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Kai Tak Stadium won plenty of new fans. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Sevens

Kai Tak Stadium heralds start of ‘exciting new chapter’ in Sevens history

Fans and players praise the new venue, as more than 33,000 fans turn up for first day of the tournament.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Sevens revellers swap Wan Chai for Kowloon’s culinary delights

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong Sevens scores with fans, brings boost for hotels and restaurants

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe

Beijing to launch antitrust probe into deal by Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings.

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The sale of CK Hutchison’s two ports at each end of the Panama Canal were part of a US$23 billion deal that will leave the company pocketing US$19 billion in cash. Photo: Reuters
The sale of CK Hutchison’s two ports at each end of the Panama Canal were part of a US$23 billion deal that will leave the company pocketing US$19 billion in cash. Photo: Reuters
SCMP Highlights

Chiang Kai-shek’s great grandson, Coldplay ticketing mess: 7 highlights

From a cross-straits move to Coldplay’s ticketing mess, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong tourism minister floats e-ticketing idea after mix-ups at mega-events

Rosanna Law also says she wants to review Cityline’s operations amid anger over errors with ComplexCon, Coldplay tickets.

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Hong Kong Sevens

Hong Kong Sevens as it happened: laser show and city’s men light up Kai Tak

Hong Kong’s women run in five tries against Kazakhstan, and opening ceremony dazzles before city’s men sweep past China.

Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens opening ceremony at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Eugene Lee
Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens opening ceremony at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | ‘Super March’ good for Hong Kong as focus turns to quality: tourism minister

Rosanna Law sits down for exclusive interview with the Post, covering topics ranging from promoting yacht tourism to going big on ‘Super March’.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Sevens, Art Basel no match for Taylor Swift’s economic power: experts

City’s ‘Super March’ of mega-events will give the economy a lift but won’t be able to generate ‘Taylor Swift effect’, academics say.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s home prices fall towards decade low on interest rate, tariff pain

Secondary home prices have declined by a cumulative 27 per cent since January 2022, according to government data.

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A man walks past a real estate agency in Causeway Bay in January 2025. Photo: Antony Dickson
Hong Kong economy

ComplexCon Hong Kong draws 35,000 over 3-day event, rakes in HK$87.5 million

A record 22,911 attended the pop culture festival’s final day on March 23, during which NJZ, formerly NewJeans, announced their hiatus.

Fans line up to see K-pop girl group NJZ perform on ComplexCon’s final day at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Dickson Lee
Fans line up to see K-pop girl group NJZ perform on ComplexCon’s final day at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Bars near Kai Tak Stadium to benefit the most from Hong Kong Sevens: sector

Business is expected to increase by 40 to 50 per cent in Kowloon City bars, but some fans say they still prefer to get drinks on the island side after matches.

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Hong Kong stock market

‘China is back’ as Goldman, Morgan Stanley whet global appetite for equities

Morgan Stanley raised its year-end index targets for MSCI China and Hang Seng by more than 7 per cent on improved outlook for earnings and valuations.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hutchison, government in talks to see if there’s any way out as deadline nears

Sources say Hong Kong government approached Hutchison immediately after learning on March 4 about the surprise deal to sell its port operations.

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CK Hutchison is caught in a Catch-22 situation of its own making, legal and political analysts say. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

US-linked galleries at Art Basel Hong Kong unfazed by potential trade war impact

Galleries at city’s edition of international art fair say trade war tariffs have not affected buying sentiment among collectors.

This year’s event will run until Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
This year’s event will run until Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Family offices

More measures on the way to attract family offices to Hong Kong, Paul Chan says

More exemptions for funds and enhanced concessions for family offices to make city appealing for wealthy investors to manage their fortunes.

Hong Kong Sevens

‘Fantastic!’: 90% of tickets snapped up for Hong Kong Sevens mega-event

Organisers say this year’s tournament will be ‘biggest ever’ as more than 43,000 tickets have been sold so far.

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Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong Sevens already giving hotels, restaurants reason to cheer

Hotel boss says long-haul tourist numbers have surged this month, correlating with major events such as Sevens rugby tournament.

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This year’s Sevens tournament will be held from March 28 to 30 and will take place at the newly opened Kai Tak Sports Park for the first time. Photo: Sam Tsang
This year’s Sevens tournament will be held from March 28 to 30 and will take place at the newly opened Kai Tak Sports Park for the first time. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s battered retail sector about to turn around: UBS, JLL

UBS revises its 2025 forecast to flat from a 5 per cent decline, while JLL sees signs of stabilisation as Shenzhen shopping craze cools.

Hong Kong economy

More galleries from Middle East taking part in Hong Kong’s Art Central

The 10th edition of the art fair will include two galleries from the United Arab Emirates and one from Israel among 108 from across the world.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong devoted to bolstering foreign ties, John Lee says at Boao Forum

Chief executive touts international connections following Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s call for city to expand global ties.

Chief Executive John Lee has highlighted that Hong Kong had retained third place globally and first in Asia in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Hong Kong deepens push into AI, tech to boost its edge over Singapore: Paul Chan

Artificial intelligence is the future, as it has the potential to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness, financial secretary says.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on Tuesday. Photo: ISD
Financial Secretary Paul Chan at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on Tuesday. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s capital market can help turn mainland tech firms into ‘global leaders’

Beijing official Qi Bin also says fostering strong capital market to support nation’s technological advances is the ‘obvious choice’.

Hong Kong economy

Explainer | HKwalls 2025: what not to miss at Hong Kong’s street art festival

Nine-day festival takes place from March 22 to 30, with hub at Central’s PMQ and murals and digital artworks in Central and Western district.

Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama ports exit inevitable: analysts

CK Hutchison has kept silent on the sale but defends the move via a column on news website using a property agent’s byline, says the agent.

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Containers at the Balboa Port at the Panama Canal. Photo: Reuters
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Tech War

‘Coming out’: Huawei-related chip tool maker makes splash at Semicon China

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The booth of chip equipment maker SiCarrier drew large crowds at Semicon China on March 26, as people looked for any new information regarding the company’s latest technology. Photo: Ann Cao

Tech Trends

Google’s Android transparency shift unnerves Chinese developers

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Google decision to change the release schedule of Android source code has unnerved some Chinese developers. Photo: Shutterstock

China EVs

Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs

A file photo taken on September 11, 2023, shows BYD EVs waiting to be loaded on a ship at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. Photo: AFP

Big Tech

China’s top foundry SMIC reports revenue growth in 2024, but net profits plunge

Exterior view of SMIC’s facilities in Pudong district, Shanghai on March 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Tech

Alibaba launches AI model that can process images and video on the go

Alibaba’s open-source Qwen models have been popular options for AI developers to build upon. Photo: Reuters
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