Lam Ka-sing

6 days ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

Hong Kong is launching a summer campaign to electrify spending among tourists and locals on Monday, with the promotional effort offering perks and discounts on goods and services ranging from transport to theme parks. The effort has seen the Tourism Board team up with theme park operators, retailers and transport providers to launch the “Hong Kong Summer Viva” drive. Here is what you need to know. 1. What is the Hong Kong Summer Viva campaign?

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing |Kelly Fung

The United States has resumed processing student visas after a month-long halt, with applicants now required to make their social media profiles public for review, a move that has left many Hong Kong hopefuls feeling uncertain and betrayed. The country’s State Department said on Wednesday (US time) that it was once again processing visas for academic, vocational and exchange students.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

A recent law amendment intended to protect part-time workers may still allow employers to sidestep providing benefits to their staff and create a more challenging business environment for several sectors, such as minibuses, some legislators have said. The concerns were raised on Thursday, a day after the Legislative Council approved the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025 in an 84-3 vote.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

When his grandmother died, Hongkonger Fai Chan inherited her flat, a 377 sq ft unit in eastern Kowloon valued at HK$3 million (US$382,000) in 2023. Before it could be his, however, the fire protection engineer had to pay a HK$1.2 million premium to the Housing Authority, a sum he did not have. That was the start of his journey into the world of borrowing at high interest rates and sinking deep into debt.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

The US$23 billion sale of global port stakes by Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison could be subject to substantial changes if it is not already on the verge of collapse, with Chinese and Panamanian authorities possibly rejecting the terms, legal and logistics experts have said ahead of the deal’s deadline for exclusive negotiation.