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Scammers posing as investment experts send random messages offering unsolicited advice via WhatsApp. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman duped out of HK$1 million by fake AI investment app

Police receive more than 70 investment scam reports over past week, with total losses exceeding HK$50 million.

Hong Kong economy

CLP Power to raise electricity price for third straight month in June

Singapore

Video | Hong Kong principal caught swearing at guards on school trip in Singapore

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Hong Kong Dance Company’s ode to Wu Guanzhong paints a confusing picture

‘In Between – Wu Guanzhong’s Ink Odyssey’ might celebrate the great Chinese painter but provides little inspiration to discover his works.

The “Spirit of Trees” scene from “In Between - Wu Guanzhong’s Ink Odyssey”, a Hong Kong Dance Company performance that premiered at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on May 22, 2026 (Photo: Henry@S2 Production; Mak Cheong Wai; Kenix Chan)
Stocks

China online brokerage crackdown trims billionaire owner’s wealth

Futu Holdings’ Leaf Li’s fortune shrank by over a quarter after Chinese regulators launched action against illegal cross-border stocks trading.

China's population

How Shenzhen’s growing population defies expectations in China’s changing cities

The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Masterpiece by King Fook presents pieces from 4 European jewellers

The Hong Kong-based brand sources diverse pieces from innovative designers, as well as creating its own Buddhism-themed and romantic collections.

Stenzhorn’s À Fleur De Paris collection. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hongkongers stuck for hours, as 673,000 return via land checkpoints after holiday

Residents returning from mainland China after Buddha’s Birthday long weekend get caught in long, winding queues and jam-packed checkpoints.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 elderly Hong Kong hikers found after 12-hour search

Fire department called off operation at 11.05am after trio, all in their 70s, were located.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues year’s first ‘very hot weather’ warning

Weather forecaster says temperatures are expected to hover around 33 degrees until Friday before easing slightly over the weekend.

Hong Kong issued its first “very hot weather” warning of the year on Tuesday. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong transport

Letters | Review of older drivers’ fitness to drive is sorely needed

Readers discuss the urgency of assessing aged drivers’ abilities, raising children capable of questioning AI, and seafood safety.

The scene of a traffic accident in Ngau Tau Kok on May 13. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

China Mobile plans fresh Central Asia link to Hong Kong submarine cable network

Telecoms giant’s announcement comes ahead of Hong Kong leader John Lee’s first official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in early June.

Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues

While the current administration has made strides on the housing front, the wait for a proper place to live is harming Hongkongers’ mental health.

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Hong Kong economy

Can Hong Kong airport’s Terminal 2 take off as 11 Skies, rivals pose challenges?

Experts say mixed-use complex must go beyond relying on passenger traffic and appeal to local market by matching offerings of city-centre malls.

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Banking & finance

HSBC Hong Kong targets 7.5 million customers, same as city’s population

HSBC Hong Kong sees an increase in international clients coming to city to invest as it becomes a global wealth management hub.

The HSBC Building in Central. Photo: Karma Lo
Centre Stage

Patti LuPone on Hong Kong, her musical memoir and living a life of note

Heading to Hong Kong for a one-night-only performance on June 3, actor and singer Patti LuPone talks about her love for the city, being a joker and a life story told in music.

Books and literature

Hong Kong author Kit Fan on ‘reverse migration’, identity and his new novel

The UK-based writer, whose Goodbye Chinatown follows a food-centric family between Hong Kong and London, talks about how places change people.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Paul Chan’s trip just one step in strengthening relations with Europe

Hong Kong must continue to build on the finance secretary’s visit to highlight the city’s financial strengths and ease concerns over money laundering.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po walks down a street in Paris. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Private equity firm Templewater primed as Hong Kong deepens Central Asia ties

Chairman Cliff Zhang says company positioning itself as ‘superconnector’ to channel Middle East funds into emerging market amid volatility elsewhere.

Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Hong Kong must not slip into complacency on fire safety

The city is right to extend its safety inspection regimes for old buildings, even as it moves to enforce stricter standards for cramped subdivided flats.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s chance to show the best of urbanism

Hong Kong has an opportunity to affirm that, rather than being opposites, technological advancement and human-centric design go hand in hand.

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A view of the newly commissioned Fanling Bypass (Eastern section), the first major transport infrastructure in the Northern Metropolis border town development project, is seen on May 3. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s first astronaut has done city proud but now what else is needed?

Steps needed to turn short-term excitement surrounding Lai’s Shenzhou-23 mission into long-term talent pipeline, academic says.

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Lai Ka-ying (centre) with fellow astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (left) and Zhang Zhiyuan train ahead of their mission. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Wang Fuk Court family’s marathon efforts to retrieve belongings one last time

Residents Joe and Annie race against time to pack anything valuable they can find during second and final visit.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | ‘Farewell, Wang Fuk Court’

Wang Kin House residents complete their final visit to their former home after deadly Tai Po fire.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hong Kong’s Jardine Matheson buys Australian diagnostic group I-MED for US$2.4b

The acquisition is one of the investment company’s largest in recent years and follows its Mandarin Oriental buyout in January.

The Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Game over? Shake-up proposed for Hong Kong internet cafes offering overnight stays

Authorities looking at two pathways to bring internet cafes under regulatory oversight, as some call for rethink to capitalise on esports boom.

In Hong Kong, internet cafe operators need a hotel or guest house licence to allow customers to stay overnight. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong stock market

US$32b worth of Hong Kong assets involved in transborder trade crackdown: Citic

The assets involve a crackdown on Futu, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge for offering mainland Chinese investors access to unlicensed trading.

Hong Kong society

Leaving family hardest part of Lai Ka-ying’s space mission, sister says

Elder sister Lai Ka-man says she is most looking forward to family union when astronaut returns so they can enjoy egg waffles together.

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