Cannix Yau

Hong Kong

Senior Writer at South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong drone operators want less red tape to stage bigger shows, expand uses

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

With Hong Kong’s colourful drone shows becoming an attraction for tourists, operators have said the city can fly high by staging performances with more than 9,000 of them, displaying fireworks and laser lights, and using more venues to boost the economy.
Which Hong Kong districts have the most quick chargers for electric vehicles?

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

Hong Kong’s public quick chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) are unevenly distributed across the city’s 18 districts, government figures show, raising concerns about whether the supply is sufficient to support local development goals. According to a recent written reply by environment minister Tse Chin-wan to the Legislative Council, 10,401 public chargers had been provided by the government and the private sector as of the end of last December.
Hong Kong restaurants expect only small ‘golden week’ gain despite tourist boom

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

Hong Kong’s restaurants expect a modest 5 per cent rise in business at most during the “golden week” holiday despite visitor numbers increasing by a third over the first two days, as mainland Chinese tourists have tightened their purse strings, industry leaders have said. Hong Kong welcomed 567,928 visitors on Thursday and Friday, the first two days of the Labour Day holiday that runs until May 5, a rise of 33 per cent compared with 425,776 over the same period last year.
Hong Kong restaurants expect only small ‘golden week’ gain despite tourist boom

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Cannix Yau

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Hong Kong welcomes 213,000 mainland tourists as ‘golden week’ break starts

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau |Oscar Liu |Harvey Kong

More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed that 253,200 visitors had entered the city as of 9pm.
Hong Kong hotel accounting manager jailed for 6 years over HK$26 million fraud

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

A 39-year-old former accounting manager has been sentenced to six years and six months’ imprisonment after stealing over HK$26 million (US$3.35 million) from his former employer, the Four Seasons Hotel, over four years. The High Court heard that Chan Yiu-choi, who is married and has an eight-year-old daughter, stole the money by issuing 112 forged cheques from the hotel to his personal bank or credit card accounts between July 2017 and September 2021.
Greater Bay Airlines cancels Hong Kong-bound flight from Taipei after bird strike

1 week ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

Greater Bay Airlines has apologised to passengers after it was forced to cancel a Hong Kong-bound return flight from Taipei on Wednesday night after a bird collided with the aircraft. A spokesman for the carrier said on Thursday that flight HB704 experienced a bird strike just as it was arriving in Taipei, forcing the airline to cancel the plane’s return flight to Hong Kong on Wednesday night to allow for safety checks.
Hong Kong courts Middle East tourists with ‘high-end’ sports offerings

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau

Hong Kong has sought greater partnerships with its Middle East tourism counterparts with high-end offerings such as sports and horse racing in a bid to promote itself as a premier destination for the region’s travellers. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) also signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) on Monday with two major travel agents in the region, Musafir.com and Almosafer International Travel and Tourism Company, to establish a framework for future cooperation.
No need for Hong Kong to reject Boeing aircraft deliveries, experts say

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau |Oscar Liu

There is no need for Hong Kong to follow the central government in rejecting aircraft deliveries from Boeing amid the US-China trade war, analysts have said, arguing such a move would only hurt the city’s aviation hub status and local airlines’ expansion plans. Beijing ordered mainland Chinese airlines not to accept deliveries of up to 50 aircraft from the United States aerospace giant, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said last week.
Church in Hong Kong expected to remain bridge between Vatican and Beijing

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Ng Kang-chung |Cannix Yau |Oscar Liu

The Hong Kong Catholic Church has said it will continue to serve as a bridge between mainland China and the Holy See, while observers expect the local diocese to further foster the more harmonious Sino-Vatican ties built by Pope Francis, who died on Monday.