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The MetaX booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 26, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Chinese AI, chip start-ups court global investors with Hong Kong listing plans

GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says.

Chinese culture

‘I have witnessed magic’: how horses help Hong Kong people with disabilities

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Market rates set Hong Kong’s HK$150,000 subsidy for Tai Po fire victims: minister

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over stealing HK$1.8 million from eMPF account holders

Scammers impersonate pension account holders to withdraw funds, prompting managing body to suspend digital vertification process.

Screengrab of a press conference by police’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau about the recent fraud crackdown. Photo: RTHK
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court orders trial to compensate dancer paralysed in Mirror show

Judge says Mo Li’s then employer Studiodanz ‘evaded responsibility’ by failing to appear at hearings, orders trial to determine compensation.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Hong Kong firefighters pay tribute to fallen colleague

Ho Wai-ho lost his life at the age of 37 as he battled the massive Tai Po inferno that claimed the lives of 160 in late November.

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Architecture and design

Building on waves: a Chinese triumph in temporary architecture

A Zhejiang pavilion takes top honours at the RIBA Asia Pacific Awards, alongside a Hong Kong finalist celebrating the beauty of impermanence.

GN Architects’ Seaside Pavilion, on Chaishan island, Zhejiang province, clinched the Temporary Architecture prize in the 2025 RIBA Asia Pacific Awards. Photo: courtesy GN Architects
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Santa Hash run spreads festive cheer and raises funds for charity

Nearly 140 runners in festive outfits raced 6km across city in support of Operation Santa Claus and fire relief efforts in Tai Po.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 party room operators over suspected pirated songs

Customs says officers raided eight properties across city, seizing HK$240,000 worth of karaoke equipment in copyright crackdown.

SCMP Highlights

China’s heat pump tech, Tokyo clarifies Taiwan stance: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From Hong Kong Jimmy Lai’s trial verdict to China’s high-altitude tank threat, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Excavators unload coal in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather

Letters | Asia is not built for extreme weather. This must change

Readers discuss the urban planning features essential to climate resilience, the demise of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, and the Legislative Council election.

Workers try to restore the damaged railway track after landslides in Badulla, Sri Lanka, on December 13. Many parts of the island were inundated in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah. Photo: EPA
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 19-21

Head to a Christmas market, buy restaurant dinnerware to help Tai Po Fire victims, watch Two Seasons, Two Strangers and more this weekend.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks cap longest win streak in 3 weeks as US inflation cools

Soft US inflation data strengthens the case for monetary easing as the Hang Seng Index gains for a third day.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian

Police say taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit 68-year-old woman, who sustained multiple injuries and later died in hospital.

The taxi driver allegedly crashed into the 68-year-old woman near the intersection of Caine Road and Elgin Street. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Fix housing to help young Hongkongers feel they belong here

If taken seriously, housing policy can restore trust in institutions and the foundations of civic life that elections alone cannot.

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Eligible applicants begin selecting flats under the Housing Authority’s Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme at the sales office in Kwun Tong on November 26. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Taiwan restoration experts help families say goodbye to Hong Kong fire victims

Mortuary specialists prepare bodies of Tai Po fire victims for dignified funerals, offering closure to grieving families.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong right to strike a balance on New Year’s events

In the wake of the deadly fire, cancelling the fireworks display while going ahead with some events is sensible even as investigations into the tragedy continue.

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Good Schools Guide

How outdoor classrooms are shaping young minds, from Denmark to Hong Kong

Malvern College and International College believe in the power of outdoor learning and growing in nature’s classroom to build curiosity and resilience.

Forest schools such as International College Hong Kong Hong Lok Yuen (ICHKHLY) offer manifold educational and mental benefits. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

US highlights Panama security ties as China-linked canal ports deal stalls

US envoy’s coastguard visit near Panama comes as Beijing presses for Cosco control and Washington pushes back.

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Hong Kong society

Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness

Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning.

Hong Kong property

Qube takes six floors at Two IFC as falling rents lure financial giants

Qube’s expansion mirrors a broader trend among financial firms taking advantage of softer rents to move into higher-grade offices.

A rainbow is seen behind the International Finance Centre (IFC) in Central, with the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the foreground, July 1, 2025. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Palace Museum says Egyptian exhibition will be most profitable show yet

About 700,000 people expected to visit display over nine-month run, director Louis Ng says.

A coffin displayed as part of the “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Photo: Sam Tsang
Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific investigates wrong taxiway use at Manila airport

Carrier says it is cooperating with local authorities in probe into incident, which led to delays for two incoming planes.

Jimmy Lai trial

Beijing, Hong Kong slam G7 over criticism of Jimmy Lai trial verdict

Chinese ministry’s arm in Hong Kong says attempts to pressure nation akin to ‘mantis trying to stop a chariot or ant trying to shake a tree’.

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HKEX

HKEX proposes slashing board lot variations to boost liquidity

The moves will remove the entry barrier for retail investors and prepare the city’s exchange for a single board lot unit structure.

A view of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) office in Central, April 2, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong Bar Association backs making bid-rigging a crime after deadly fire

Chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet also says association will propose that key construction safety guidelines become legally binding.

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Hong Kong Bar Association chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet (fourth from left), with the delegation in Beijing. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process

Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected.

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Tomatoberry Tree at Gokan

Built on a split base of gin and shochu, this nuanced cocktail was created to mimic the architecture of a tomato tree, from trunk to leaf.

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