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Sep 5, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Hong Kong is preparing itself as Super Typhoon Yagi moves closer to its shores, with heavy rains and thunderstorms expected and the city’s weather forecaster preparing residents to receive a No 8 signal at 6.20pm.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Hong Kong tech festival to offer HK$1 entry for mainland Chinese visitors in limited dealThe Hong Kong Computer and Communications Festival will only charge a HK$1 (12 US cents) admission fee for mainland Chinese visitors under a limited offer, while exhibitors from belt and road countries are set to join for the first time.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
A group of ethnic minority pupils in Hong Kong has left for mainland China using new five-year travel permits for non-Chinese permanent residents in the city, the first school tour of its kind designed to foster a better understanding of the nation. The Yau Tsim Mong Multi-Ethnic Youth Cross-Cultural Innovation Exchange Tour kicked off on Monday, taking a group of more than 20 multi-ethnic pupils from Yaumati Kaifong Association School on a three-day trip in Guangzhou and Foshan.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Passengers taking the ferry between Central and Discovery Bay will have to pay 21 per cent more for fares from Sunday, resulting in visitors and those paying in cash being charged HK$55.8 (US$7.2) per trip. The increment announced by the Transport Department on Friday was lower than the anticipated 60 per cent increase proposed earlier by the ferry operator Discovery Bay Transportation Services Limited.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Hong Kong’s Shatin Inn Restaurant to close in September, calling curtain on 60-year historyAn open-air restaurant in Hong Kong that previously featured in many local films has confirmed it will shut down in late September after 60 years, even as news of its imminent closure attracted crowds of diners.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Denise Tsang |Tom Shuai |Alice P.S. Kong
Congratulations and applause have poured in from Hong Kong’s leader and residents after city athletes Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey bagged gold and bronze medals at the Paris Olympics. Cheung – who first struck gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the only Hongkonger to do so – made history again by winning the city’s second fencing gold medal on Monday night. “We have proved that even if Hong Kong is a very small place, we can still do many different things,” he said.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Passengers on high-speed trains between Hong Kong and mainland China will be able to travel in style with decorated cabins featuring beloved cartoon character Doraemon from Saturday. The MTR Corporation said on Friday the 34 themed trains could help boost the city’s tourism drive, with the playful designs on display across 14 days between Saturday and August 18.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Ezra Cheung |Tom Shuai
Hong Kong’s leading trade organisations are holding two shopping festivals highlighting local brands in the hopes of sparking a spending spree by taking advantage of Beijing’s new measures to support local tourism. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association unveiled their retail fiestas on several mainland Chinese e-commerce platforms, including Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Taobao and JD.com, as well as at the AsiaWorld-Expo near the airport, on Wednesday.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Ezra Cheung |Tom Shuai
I study and train mentally strong people for a living: Here are 7 things they never doMany experts consider emotional intelligence a predictor of success and satisfaction. I see it as just one important component of something more …
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Tom Shuai
Sales at Hong Kong Book Fair drop 5% to 15% for some exhibitors, readers hunt deals on last daySome exhibitors have recorded a drop in sales by about 5 per cent to 15 per cent at this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair, with readers rushing to make last-minute purchases on the final day of the event. Booksellers said on Tuesday the weaker figures compared with last year were due to the end of a consumption voucher scheme and the hosting of a sports and a snack expo at the same venue.
