https://www.scmp.com/rss/521320/feed Timon is an intern on the City Desk. He previously worked with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and interned at the Globe and Mail in Canada. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Timon Johnson,Ellie Yau Timon Johnson,Ellie Yau At the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, a fisherman surveys his day’s stock of fish, planning to sell his multicoloured inventory to numerous restaurants and street stalls across Hong Kong. But as he waits along the main corridor for a customer, only his competitors fill the area. “Business has been very difficult,” the 43-year-old fisherman surnamed Hua said. “This [market] is already the biggest hub for the industry.” The lack of demand for his product highlights one of many challenges... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3323802/struggling-stay-afloat-hong-kong-fishermen-reeling-amid-industry-decline?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3323802/struggling-stay-afloat-hong-kong-fishermen-reeling-amid-industry-decline?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:40:30 +0000 Fiona Sun,Timon Johnson,Lynn Zhang Fiona Sun,Timon Johnson,Lynn Zhang Hongkonger Cyrus Chan*, 28, still remembers how defeated he felt the day he lost almost everything to gambling. “One night, around 10pm, I had just lost again and was left with less than HK$8,000 [US$1,020]. I was ready to end my life,” he said, recalling the incident from two years ago. Chan said a friend introduced him to gambling four years ago, and he soon became addicted. He even quit his job as a construction worker to gamble full-time, which he said won him quick money at first and also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323224/quitting-hard-how-hong-kong-can-protect-youth-after-legalising-basketball-bets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323224/quitting-hard-how-hong-kong-can-protect-youth-after-legalising-basketball-bets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 02:00:10 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Hong Kong health authorities will launch a five-day enforcement operation on Monday to combat illegal smoking in public transport facilities. The Department of Health said on Friday that its Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office would take enforcement actions under operation “Laserflame”. “To protect public health, it is the established policy of the government to discourage smoking, contain the proliferation of tobacco use and protect the public from second-hand smoke,” the department said. It... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322766/hong-kong-launch-5-day-crackdown-illegal-smoking-public-transport-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322766/hong-kong-launch-5-day-crackdown-illegal-smoking-public-transport-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:08:23 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Timon Johnson Lo Hoi-ying,Timon Johnson This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled an amber rainstorm warning signal on Tuesday, but warned that showers and squally thunderstorms would persist throughout the day. The Hong Kong Observatory lifted the signal at 11.15am after it issued it at 9.41am and said that an active southerly... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3322297/amber-rainstorm-warning-issued-heavy-showers-hit-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3322297/amber-rainstorm-warning-issued-heavy-showers-hit-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:51:13 +0000 Timon Johnson,Natalie Wong,Connor Mycroft Timon Johnson,Natalie Wong,Connor Mycroft Hong Kong firefighters formed a human ladder to rescue 17 people from a ride malfunction at Ocean Park, according to a visitor who said she was among those suspended in mid-air for hours, while an engineer called for stronger oversight of the venue’s safety inspections. But some visitors on Monday remained undeterred about enjoying the park after the breakdown of the “Wild Twister” ride on Sunday. The incident was the latest in at least three this year involving attractions malfunctioning due to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3321430/hong-kongs-ocean-park-wild-twister-ride-breakdown-fails-deter-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3321430/hong-kongs-ocean-park-wild-twister-ride-breakdown-fails-deter-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:08:20 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong Kong tourism drive after sharing a fun social media picture with a Labubu doll specially made to mark the first birthday of the city’s panda twins later this month. The star on Monday shared a photo on Instagram of her holding up the Labubu doll, which is cradling the twin pandas in its arms, above a bucket of popcorn. “Celebrating Hong Kong-born panda twins’ first birthday (and my birthday too) with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320652/michelle-yeoh-takes-shine-labubu-made-hong-kong-panda-cubs-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320652/michelle-yeoh-takes-shine-labubu-made-hong-kong-panda-cubs-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:18:21 +0000 Timon Johnson,Lorraine Chiang Timon Johnson,Lorraine Chiang Outside Tai Wai MTR station in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district, a resident from the nearby Mei Lam Estate stops near a long row of parking racks with dozens of bicycles packed tightly together. It took the resident, surnamed Wong, minutes to rummage through the clutter before he could find a spot next to some old bikes with pieces missing. “There are lots of bikes, and it is harder to park during working hours,” said the 70-year-old, who regularly cycles to the station to catch the train and shop... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3320586/bad-cycle-why-hong-kongs-sha-tin-district-littered-bikes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3320586/bad-cycle-why-hong-kongs-sha-tin-district-littered-bikes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 08:30:16 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Hong Kong police have arrested two men for allegedly stealing credit cards and about HK$20,000 (US$2,550) in cash from passengers on two separate flights arriving from Thailand. The force said on Friday it received two reports the previous day that a foreign woman and a mainland Chinese man could not find the credit cards and cash they had placed under their seats and in overhead cabins, suspecting theft. It added that following preliminary investigations, officers arrested the two mainland men,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320405/2-held-allegedly-stealing-credit-cards-cash-thailand-hong-kong-flights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320405/2-held-allegedly-stealing-credit-cards-cash-thailand-hong-kong-flights?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:53:37 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Hundreds of spectators, largely local and overseas Tottenham Hotspur fans, gathered at the Hung Hom waterfront to enjoy a drone show on Wednesday night, with some arriving as early as the morning in the hopes of seeing their favourite players staying nearby for Hong Kong’s first major football festival. As many fans stood just outside or inside the Kerry Hotel in hopes of attracting their favourite players’ attention, others walked around the premises and along the waterfront to get a prime view... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320168/dozens-hong-kong-overseas-tottenham-fans-gather-club-themed-drone-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320168/dozens-hong-kong-overseas-tottenham-fans-gather-club-themed-drone-show?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:09:43 +0000 Leopold Chen,Timon Johnson Leopold Chen,Timon Johnson Hong Kong lawmakers have taken two days to complete a clause-by-clause examination of a bill to recognise certain rights for same-sex couples, despite strong opposition in the city’s legislature. Legislators raised 33 questions during two bills committee meetings on Monday, with their concerns including criminal offences associated with the proposed registration regime for same-sex couples. Twenty-eight questions were raised when the bill was first discussed on Friday. The Registration of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319880/hong-kong-lawmakers-finish-scrutinising-same-sex-couples-bill-clauses-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319880/hong-kong-lawmakers-finish-scrutinising-same-sex-couples-bill-clauses-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:24:42 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Hong Kong authorities have arrested two women for selling counterfeit football merchandise and seized about 1,000 items, including fake jerseys of English Premier League teams Arsenal and Liverpool, which are in the city to play friendly matches in the coming week. The operation by the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department was carried out a day before the start of the week-long Hong Kong Football Festival, which will bring four of the world’s most renowned clubs to Kai Tak Stadium. Customs... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3319413/hong-kong-arrests-2-selling-fake-liverpool-jerseys-other-football-merchandise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3319413/hong-kong-arrests-2-selling-fake-liverpool-jerseys-other-football-merchandise?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:53:24 +0000 Ambrose Li,Timon Johnson Ambrose Li,Timon Johnson The timings for Hong Kong’s typhoon signals are based on scientific indicators, the local forecaster and one of its former assistant directors have said while revealing the historical reason why many of the organisation’s warnings go out at 20 minutes past or to the hour. A check by the Post found that about 93 per cent of all warnings for the past 10 typhoons, tropical cyclones and depressions were issued at 20 minutes past or to the hour by the Observatory – including the No 10 signal for when... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3319104/why-do-hong-kong-typhoon-signals-usually-go-out-20-minutes-past-or-hour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3319104/why-do-hong-kong-typhoon-signals-usually-go-out-20-minutes-past-or-hour?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:29:11 +0000 Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson,Leopold Chen,Lynn Zhang Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson,Leopold Chen,Lynn Zhang Students in Hong Kong have received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE), the local university entrance exams that pupils take after six years of secondary schooling. This year’s exams produced 16 students with perfect scores, a record since the DSE’s launch in 2012, including the second “ultimate top scorer”, who achieved the highest marks among all top candidates and the first cross-border high-flier. While 129 students have achieved top marks over the past 14... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318490/hong-kongs-dse-14-years-pupils-best-subjects-worst-performers-and-top-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318490/hong-kongs-dse-14-years-pupils-best-subjects-worst-performers-and-top-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:30:49 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning late on Wednesday night. The signal, issued at 11.45pm, means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 50mm (2 inches) in an hour, and is likely to continue. “Further heavy rain could cause,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317524/heavy-rain-thunderstorms-hit-hong-kong-thursday-and-friday-observatory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317524/heavy-rain-thunderstorms-hit-hong-kong-thursday-and-friday-observatory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:39:34 +0000 Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson Recent rumours about a “megaquake” hitting Japan on July 5, stemming from a manga artist whose earlier prediction of a major disaster in 2011 reportedly came true, have caused some concern among Hong Kong residents planning to travel to the country this month. While Japanese authorities have dismissed the claims, stating that earthquakes cannot be predicted with current scientific knowledge and can occur anywhere at any time, even outside Japan, the Post has gathered expert advice for travellers... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316845/heading-japan-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-amid-earthquake-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316845/heading-japan-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-amid-earthquake-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:00:10 +0000 Lynn Zhang,Timon Johnson Lynn Zhang,Timon Johnson Surrounded by a stream of passengers on an MTR platform in Hong Kong on a regular weekday, a couple paused to pose for photos next to a station sign to mark their journey. “We took photos at most of the metro stations we visited, just to record our metro route,” said Arale, a 36-year-old tourist who was visiting the city with his wife, Qing, 37, for the first time. Recording such a visual diary is part of a popular trend on Chinese social media in which people travel around Hong Kong to take... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3314404/why-are-mainland-chinese-tourists-posing-front-mtr-stations-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3314404/why-are-mainland-chinese-tourists-posing-front-mtr-stations-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:08:16 +0000 Vivian Au,Timon Johnson,Oscar Liu Vivian Au,Timon Johnson,Oscar Liu More than 40,000 football fans packed Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday night to see the Hong Kong team clinch a 1-0 victory over India in a historic first home game at the new venue, with the winning goal coming from a dramatic stoppage-time penalty. The stadium was a sea of red for the crucial Asian Cup qualifier, as enthusiastic fans broke out into chants of “Hong Kong, Hong Kong” when the home side went on the attack. Hong Kong pushed hard in the final stages of the match, creating a host of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3313875/hong-kong-football-fans-flock-kai-tak-sports-park-ahead-historic-encounter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3313875/hong-kong-football-fans-flock-kai-tak-sports-park-ahead-historic-encounter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:11:33 +0000