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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.
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2 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Harvey Kong |Denise Tsang |Olga Wong
Hong Kong’s Trade Development Council is searching for a replacement for its executive director ahead of her retirement, with the Post learning that the government prefers a candidate with a strong grasp of geopolitical issues and commerce.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestar.com.my | Harvey Kong |Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong’s e-commerce operators are exploring new markets and delaying major business decisions in light of US tariffs, industry players have said. One industry body said e-commerce firms could look towards expanding their operations in traditional markets when diversifying their business, while also exploring emerging ones in Southeast Asia, as well as Central and South America.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Harvey Kong |Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong’s e-commerce operators are exploring new markets and delaying major business decisions in light of US tariffs, industry players have said. One industry body said e-commerce firms could look towards expanding their operations in traditional markets when diversifying their business, while also exploring emerging ones in Southeast Asia, as well as Central and South America.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Oscar Liu |Denise Tsang |Harvey Kong
China’s depreciating yuan against the US dollar is music to the ears of Hong Kong shoppers heading over the border, but economists have warned that the move will exacerbate the downturn in the city’s retail, food and drink consumption and hammer the economy. The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to further weaken against the US dollar, which was expected to boost the competitiveness of exports.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Denise Tsang |Oscar Liu |Lo Hoi-ying |Harvey Kong
Tens of thousands of people have witnessed a sensational flight show above Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, which evoked nostalgia as the city held the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament at the new Kai Tak Sports Park for the first time at the site of its old airport. There were contrasting reactions to the brief moment when Cathay flight CX8100 flew at an altitude of just 1,100 feet (335 metres) above the harbour and old runway.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Denise Tsang |Oscar Liu |Lo Hoi-ying |Harvey Kong
Conservatives demand Carney fire candidate who said Tory should be turned in for Chinese bountyLiberal Leader Mark Carney is being urged by the Conservatives to fire a Toronto-area candidate who said people should bring a Conservative politician to the local Chinese consulate to collect a bounty on him for criticizing Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong. Conservative candidate Joe Tay was born …
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Harvey Kong |Denise Tsang
A British Airways flight from Hong Kong to London has been cancelled despite Heathrow Airport resuming operations following a major power outage, while five Cathay Pacific flights are departing the city for the UK as planned.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing |Harvey Kong
As scrutiny mounts over Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s sale of its Panama ports, experts say there is a patent lack of legal tools governing commercial transactions that authorities can use to stop the deal and they are highly sceptical the national security legislation will be invoked. But the conglomerate owned by tycoon Li Ka-shing’s family would have to ensure full compliance with rules governing listed companies and secure the green light from its shareholders for the deal, they said.
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Cannix Yau |Harvey Kong |Lam Ka-sing
Beijing’s veiled attack on Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison for selling its Panama Canal ports by posting a blistering newspaper commentary against it is an attempt to pile pressure on the conglomerate to either axe the deal or negotiate better terms that protect the national interest, observers have said.
