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Life in Hong Kong’s shoebox housing - complete visual explainer

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Explainer | Life in Hong Kong’s shoebox housing

Smaller than a prison cell, more than 200,000 people live in extremely cramped conditions and spend years waiting for public rental housing.

29 Sep 2023 - 5:37PM

Hong Kong is well-placed to tap Asia’s growth, CIC’s advisors say

20 Sep 2023 - 7:56PMvideocam

AI will put a quarter of Hong Kong’s workforce out of a job by 2028: report

15 Jun 2023 - 6:30AMvideocam

Politics

Hong Kong spends HK$1.3 million on YouTube video but only nets 4,000 views

Media expert urges authorities to put more effort into making online promotions targeting younger audiences and says government is ‘a bit out of touch’.

12 Apr 2023 - 11:42AMvideocam

A still from the one-minute promotional video to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule. Photo: Handout

Politics

Hong Kong’s John Lee convenes cabinet meeting to discuss to-do list from Xi

Source says first cabinet meeting mainly discussed matters such as political principles and governing style.

5 Jul 2022 - 10:41AM

Hong Kong Economy

How the MTR Corp is moving Hong Kong closer to mainland China

Expanding rail network plays a critical part in integrating city with Greater Bay Area and beyond

12 Jul 2022 - 3:14PM

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Politics

‘Hong Kong, add oil’ should not be taboo, says Canto-pop legend Jacky Cheung

Cheung was target of complaints over the border after state broadcaster reportedly shelved clip he recorded for city’s handover anniversary that featured phrase.

3 Jul 2022 - 10:53PM

Canto-pop legend Jacky Cheung. Photo: Weibo

Society

Thousands throng Hong Kong Palace Museum to see 900 precious relics

Enthusiasts were in the queue from 8am, with museum opening its doors from 9am after a one-day delay caused by typhoon.

13 Jul 2022 - 12:58PM

Politics

Xi Jinping in Hong Kong: what the Chinese president’s entourage tells us

One observer said the delegation who joined Xi for his first trip outside the mainland in two years was designed to showcase Beijing’s ‘full jurisdiction’

2 Jul 2022 - 6:37AMvideocam

Politics

Beijing committed to ‘one country, two systems’ principle for Hong Kong: Xi

President Xi sets out direction for Hong Kong’s future development, gives new leader John Lee a list of tasks to deliver in next five years.

1 Jul 2022 - 10:57PM

President Xi Jinping (third left) and his wife Peng Liyuan (second left) concluding their visit in Hong Kong on Friday. Photo: ISD

Politics

Beijing lambasts top US diplomat over ‘let Hong Kong be Hong Kong’ speech

Chinese foreign ministry office in city condemns ‘hypocrisy and grandstanding’ of US Consul General Hanscom Smith.

12 Jul 2022 - 4:25PMvideocam

United States Consul General Hanscom Smith. Photo: May Tse

Business

‘Stickiness’ if firms move out threatens Hong Kong’s international hub status

‘Stickiness’ due to relocation costs has prevented an exodus of international firms through the pandemic, but the same factor will turn against the city if companies do leave, warns a government-backed advisory body.

11 Jul 2022 - 5:38PMvideocam

Business

Swap Connect will help China attract more international bond investors

The newly announced Swap Connect will help China attract more international investors to its bond markets, according to a senior Standard Chartered banker.

11 Jul 2022 - 8:30AMvideocam

Business

Smallest flats see brisk demand at first Hong Kong home sale after Xi speech

The sales come less than a fortnight after Xi says in a speech that: “At present, what the people of Hong Kong desire the most is a better life, a bigger flat, more business start-up opportunities, better education for kids and better elderly care. What the people call for, we must strive to deliver.”

10 Jul 2022 - 4:50PMvideocam

The Vim in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district is expected to be completed in December next year. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong Economy

7 top innovations President Xi Jinping saw at Hong Kong Science Park

Xi witnessed Hong Kong’s advances in AI technology, possible applications of robotics in surgery and an award-winning prenatal test for Down’s syndrome.

8 Jul 2022 - 11:43PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping tours the Hong Kong Science Park on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

First-mover edge awaits Hong Kong businesses across border: CY Leung

Former chief executive tells Redefining Hong Kong seminar organised by the Post that communication gap on opportunities the biggest challenge to cooperation.

8 Jul 2022 - 7:54AM

Politics

Top Beijing diplomat urges foreign consulates to present Hong Kong objectively

Liu Guangyuan says consulates and international business chambers should seek to protect and make contributions to city.

7 Jul 2022 - 12:55PMvideocam

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Life in Hong Kong’s worst living spaces: from cage homes to subdivided flats

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Hong Kong Palace Museum to open for 25th anniversary of city’s handover

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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a speech at a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule last week.
Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong sectors rush to hold ‘mainland-style’ seminars to study Xi Jinping’s speech

Education, social welfare sectors among latest to host seminars aimed at learning, promoting and implementing ‘the spirit of Xi’s important speech’.

6 Jul 2022 - 5:43PM

8 dinosaur fossils take over Hong Kong Science Museum for exhibition

6 Jul 2022 - 12:38AM

Exclusive | Hong Kong will attract a new wave of expats, but quarantine a dampener

5 Jul 2022 - 4:02PMvideocam

Offers on Hong Kong brands, seafood up for grabs in summer to boost economy

5 Jul 2022 - 8:13PM

Consumers can enjoy offers on various products during the campaign in July and August. Photo: Jonathan Wong

1 in 5 arrests by Hong Kong national security police made under sedition offence

5 Jul 2022 - 12:03PM

One in five arrests by Hong Kong’s national security police were made under a colonial-era sedition offence. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s John Lee raised HK$11.3 million in donations for election campaign

5 Jul 2022 - 9:22AM

Chief Executive John Lee. Photo: Sam Tsang

Exclusive | Chinese investment banks catch up with Wall Street lenders on pay, deals

4 Jul 2022 - 5:14PMvideocam

A sculpture of bulls in the Lujiazui business district in Shanghai. Chinese investment banks have grown in stature in Hong Kong as they now account for a majority of the IPO deals. Photo: Bloomberg

Local schools and kindergartens will receive copies of a speech made by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong schools and kindergartens to receive copies of speech by Xi Jinping

Education Bureau to make copies of Xi’s handover speech available to collect from Tuesday, marking first time a state leader’s address will be given to teachers for study.

15 Aug 2022 - 11:58PM

Exclusive | Hong Kong justice chief vows to act on concerns over trial delay for activists

5 Aug 2022 - 9:38AMvideocam

PLA’s Hong Kong garrison marks military anniversary at Central zone

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Hong Kong poised to leap ahead as East-meets-West hub: John Lee

27 Jul 2022 - 10:44PMvideocam

Hong Kong youth ‘should learn Chinese history to cultivate national identity’

24 Jul 2022 - 10:44PM

A BYD showroom in Shanghai on August 31, 2022. The Shenzhen automaker chalked up record sales for the ninth straight month in November. Photo: Bloomberg

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Chinese electric-car maker BYD eyes production in Europe

The Shenzhen-based company, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, confirms it is looking into building local factories in Europe, but did not reveal a timeline, locations or capacities.

8 Dec 2022 - 7:30PMvideocam

Revealed: the politics-free bauhinia replaced The Queen on Hong Kong’s coins

13 Aug 2022 - 4:11PM

Hong Kong leader vows to roll out talent drive in coming policy address

4 Oct 2022 - 10:39AMvideocam

Exclusive | Hong Kong appoints officer in Europe to attract family offices

17 Jul 2022 - 4:04PM

The government will station a new officer in Brussels to encourage European family offices to invest in the city and use it as a gateway to the Greater Bay Area. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Exclusive | Hong Kong will attract a new wave of expats, but quarantine a dampener

5 Jul 2022 - 4:02PMvideocam

Hong Kong, which has seen an exodus of expatriates amid the pandemic, can once again attract talent if it removes the strict quarantine measures. Photo: Felix Wong

Offers on Hong Kong brands, seafood up for grabs in summer to boost economy

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Hong Kong at 25

Sport in Hong Kong has come a long way since the handover in 1997

Since its return to China, the city has won 196 medals at the Asian Games and enjoyed its most successful Olympics ever in Tokyo last year, when athletes won a gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

26 Jun 2022 - 3:09PMvideocam

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28 Jun 2022 - 10:15AMvideocam

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1 Jul 2022 - 4:01PM

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27 Jun 2022 - 3:00PM

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Art Hong Kong exhibition pairs modern and contemporary Chinese paintings

Art Hong Kong exhibition brings together paintings by 20th-century Chinese modernists and contemporary artists to spark dialogue about traditional Chinese culture.

18 Nov 2022 - 11:58AM

Vienna Philharmonic orchestra to play in Hong Kong in October

6 Oct 2022 - 3:22AM

Hong Kong composer Gustav Mak celebrates Confucius in new opera

3 Jul 2022 - 9:00AM

From egg tarts to the Star Ferry: 25 objects that tell us this is Hong Kong

13 Jul 2022 - 12:55PM

Illustration: Kaliz Lee

25 chefs, from A to Y, who changed Hong Kong’s dining scene

1 Jul 2022 - 4:27PM

Alvin Leung King-lon’s restaurant, Bo Innovation, created a new narrative about modern Cantonese cuisine. He is one of a few chefs to have left an indelible mark on Hong Kong’s rich dining culture. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

China television spotlights Hong Kong culture ahead of 25th anniversary of handover

29 Jun 2022 - 7:00PM

Celebrity singers Sally Yeh and George Lam perform on a mainland Chinese television show dedicated to Canto-pop. Photo: Mango TV/TVB

The 12 movies that defined Hong Kong cinema in the past 25 years

29 Jun 2022 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Hong Kong at 25

Hong Kong Olympians the poster children for 25 years of rapid sporting growth

Medal winners Doo Hoi-kem, Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey were all born months either side of the city’s emergence from British colonial rule. In the years since, government funding for elite sport has risen to more than HK$735 million a year.

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