibabas-hk5-billion-plan-put-hong-kong-films-back-global-stage-industry-players-say-its?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:00:21 +0000 Hongkongers were among thousands of bargain hunters who on Friday flocked to the opening day of Costco’s Shenzhen megastore as the bulk-buying frenzy at members-only outlets across the border continued. Shoppers told the Post they had to wait for several hours before they got into the Costco in Longhua district. Some said the shopping experience was much the same as that at another popular bulk-buy warehouse-style store that offered comparable goods and prices. Long queues formed outside well... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3248243/hongkongers-face-long-queues-they-flock-new-shenzhen-costco-megastore-hunt-bargains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3248243/hongkongers-face-long-queues-they-flock-new-shenzhen-costco-megastore-hunt-bargains?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:42:31 +0000 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways cancelled another 21 flights on Monday, almost double the expected average announced a day earlier in its plan to ensure normal operations for the Lunar New Year holiday period, with the government expressing “grave concerns” over the scheme. A check of Hong Kong International Airport’s website showed the airline cancelled 11 inbound and 10 outbound flights. Cathay scrapped at least 10 departing and nine arriving flights on Sunday, with the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3247634/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-cancels-21-flights-monday-almost-double-daily-average-announced-plan-ease?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3247634/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-cancels-21-flights-monday-almost-double-daily-average-announced-plan-ease?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:59:00 +0000 Hong Kong customs officers have seized HK$6 million (US$768,000) worth of smuggled goods, including fish maws and shark fins, with officers noting a surge in contraband in the run-up to Lunar New Year. A 52-year-old woman, director of a consignor company, was also arrested following the confiscation of the goods at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound last week. The smuggled items, which were destined for Vietnam, were detected when a container underwent an X-ray examination. “The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3247188/hong-kong-customs-seizes-suspected-smuggled-goods-worth-hk6-million-including-fish-maw-shark-fins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3247188/hong-kong-customs-seizes-suspected-smuggled-goods-worth-hk6-million-including-fish-maw-shark-fins?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:05:29 +0000 A 58-year-old Hong Kong worker died on Tuesday after fainting in a crane cabin six metres (20 feet) above ground at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, marking the third fatality on an industrial site in nine days. Police said the man’s colleague found him unconscious inside the cabin at around 8am, towards the end of his shift. Rescue services rushed the man to the nearby Princess Margaret Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An investigation into the cause of death was under way, the force said,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3247043/hong-kong-worker-58-dies-after-fainting-crane-cabin-6-metres-above-ground-container-port?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3247043/hong-kong-worker-58-dies-after-fainting-crane-cabin-6-metres-above-ground-container-port?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:11:38 +0000 Hundreds of thousands of revellers packed both sides of Hong Kong’s famed Victoria Harbour on New Year’s Eve to welcome in 2024 with the city’s largest-ever countdown fireworks display, as optimism of better times ahead for the economy and job prospects filled the air. Celebrations across the city – including theme park concerts, bar parties and the 12-minute pyrotechnics extravaganza over the harbour – brought a year hit by an economic downturn and property and stock market slumps to a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246832/hundreds-thousands-gathering-both-sides-hong-kongs-victoria-harbour-ahead-countdown-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246832/hundreds-thousands-gathering-both-sides-hong-kongs-victoria-harbour-ahead-countdown-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:30:06 +0000 The number of travellers visiting Hong Kong during the New Year holiday is at 66 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, with the catering industry complaining about a business slump as more people opt to spend the long weekend elsewhere. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday however said Hong Kong would be pushing to boost its global presence in 2024 and run a series of mega-events covering areas such as sports, culture, trade and finance to woo tourists. With the city holding its biggest and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3246816/hong-kong-restaurants-feel-pinch-new-year-visitor-numbers-66-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3246816/hong-kong-restaurants-feel-pinch-new-year-visitor-numbers-66-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:44:37 +0000 More than 100 wood fossils up to 5.3 million years old have gone on display in a Hong Kong park, where visitors are allowed to touch the ancient remains. The fossils, collected by the late Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, a billionaire and chairwoman of Chinachem Group, were unveiled on Friday, when the first phase of the park redesign to show off the fossils was opened free of charge to the public. Chinachem, which created Nina Park in Tsuen Wan, said more than 100 pieces of museum-grade wood fossils... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246705/hong-kong-billionaires-private-collection-fossils-go-show-public-park?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246705/hong-kong-billionaires-private-collection-fossils-go-show-public-park?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:49:04 +0000 Hong Kong police have unconditionally released a visiting Singaporean family of three who were arrested along with a local resident following an alleged fight over a noise complaint at an outdoor dining spot. The incident happened on the night of December 10, two days after the family comprising a 54-year-old computer technician, his 52-year-old wife, a financial representative, and their 17-year-old son arrived in the city. While having a meal at the dai pai dong in Woosung Street Temporary... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3245890/singaporean-family-3-who-were-arrested-hong-kong-over-alleged-fight-local-man-released-without?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3245890/singaporean-family-3-who-were-arrested-hong-kong-over-alleged-fight-local-man-released-without?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:09:57 +0000 More than 260,000 revellers are expected to pour into Hong Kong’s busy Tsim Sha Tsui area on Christmas Eve, with police set to cordon off some roads there to implement crowd-control measures, the force has said. “Last year, we had about 264,000 tourists gathering at Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate Christmas,” said Wan Kam-fung, acting chief inspector of the enforcement and control division. “We estimate that the number will be about the same this year.” Roads around Lan Kwai Fong and the West Kowloon... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3245792/260000-revellers-expected-celebrate-christmas-eve-hong-kongs-tsim-sha-tsui-police-planning-cordon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3245792/260000-revellers-expected-celebrate-christmas-eve-hong-kongs-tsim-sha-tsui-police-planning-cordon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:59:15 +0000 Christmas came early for 12-year-old Andy Wong after the Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) gave him a remote-control car that his family could not afford to buy. The youngster – who wants to be a car designer – said on Monday he was delighted to get the present from the NGO. “I felt happy and content when I received the remote-control car,” Andy added. He was one of the 3,360 underprivileged children who sent their Christmas wish to the SoCO, which has distributed more than 40,000... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3245508/christmas-comes-early-children-need-hong-kongs-soco-hands-out-presents-ngo-says-its-struggling-hit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3245508/christmas-comes-early-children-need-hong-kongs-soco-hands-out-presents-ngo-says-its-struggling-hit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:07:54 +0000 Nearly 10,000 people attended the launch of Hong Kong’s first education fair targeting mainland Chinese pupils on Friday, with many families hoping their children could avoid the intense academic competition across the border. Members of the local school sector said the expo launch received a very positive response and hoped similar events could be held in the future. The three-day GBA Hong Kong School Education Expo is being organised by four major school councils and brings together more than... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3245286/launch-first-hong-kong-school-fair-mainland-chinese-draws-nearly-10000-attendees-pupils-seek-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3245286/launch-first-hong-kong-school-fair-mainland-chinese-draws-nearly-10000-attendees-pupils-seek-out?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:54:04 +0000 Hong Kong district council voters – mostly elderly residents – living in mainland China have said they are thankful for government efforts to set up two polling stations near the border, with some making the trip back straight after casting their ballots. Retiree Fen Siu-yi, 65, was among the mostly older electors arriving in Sheung Shui on Sunday after government-organised shuttle buses picked them up from a local railway station, saying she had made the “special trip” from Dongguan alongside... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3244568/hong-kong-district-council-election-cross-border-voters-praise-authorities-help-getting-involved?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3244568/hong-kong-district-council-election-cross-border-voters-praise-authorities-help-getting-involved?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:40:09 +0000 Under a hot noon sun, Li Chi-keung dished out campaign leaflets for a candidate running in a Hong Kong Island East constituency, but few passers-by bothered to take one. It was less than a week until Sunday’s district council election, but none of the candidates’ opponents, or their banners, could be seen at the spot outside the Shau Kei Wan railway station, which was a popular campaigning spot in previous polls. “The election atmosphere is indeed not as fervent as before,” the 70-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3244467/hong-kong-district-council-election-candidates-confront-apathy-and-public-confusion-campaign-trail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3244467/hong-kong-district-council-election-candidates-confront-apathy-and-public-confusion-campaign-trail?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:00:17 +0000