The coming Lunar New Year fireworks display in Hong Kong will feature the theme of galloping horses to welcome the Year of the Horse, with the Jockey Club sponsoring the event for the first time. Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said on Friday that the fireworks show, titled “Prosperity gallops across Hong Kong”, would
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HSBC Holdings’ exploration of options for its insurance business in Singapore may lead to a sale of the unit as the group reallocates resources to its insurance business in Hong Kong and mainland China, according to analysts. “It makes sense for HSBC to consider an exit from Singapore’s insurance market to focus on Hong Kong
A Hong Kong man accused of threatening to burn down the offices of five local media outlets if they did not publish seditious articles has described his actions as mischief, a court has heard. West Kowloon Court on Friday granted a request by Tse Chun-pan, 43, to adjourn the hearing for two months so that
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Hong Kong’s corporate landscape expanded to unprecedented levels last year, with the total number of local registered companies reaching a record of nearly 1.56 million by the end of 2025. “By the end of 2025, the total number of local companies and redomiciled companies registered under the Companies Ordinance increased by 96,609 compared with 2024,
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The Hong Kong government has launched a digital logistics platform offering real-time cargo tracking, with some 2,300 companies registered on the system. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday the new Port Community System would streamline transport data and improve transparency for users. The system integrates sea, land and air data and
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Hong Kong’s capital market is likely to experience significant fluctuations this year owing to intensifying geopolitical risks, the city’s finance chief has warned, stressing the need for caution in financial management. Six weeks before the government unveils its annual budget, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po pledged to consider whether there is scope to adjust child
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The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world every year but the sporting event had humble beginnings in the city. When Hong Kong held its first international marathon in 1969, there were only 28 participants. In this collection of pictures, we look at how the annual
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The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world every year but the sporting event had humble beginnings in the city. When Hong Kong held its first international marathon in 1969, there were only 28 participants. In this collection of pictures, we look at how the annual
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年初二煙花匯演「馬到功成耀香江」合共8幕，將發放31888枚煙花，整體預算逾1900萬元。煙花開始前數分鐘將有前奏，之後開始8幕煙花，圖案包括馬蹄鐵、金元寶、「吉」字樣等。今年煙花發放數目較上年農曆煙花匯演多約8000枚，負責煙花製作的港星多媒體製作有限公司行政總裁毛偉誠說，今年煙花匯演有特別多標誌性的圖案，例如「8」字、馬蹄鐵等，形容第2、3及4幕均是焦點所在。 對於跨年煙花匯演因應大埔宏福苑五級火取消，今次新春煙花有否因應事件有特別設計等，毛偉誠稱，農曆新年是中國人普天同慶的節日，大家亦重視新年煙花匯演，認為要做一樣令香港人開心快樂的事，又稱馬是很有潛力的動物，希望煙花可為香港社會帶出「進步」的感覺。 至於其他新春節目，馬會將會在2月17日年初一參與「新春國際匯演之夜」，馬會馬術隊騎手、亞洲錦標賽獎牌得主林立信及騎師黃寶妮將現身花車。 馬會的馬年系列活動橫跨全年，首個活動為1月30日至2月1日在亞博館舉行的「浪琴香港國際馬術盛典2026」，將有世界級馬術場地障礙賽及多項馬術示範表演，由馬會為馬術賽事提供技術及後勤支援，並會舉行「香港賽馬會亞洲青年挑戰賽」，觀眾亦有機會欣賞退役賽駒經馬會培訓後轉型為馬術馬匹的音樂騎術表演。另外，歐洲規模最大的馬術匯演CAVALLUNA將於9月在啟德體藝館舉行，由50匹馬匹與騎手合演，結合音樂、舞蹈與戲劇。 委任郭富城為「馬年大使」 將參與一系列社區活動 馬會行政總裁應家柏說，賽馬不僅是一項運動，透過馬會的綜合營運模式，更持續貢獻香港的經濟及社會發展。他提到，馬會正邁進業務策略發展的新階段，配合《全國馬產業發展規劃》，作出更大貢獻，其中今年10月底起將於廣州從化馬場舉辦常規賽馬賽事。 另外，馬會委任藝人兼馬主郭富城為馬會「馬年大使」，他將參與一系列社區活動及項目，並已錄製馬年主題曲。 Source link
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Hong Kong’s security chief has defended police’s “difficult decision” to shoot a man who brandished a knife and took a woman hostage in a shopping centre, praising their bravery and decisiveness in saving lives. After police fatally shot the 34-year-old man on Thursday, Security Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung revealed the suspect was mentally unstable at
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Hong Kong’s security chief has defended police’s “difficult decision” to shoot a man who brandished a knife and took a woman hostage in a shopping centre, praising their bravery and decisiveness in saving lives. After police fatally shot the 34-year-old man on Thursday, Security Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung revealed the suspect was mentally unstable at
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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese military says it is developing over 10 quantum warfare
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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to sharply dip to as low as 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday next week as
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Scroll through Tam Jai International’s mobile apps and you will encounter a wave of perks, menu offerings and other choices laid out to tempt you to the Hong Kong restaurant group’s staple offering, noodles. The apps are among several strategies, along with filling all dining segments from breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner with new menu
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A 78-year-old man has died in a fire suspected to have started from burning mugwort, a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, in a flat at a public housing estate in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung district. Police said they received a report at 12.41pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out at Cho Yiu
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Hong Kong’s banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate slump. Forthright Securities leased three storeys totalling 14,000 sq ft at Golden Centre in Sheung Wan for its first
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Hong Kong’s banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate slump. Forthright Securities leased three storeys totalling 14,000 sq ft at Golden Centre in Sheung Wan for its first
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A 21‑year‑old Hong Kong woman’s Van Cleef & Arpels watch worth HK$838,000 (US$107,000) has gone missing from the city’s oldest luxury hotel after she invited three men to her room for drinks in the early hours of Thursday. Police said staff at The Peninsula Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui filed a report at 10.55am
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Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council held its first meeting on Wednesday, with lawmakers focusing on follow-up work after last November’s deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which claimed the lives of 161 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and government officials outlined priorities including rehousing the displaced
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has raised concerns over the potential misuse of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company, warning that using its image-generation function to create indecent or malicious content could amount to criminal offences. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) issued a statement on Thursday
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