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HONG KONG, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Diana Shnaider breezed past Katie Boulter to win the WTA Hong Kong Open title on Sunday, defeating the British player 6-1, 6-2 in just 71 minutes. The top-seeded Shnaider, ranked 14th in the world, captured her fourth title of the season, adding to her victories at the Bad Homburg […]
Tens of thousands of residents, hospital patients and hotel guests in Hong Kong’s Tung Chung will be left without a water supply from midnight on Sunday, with the government racing to fix a burst 1.2-metre-diameter pipe. The Water Supplies Department made an emergency announcement at 8pm on Sunday and dispatched water wagons and tanks to […]
Little more than six months since Hong Kong passed new security legislation, known locally as Article 23, the courts heard the first legal challenge brought against it by an inmate who was denied early release from prison under its provisions. People watch a video installation in the Hong Kong Museum of History, on October 1, […]
Holders of Hong Kong talent visas have called for clearer renewal regulations and more job-matching services to help them extend their stay in the city after the government announced its goal of retaining 50,000 professionals a year. High-flyers who relocated to Hong Kong through the Top Talent Pass Scheme also urged authorities to be lenient […]
Hongkongers who do not want children cited the city’s education system and political situation as among the main reasons behind their decision, a survey has found, as the government seeks to raise the fertility rate. According to World Bank data in 2022, each Hong Kong couple had 0.7 children on average, making its birth rate […]
Thousands of residents of Hong Kong’s rainbow-coloured Choi Hung Estate will begin moving out of their homes in 2028 to make way for its redevelopment, the city’s housing authorities have said. The project is expected to be completed in 2049 and will provide 9,200 flats in three phases over a period of 15 years. The […]
Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PCPD) for Personal Data has joined data protection authorities from the UK, Australia and other countries to sign a global statement calling on social media platforms to guard against the mass scraping of personal data. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Fifteen other international privacy or data protections authorities issued […]
Judging by the robust post-stimulus home sales in Hong Kong over the weekend, analysts agree higher loan financing and cheaper borrowing costs have helped lift buying sentiment. The government can certainly dig deeper into its toolbox for reinforcement, if needed. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corp sold more than 80 per cent of the 248 […]