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Businesses in Lan Kwai Fong roll out festive products to attract customers. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants and bars enjoying business bump over Christmas

Businesses in Lan Kwai Fong roll out special festive products as they observe some spending patterns are shifting towards ‘affordable deals’.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | True Hong Kong service won’t be found in an order-it-yourself app

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong employers seek more relationship managers and data analysts next year

Old Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s darkest December brought a season without peace or goodwill

Hong Kong’s array of wartime memorials means the city will never forget those lost in the traumatic aftermath of December 1941 and the surrender on Christmas Day.

The British surrender Hong Kong to the Japanese on Christmas Day in 1941. Photo: SCMP
US-China relations

Biden signs Pentagon budget bill that extends sanctions on Hong Kong officials

US National Defense Authorization Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation.

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Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong logs 1 million arrivals, but half are residents heading home for Christmas

Arrival number is 300,000 more than last year, but about 50 per cent are residents returning to city.

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Hong Kong economy

Christmas on the mainland? Hongkongers opt for festive fun across the border

Holidaymakers say Shenzhen’s open spaces and budget-friendly options drew them to city’s attractions.

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Visitors enjoy the Christmas snowscape at MixC World shopping centre. Photo: Oscar Liu
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong teacher jailed for 6 months for taking upskirt videos of pupils

Magistrate notes Chan Yue-tak, 26, who secretly filmed 13-year-old girls in his class, had ‘relatively high’ risk of reoffending.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Weakest link in Hong Kong’s tech ecosystem? Scale-up funding

With venture capital and IPO growth weak globally, start-ups should aggressively seek international commercialisation, leverage marketing strategies and connect with power players overseas.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong malls report up to 50% more footfall over festive season so far

Bump of 15 per cent in sales projected at some shopping centres, aided by revived multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents.

Visitors outside a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas Eve. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong property

Shimao slashes Hong Kong hotel price by 25% to speed up restructuring

Mainland Chinese developer is asking HK$4.5 billion (US$579 million) for the asset, down from HK$6 billion in March 2023, according to a source.

Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton Tung Chung, with more than 1,200 rooms, is the second-largest hotel complex in the city by room inventory. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Mainland Chinese retailers make their presence felt in Hong Kong

China’s largest coffee chain opens first outlet in the city as it goes up against US rival Starbucks.

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Food and agriculture

Can this new wave of Hong Kong farmers bring agriculture back to the city?

Netflix docu Kiss The Ground argues that sustainable regenerative farming practices are a potential solution to our climate crisis – meet the Hong Kong food producers getting down to earth.

Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index closes above 20,000 on mainland Chinese buying

The benchmark gained 1.1 per cent, the most in nearly two weeks, while the turnover on the exchange was 14 per cent below average.

Hong Kong stocks rallied as Chinese investors continued to pump money for a sixth consecutive day. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong's national security law

Hong Kong police place HK$1 million bounties on 6 more activists

Nineteen opposition figures currently on list of people wanted for allegedly violating Beijing-imposed national security law.

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The wanted list now has 19 opposition figures. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants expect Christmas boom thanks to Shenzhen visa change

A 10 per cent year-on-year bump in business is expected over the holiday as many restaurants are fully booked.

Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Hong Kong barristers’ exchanges with Beijing are vital

Latest visit to capital saw ‘frank’ talks on new national security laws, impact of any US sanctions on Hong Kong lawyers and judges, more.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Defeat of ‘smart ballot boxes’ move a win for Hong Kong legislative process

System that sounds alert on voting papers not properly marked fails to impress Hong Kong lawmakers who stand by secret ballots.

The vote count begins in the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election at Queen’s College, Causeway Bay, in December. Photo: Dickson Lee
From our archives

The rocky path to enlightenment: the building of Hong Kong’s Big Buddha

Plans for the ‘Big Buddha’ on Lantau Island were first announced in 1969, but the statue was not completed until 1990 – and opened only 3 years later.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport told to step up train safety after girl’s platform gap fall

A girl aged about five or six years stepped into the gap at a platform while boarding a driverless train last year.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong launches facial recognition tech for entry to street in border town

Chung Ying Street is inside restricted border town, with revamped checkpoint aimed at speeding up clearance for workers and residents.

Residents must pre-register to use the facial recognition channels. Photo: Eugene Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong tutoring centre owner slapped with 240 hours of community service

Court orders director of Brilliant Education to compensate eight parents who paid fees for programmes shortly before business’ abrupt closure.

Brilliant Education, which operated five centres in Kornhill, Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Ho Man Tin and Siu Sai Wan, shut down in July. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong cardinal urges empathy over revenge in Christmas message

City’s top Catholic priest Stephen Chow says renewed hope needed despite Hong Kong’s sluggish economy and rise in mental health cases.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong fans of Jay Chou swindled out of HK$180,000 from fake tickets

‘King of Mandopop’ will perform at Kai Tak Sports Park next year, as police warn fans to only purchase through official channels.

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Wellness

Year of the Snake retreat in Hong Kong to feature snake-themed exercises

The day-long fitness retreat taking place on Lamma Island before Lunar New Year will include strength-building, yoga and Muay Thai classes.

Two Sweet Feet’s Muay Thai coach Natalie Sin will put retreat participants through the paces of her martial art. Photo: Two Sweet Feet HK
Hong Kong transport

HSBC’s PayMe now accepted by 27,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers

New channel launched after ‘significant uptick’ in electronic payment adoption by both riders and drivers, Octopus says.

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Hong Kong is home to 18,163 taxis, of which 15,250 are red urban taxis. Photo: Jelly Tse
Shenzhen

Hongkongers find lure of Greater Bay Area’s attractions hard to resist: survey

Hong Kong residents are flocking to the Greater Bay Area for shopping, hot springs and more, attracted by cheaper prices and new experiences.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong plumber, 72, dies after being hit on head while unloading pipes

Man was offloading water pipes from a crane truck at a Sheung Shui construction site, investigation shows.

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