Wynna Wong

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Wynna Wong |Elizabeth Cheung

Former US President Joe Biden’s personal office announced on Sunday the 82-year-old had recently been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, while in Hong Kong, 59-old-old Briton and corporate governance activist David Webb said this month he was preparing to transfer his online database Webb-site to other interested parties, as he did not have long to live after his 2020 diagnosis.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Cannix Yau |Wynna Wong

Recent weakness in the Hong Kong dollar against some currencies in the region has made the city more appealing to inbound tourists while lowering imported costs, according to economists and industry leaders. The Hong Kong dollar, pegged to the US dollar, weakened against a basket of currencies as reflected in the US dollar DXY Index, dropping 4 per cent in the first quarter.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Wynna Wong |Denise Tsang

Gilly Wong Fung-han, chief executive of Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog, is expected to leave her role later this month after nearly 13 years on the job, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter revealed on Saturday that an official announcement would be made as soon as May 6.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung |Wynna Wong

Hong Kong’s economy expanded by 3.1 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance government estimates. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by an estimated 3.1 per cent in real terms in the first three months. A government spokesman said the economy “expanded solidly” in the three months, “picking up from the 2.5 per cent growth in the preceding quarter”.

Feb 9, 2025 | scmp.com | Wynna Wong |Lars Hamer |Mike Chan

Three mainland Chinese runners were disqualified for wearing the wrong bibs during Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, with officials warning that they did not rule out taking further action once an investigation had been completed. The decision to strip He Yingbing and Sun Xiaoyang of their first and second places in the half-marathon and to scratch an athlete in the 10km race overshadowed a relatively comfortable win for Kenya’s Bethwell Kipkemboi in the main event.