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A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the trip that Ford and I had booked to Taipei & Hong Kong, and that’s a journey we’re currently on. As I explained at the time, I hadn’t yet booked return flights, beyond Hong Kong. Ford needed to get back (we can only both be away from
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TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Few cities embrace the Chinese New Year with the same energy and colour as Hong Kong. This February, Hong Kong will welcome the Year of the Horse by once again transforming into a festive playground filled with beloved characters, dazzling spectacles and family-friendly experiences, inviting visitors of all
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Hong Kong’s police chief has said that national security remains a priority despite the city’s overall stabilising social situation, citing absconders and foreign forces among lingering threats. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on Wednesday the force would continue to ramp up intelligence gathering and enhance national security education among officers and the public,
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British studio Foster + Partners‘ Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an “illuminated spire” that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong. Set to be completed in the middle of this year, the Central Crossing development comprises two towers – a taller office building and a the shorter tower
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Vendors at Hong Kong’s biggest Lunar New Year fair are confident of strong sales this year despite higher rents, with some noting a larger turnout in Causeway Bay on the event’s opening day than in 2025. Hundreds of shoppers visited the fair at Victoria Park on Wednesday to check out the offerings at 400 stalls,
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Hong Kong authorities have launched an unprecedented open recruitment exercise for director roles spearheading information services and environmental hygiene, with “strong political acumen” being a common requirement. The government posted the two job advertisements on its website on Wednesday to publicly recruit the directors for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Information Services
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A former senior executive of a Hong Kong fintech company has been jailed for 6½ years for stealing HK$19.2 million (US$2.45 million) from his employer and laundering part of the money to support his gambling addiction and lavish lifestyle. The High Court on Wednesday handed down the sentence to Shum Lok-man after the 38-year-old divorcee
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Transformative mixed-use development marks a major milestone in revitalising Central through community-led placemaking HONG KONG, Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wing Tai Properties Limited (“Wing Tai”, SEHK stock code: 369) and CSI Properties Limited (“CSI”, SEHK stock code: 497) have completed the topping out of Central Crossing, the landmark joint venture development at 118 Wellington Street
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An Asia-wide intellectual property festival will be held in Hong Kong in April, featuring Japanese musicians – including Cocomi as its ambassador – and pop culture exports such as hit franchises Gundam and Godzilla. Held at AsiaWorld-Expo on April 4 and 5, CON-CON Hong Kong will also showcase immersive exhibitions and dialogue sessions with Asian
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The father of a wanted Hong Kong activist has been convicted under the city’s domestic national security law for trying to cash out an insurance policy worth more than HK$88,000 in his daughter’s name. West Kowloon Court on Wednesday convicted Kwok Yin-sang of attempting to deal with the financial assets of US-based activist Anna Kwok
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Hong Kong police have arrested a woman in connection with the suspected murder of her 63-year-old husband after she allegedly attacked him with a stainless steel pan in their Tuen Mun village home. The couple’s 24-year-old daughter returned to their home in Tseng Tau Chung Tsuen, near San Sau Street, on Monday evening and found
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The Hong Kong government is considering allowing a maximum of two dogs per diner into restaurants licenced under a new pet-friendly policy, with the permits possibly being granted only to larger premises at the outset. A day after authorities told lawmakers they had no intention to set limits on the number of dogs allowed into
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A passenger has died after being ejected from a taxi that collided with a highway maintenance vehicle en route to the Hong Kong airport. Police said they received a report at 9.46am on Wednesday from a cabby who claimed his New Territories taxi had collided with a road-maintenance shadow vehicle while travelling along the North
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On February 9, the rule of law and justice scored another victory in Hong Kong when a local court sentenced Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison for violating the national security law. This sends a clear and resounding message to the world that Hong Kong is a society rigorously governed by law, and
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Services on Hong Kong’s MTR Island line resumed after an obstruction on the tracks near Wan Chai station caused nearly an hour’s delay during Wednesday morning peak hours. The rail operator said at 6.39am that an object was detected on the tracks, prompting the immediate suspension of train services between Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay
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Norovirus has fallen under the spotlight in Hong Kong following a series of food poisoning cases linked to raw oysters in eateries since January, with the latest incident added to the list taking place at the five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel. Between January 18 and Monday, the Centre for Health Protection recorded 37 food poisoning cases
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Invited to mark the arrival of spring, a group of artists traveled through villages and historic sites in southwest China, encountering rituals, landscapes, and everyday traditions along the way. GUIYANG, China, Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As spring arrived in Guizhou in early February, a group of Hong Kong artists found themselves traveling through the
A Hong Kong social enterprise known for serving underprivileged residents has seen its comeback derailed by a technical error from housing authorities in the tendering process for shop space. The owner of Agape Garden, a restaurant that was forced to close in July last year due to an abrupt government decision to reclaim the space,
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Hong Kong, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AlphaTON Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: ATON), the world’s leading public technology company scaling the Telegram super app for an addressable market of over 1 billion monthly active users, today announced a full slate of public and private engagements at Consensus Hong Kong, Asia’s premier Web3 event, on Wednesday,
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