Hong Kong’s housing authorities will expand the use of smart technologies, such as door sensors, in-home fall detectors and stair climbers, to enhance safety and convenience for elderly residents at public estates as the city’s population ages. Michael Hong Wing-kit, deputy director of housing overseeing estate management, said a pilot scheme to install sensors, which
A US clampdown on visas for mainland Chinese and Hong Kong students last May led to year-on-year declines of 42 per cent and 35 per cent in the number of permits granted, but a consultant has said the impact has been short-lived. One PhD student from the mainland said US President Donald Trump’s actions had
XPeng (NYSE: XPEV, HKG: 9868) has launched its 2026 X9 electric MPV in Hong Kong, with early bird pricing starting at HK$799,900 (c. $102,000) for the Standard Range front-wheel-drive model. The seven-seat flagship people-mover marks the brand’s entry into Hong Kong’s premium MPV segment as XPeng pushes its international expansion. Three variants are available at
The HK$2 (US$0.26) transport fare scheme for the elderly is one of Hong Kong’s most socially significant success stories. But some of the recent changes, and further ones contemplated, seem to be rowing in a different direction. We need to pause and take stock before we inadvertently undo some of our good work. In the
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivers a speech at a symposium in Beijing on March 19, 2026, which was co-organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVT) The active trading performance of Hong Kong’s stock market and the remarkable growth in initial
The Causeway Bay site occupies one of Hong Kong’s most valuable retail locations (Getty Images) Cash-strapped New World Development has deferred an opportunity to secure the final piece in one of the largest redevelopment opportunities in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay commercial hub after failing to show up for a court-ordered property auction on Thursday. The
Hongkongers are more willing to discuss death including their own funeral wishes in the wake of the Covid pandemic, mass emigration and the deadly Tai Po fire, amid a rapidly ageing population, a death education advocate says. Pasu Ng Kwai-lun, founder of Minimal Funeral and a practitioner of “life-and-death education”, said attitudes had changed and
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has extended the time needed for its in-town check-in service to 120 minutes from 90 minutes after a signal equipment malfunction disrupted travel on the Airport Express and Tung Chung lines The rail operator said on Sunday at 7.10pm that a signalling fault near a depot at Siu Ho Wan on
From giant cat installations to murals, Hong Kong’s Easter holiday has seen a surge in feline presence over the traditional rabbit. Stealing the limelight were a gigantic ginger cat greeting travellers at the arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport and three inflatable marmalade felines sprawled across a lawn at the West Kowloon Cultural District.
Hong Kong rescuers are searching for a man who has been missing since Saturday, with authorities discovering one of the 81-year-old man’s shoes nearly 20 hours into the operation. Police said on Sunday that the man, surnamed He, was hiking with his wife along Section 10 of the MacLehose Trail at around 10am the day
The independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades concluded the first round of hearings last week. It is essential that we get to the bottom of the human and systemic errors that led to the Tai Po inferno. There were many, as anticipated. Fragmentation of responsibility was rampant, which is probably expected for
Thousands of Hongkongers braved thundery and rainy weather on Ching Ming Festival on Sunday to sweep tombs, with some distraught Wang Fuk Court residents returning to the fire-ravaged site to mourn. It was the first Ching Ming Festival for more than 5,000 displaced residents at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, the site of Hong Kong’s
Hong Kong’s economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid a more volatile stock market, even though the conflict in the Middle East continued to fuel market jitters, the city’s finance chief has said. In a review of the city’s economic health in the first three months of this year, Financial Secretary Paul
Hong Kong traveller Mr Lau is among those turning to high-speed rail trips or flights to mainland China after being deterred from international air travel by rising costs, particularly fuel surcharges, within a month of the United States-Israel attack on Iran. The 34-year-old, who was travelling to Guangzhou with his wife for a three-day trip
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Intense thundery showers are approaching Hong Kong under the influence of a trough of low pressure, even as authorities expect residents to flock to family graves for the Ching Ming Festival. The Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan is expected to guide the city’s future development. Never before has the city attempted a comprehensive plan in the style of mainland China, signalling a major shift in how it approaches long‑term growth. The real question is not why a laissez‑faire economy must adopt a new model but how this
The rising number of schools facing closure due to insufficient enrolment has raised concerns over the impact on students with special educational needs (SEN), with parents saying such at-risk institutions provided better care and instruction for their children than those whose survival is secure. Marcia Ng Mun-chi, co-founder and executive director of the Hong Kong
Speaking on Commercial Radio on 4 April, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law projected that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong could hit 53.8 million this year—an 8 percent rise over 2025—if current momentum holds. The city welcomed 14.31 million visitors in the first quarter, up 17 percent year-on-year, with non-mainland arrivals edging up
BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Sustaining last season’s historic success will be the target of XAC Broncos, as they begin their back-to-back bid in the Basketball Champions League Asia-East (BCL Asia-East) this week. Easily one of the 2026 competition’s most awaited teams, the Mongolian club will debut on Monday when they take on newcomers South China AA
A student who featured in a controversial Hong Kong documentary has said she did not give her consent to it being shown at an Italian film festival, reiterating her objection to it being screened publicly. Ah Ling, one of six students who featured in the coming-of-age documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, said she was only
