Hong Kong plans to test a new channel using facial recognition at one of its checkpoints by June to cut clearance time to five seconds, with immigration authorities handling a record 335 million people entering and leaving the city last year. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung said at an annual press conference on Friday
The authority managing Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub has averted a funding crisis after obtaining a longer-than-usual 10-year loan facility of HK$3 billion, which comes in addition to a US$1 billion (US$383.8 million) bond sale programme announced earlier. The financing would provide a much-needed lifeline to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in the
Hong Kong Airport To Launch Landside Autonomous Bus Service This Year | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Chen Chuanren February 13, 2026 Credit: Airport Authority Hong Kong SINGAPORE—Hong Kong International Airport is on track to introduce its first landside autonomous bus system in 2026, expanding driverless operations beyond the airside environment for
Two members of Providence Garden for Rehab fold airplane duvets on Feb 11, 2026. (WILLIAM XU / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has been collaborating with nonprofit partners to transform the packing of in-cabin cutlery and bedding kits by creating work-friendly posts for housewives, retirees and people with disabilities — a move that
Hong Kong — Every morning, 68-year-old Yip Ka-kui sends his wife a voice note that will never be heard. Sometimes he tells her about things he’s seen, or something that would make her laugh. Recently he shared that their granddaughter scored the second-highest grade in her class on end-of-year exams. This would typically be a
Hong Kong’s anti-graft watchdog has arrested 22 people on suspicion of corruption linked to seven building renovation projects worth more than HK$200 million (US$25.6 million). The suspects – 17 men and five women, aged 36 to 78 – included directors and employees of four project consultancy firms and three contractors, as well as some of
Dozens of diners flocked to an 80-year-old cha chaan teng in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai to get a last taste of its famous egg tarts and milk tea before the restaurant shuts its doors next month. The Honolulu Coffee Shop was packed during lunch hour on Friday, with long, snaking queues of patrons waiting outside
A director of Hong Kong-based Prince Jewellery and Watch has sold a flat in Kowloon and upgraded to a two-storey unit in the same neighbourhood, with an analyst saying that wealthy homeowners are taking advantage of improving sentiment to swap their dwellings. Tang Yick-ki, a director at Prince Jewellery and Sky Regal Properties, completed both
A Hong Kong district councillor who illegally parked his car and blocked access to a fire exit lane has been “sternly reminded” to watch his conduct, a minister has said, following a similar offence by a colleague within a week. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen revealed on Friday that the Kwai
Martin Lee Ka-shing, chairman of Hong Kong’s Henderson Land Development, has taken an actress to court over allegedly defamatory remarks that suggested they had an illicit relationship, while also seeking damages from US tech giant Google and five YouTube channels for failing to remove “false” content. The 54-year-old business mogul on Friday sued Chrissie Chau
A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student who was arrested for sedition after launching a petition calling for an independent committee to investigate the Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled from the institution. “I was just expelled by CUHK,” Miles Kwan Ching-fung wrote on social media at midnight on Friday, ending
In partnership with Hong Kong Tourism Each March, Hong Kong transforms into a global crossroads for contemporary creativity. From (Mar 27-29) to the (Mar 26-Apr 5), Hong Kong Arts Month draws collectors, institutions, and curious city-wanderers into a dense calendar of exhibitions, fairs, and public projects. Within that ecosystem, HKwalls has carved out a
Hong Kong Police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s backpack containing a watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,379) on an inbound flight from Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The force said on Friday that a male passenger discovered a watch missing from his backpack in the overhead compartment and suspected it had been stolen.
Hong Kong authorities will “shortly” announce long-term rehousing plans for residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire, after settling differences in individual preferences and resolving uncertainties over insurance and legal issues, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge on Friday while visiting fire victims temporarily staying in a
Danny Kan, a partner at Stephenson Harwood, presents at the ACCHK seminar in Hong Kong The Hong Kong chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCHK) hosted a seminar on the evolving regulatory landscape for listed companies and virtual assets, in collaboration with Stephenson Harwood at the firm’s Hong Kong office in Quarry Bay. The
| Fiona Lau , S Anuradha Hong Kong’s red-hot IPO market is attracting South-East Asian issuers looking for exits amid illiquid domestic markets. Indonesian fintech Akulaku, which was earlier planning a US listing, is now looking at Hong Kong and could raise US$300m–$400m through an IPO there, people with knowledge of the transaction
Hong Kong Project Marks Strategic Step in Company’s Expansion and Contributes to Greater Bay Area’s Green Transition HONG KONG, Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SKYWORTH Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. (“SKYWORTH PV”) has successfully completed and handed over a 227kW rooftop distributed photovoltaic (PV) project at the Len Shing Industrial Building in Hong Kong. Today, the project
Professors from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Macau attend the plaque unveiling ceremony to celebrate the official establishment of the joint laboratory on Feb 12, 2026. (PHOTO / POLYU) MACAO — The University of Macau (UM) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) signed an agreement on Thursday to establish
Hong Kong could see another cinema shut down in a prime retail district after the management of IFC Mall began informally sounding out potential tenants for the roughly 20,000 sq ft (1,858 square metres) occupied by Palace IFC, whose lease expires at the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. Sun
South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and mainland China are emerging as popular Lunar New Year destinations for Hongkongers this year, as residents take advantage of a calendar arrangement allowing them to enjoy nine consecutive days off by taking just two days of leave. Travel industry representatives said the long break had “significantly stimulated” demand, with departures
