Search trends on Google Hong Kong demonstrated the public enthusiasm for current affairs, with the murdered and dismembered socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung and the lost-and-found Diocesan Boys’ School student Matthew Tsang Hin-chit respectively ranked first in “Top Trending Local News” and “Top Trending Local People” lists.
The search engine giant compiled a list of the most searched keywords in Hong Kong in the past year, reflecting popular topics, events, and places.
Other breaking news on the trending local news chart include the suspected fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform “JPEX”, typhoon “Koinu”, and “Black rainstorm signal”.
“War in Israel and Gaza”, “Turkey earthquakes” and “Bed bugs” ranked the top three in “Top Trending Global News”.
Google said the travel-savvy Hongkongers used the search engine to plan their getaways, from checking the weather forecast to planning routes. The top five travel destinations this year were “Tokyo”, “Osaka”, “Macau”, “Seoul”, and “Bangkok”.
Erena So Hoi-lam, who gained fame in Japan’s adult film industry, topped the list of local entertainment celebrities trending currently.
The city hosted several local events, with the five trending consisting of the “Hong Kong Book Fair”, “Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong”, “HKTDC Food Expo”, “Clockenflap”, and “Night Vibes Hong Kong”.
