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Latest news and updates on Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), which is operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong, including coronavirus travel restrictions, and aviation and tourism issues that relate to the airport.
Emergency services crew survey the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok which collapsed in the tremors caused by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar. Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong travel agencies may cancel Thailand tours in wake of earthquake

Hong Kong tour groups, involving fewer than 100 people, travelling in Thailand during the quake have been reported safe.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong anti-corruption agency vows to quash bribery of imported workers

Family offices

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

Hong Kong

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, March 23-29

From a home-grown boba brand’s new Kennedy Town outpost to hearty sandwiches at LMO Freshly Baked, here’s this week’s hottest spots.

LMO Freshly Baked’s lunch offerings. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Thai Airways passenger charged after HK$10,000 stolen from backpack

Victim stored HK$6,500 and 30,000 Philippine pesos in overhead compartment.

Hong Kong transport

Another Hong Kong flight cancelled as Heathrow Airport chaos drags on

‘This is an unprecedented situation, and we have not seen a closure of Heathrow on this scale for many years,’ British Airways CEO Sean Doyle says.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay warns against travel to London after fire closes Heathrow

All Cathay flights scheduled to take off from London on Friday and land in Hong Kong on Saturday have been cancelled.

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Firefighters battle the blaze near London’s Heathrow Airport. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

French firm eyes Hong Kong as base for Asia headquarters, aircraft parts hub

Elior, a subsidiary of Derichebourg Group, also calls on government to provide land and subsidies for training programmes.

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Hong Kong tourism

‘Power bank fire’ on Hong Kong Airlines flight forces plane to divert to Fuzhou

Flight from Hangzhou with 168 passengers and crew safely diverted to Fuzhou after a fire in overhead compartment.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested over setting fires at 2 clothing stores in Hong Kong airport

Fire at first store was quickly put out by staff, but police investigation suggests second shop also targeted.

Officers under the police’s Airport District investigation team are following up on the case. Photo: Elson Li
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 14-16

Check out a blockbuster Picasso exhibition at M+, watch a Japanese foodie film, run with an ultra-marathon star and more this weekend.

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Wong Chun-kiu (second right) leads a running session at the AIA Vitality Hub in February, ahead of the Standard Chartered Marathon. Join his free coaching session this Saturday to step up your running game. Photo: Facebook/kiu.wongchunkiu
Hong Kong courts

Conditional discharge for pair who scuffled on Cathay Japan-Hong Kong flight

Hong Kong court releases Tsui Zi-kew, 32, and Zhang Xinyan, 60, on two-year bind-over order.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs uncovers gold bars worth HK$46 million in Japan-bound shipment

Discovery marks largest gold bullion-smuggling case uncovered by the department.

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What to do in Hong Kong

Why golden trumpet trees attract Hong Kong photographers every spring

Native to Central and South America, the sunny yellow blossoms are a welcome sight in Hong Kong during early spring.

Golden trumpet trees, which blossom in spring for a brief time, are popular with Hong Kong photographers. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Workers protest over unpaid wages at Hong Kong airport totalling HK$6 million

Dozens of construction workers gather near Airport South Interchange over labour dispute involving Gammon Construction.

About 60 workers gathered at the Airport South Interchange over a labour dispute. Photo: Facebook/Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union
Hong Kong economy

Derichebourg Group plans to set up Hong Kong’s aircraft parts plant: source

Firm will make ‘big investment’ into plan to build processing and trading centre for aircraft parts at airport and Northern Metropolis, insider says.

Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Exclusive | ‘Aircraft processing plant planned for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis, airport’

First-of-its-kind facility in Asia expected to generate thousands of jobs and open up a lucrative industry in the city.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3 for allegedly stealing HK$8,400 on flight from Bangkok

Passenger discovers cash missing from backpack stored in overhead compartment during the flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong.

Passengers at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong launches probe after mid-air collision alert triggered by cargo planes

Authorities remove air traffic control staff involved from frontline duty, saying take-off protocols may not have been followed.

Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Increased airport departure tax will have ‘minimal’ impact on Hong Kong tourism

Finance chief Paul Chan says move will boost revenue by HK$1.6 billion per year.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seize HK$76 million of drugs hidden in paint tins, plush toys

Four people arrested on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs, with officers saying two promised free travel and cash rewards.

Cocaine was found inside plush toys being carried in two suitcases, police have said. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

4 from Jamaica arrested in Hong Kong with 1kg of cocaine in their bodies

Customs officials at the airport intercept three men and a woman, aged between 21 and 51, on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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The suspects have so fat expelled 68 pellets containing about 900 grams of suspected cocaine. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Why Hong Kong doesn’t need a playground for the rich like Skytopia

The costly high-end project is out of place in a city where residents are grappling with rising costs and desperate for budget-friendly options.

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Cathay Pacific

Long way to go before Hong Kong’s Cathay Group fully recovers, analysts say

Figures from travel data firms contradict company’s assertion it achieved recovery goal in January and show it only reached 85 per cent of pre-Covid numbers.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s flu season to peak in late February, jab rates still low: experts

Infection numbers will increase as residents returning from abroad bring virus back to Hong Kong, CUHK’s David Hui warns.

A woman and a child wear masks at a playground. Since the start of the flu season in January, the city has recorded 240 severe cases, with 90 per cent of the adult ones involving people aged 65 and above. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show brings show jumping back to the city

Returning after 6 years, the show will feature world-class show jumping, dressage and family-friendly entertainment at the AsiaWorld-Expo.

Saddle up, horse fans, and head to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong for this inaugural equestrian spectacular. Photo: LHKIHS
Hong Kong

Editorial | Landing ‘Skytopia’ in economic turbulence a challenge for Hong Kong airport

Ambitious plans by city’s Airport Authority to transform facility into ‘the landmark of Asia’ rest on attracting investment.

Hong Kong tourism

Flights from Hong Kong to Japan ‘every 15 minutes’ over Lunar New Year

Culture minister Rosanna Law enjoys Lam Tsuen wishing tree tradition on first day of Lunar New Year, as Airport Authority welcomes visitors.

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