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Revellers on day one of the Hong Kong Sevens at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong tourism

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

Visitors say new Kai Tak Stadium enlivens the atmosphere while some businesses report up to 20 per cent increase in sales.

Hong Kong politics

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

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Banking & finance

Venture-capital club expands to Hong Kong, plans US$250m fund

Hong Kong entertainment

Award-winning director Soi Cheang appointed to Hong Kong Film Development Council

‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ director will advise on local film production, nurturing talent, expanding markets and building audiences.

‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ director Soi Cheang Pou-soi has been appointed a government adviser on policies on the development of the local film industry. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million

Officers find bullion hidden in 14 suitcases with Russian doll-like arrangement of smaller ones within each of them.

Hong Kong courts

Man who hit girlfriend in head tells Hong Kong court he didn’t intend to kill

‘I plead not guilty to murder, but I plead guilty to manslaughter,’ defendant says.

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Architecture and design

Design Trust Futures Festival transforms storied Murray House

Themed ‘The Art of Transformation’, the festival finds a fitting venue in the colonial-era building in Stanley, bringing its public area to life.

Anchor Untethered (2025) by Daphne Mandel, which recounts Murray House’s origins, is being exhibited at the Design Trust Futures Festival 2025. Photo: Design Trust Futures Festival
Hong Kong courts

Woman charged with using fake papers to get into HKU hires new senior counsel

Li Sixuan, 28, requests court adjournment as she says newly hired senior counsel Martin Hui will need more time to negotiate with prosecution.

Art Basel

How Art Basel Hong Kong is reclaiming overlooked artists’ legacies

With a focus on rediscovering the past, this year’s fair is showcasing works that challenge traditional narratives of art history.

Hong Kong politics

Beijing, Hong Kong condemn ‘slanders and smears’ in UK’s 6-month report on city

Report highlights city’s national security trials and authorities’ move to place a new round of HK$1 million bounties on six activists.

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The UK’s latest six-month monitoring report on Hong Kong highlighted the city’s high-profile national security trials. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong weather

Fog forecast in Hong Kong on Friday, visibility below 500 metres in some areas

Marine authorities urge vessels to travel at safe speeds and exercise extreme caution.

People take a walk amid foggy weather near Victoria Harbour. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police suspect cruelty after 2 cats allegedly fall from height, 1 dead

Force says it received report early on Friday from security guard at Tin Heng Estate in Tin Shui Wai.

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 society

Letters | Changes to Hong Kong’s NET scheme should not dilute its integrity

Readers discuss proposed alterations to the native English-speaking teacher scheme, and the undue focus on STEM subjects in gifted education.

Students pay attention during an English lesson at a school in Tai Po in May 2013. Photo: SCMP
Professional Education

How Hong Kong’s universities are helping graduates advance a career in education

An exciting array of cutting-edge courses are enabling teachers to deepen their expertise in different areas of contemporary pedagogical methodology.

Cutting-edge courses are enabling teachers and support staff to continuously improve their expertise. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Why tossing out bamboo scaffolding would be a mistake on many levels

Worker safety is of utmost priority. But cultural and holistic aspects to our love affair with bamboo scaffolding must also be considered.

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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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Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | I don’t care if it’s not posh, give me more food pictures on menus

‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’? What’s that? Restaurants should use more visuals in their menus, and maybe that could help draw more people in.

A customer selects dishes from the menu at a Café de Coral branch at Uptown Plaza in Tai Po, Hong Kong. Fast food chains rely on visuals to help their customers order - could more upmarket establishments also benefit? Photo: Eugene Lee
China property

Exclusive | BlackRock sells last Shanghai asset at discount amid China retreat

The US firm is selling its last major asset in the city, Trinity Place, for 900 million yuan (US$124 million), according to sources.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Move on embryos to help family planning in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Council on Human Reproductive Technology says how long one can keep gametes and eggs frozen should be treated not as a legal issue, but as a medical one.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Art Basel and Sevens perfect match for Hong Kong on international stage

As ‘Hong Kong Super March’ draws to a close, two very different events are attracting much-needed visitors and are set to win city wide acclaim.

Visitors take pictures with an artwork by Keith Haring at Art Basel Hong Kong.Photo: Elson Li
From our archives

When Elton John made his 1984 Hong Kong debut

High-priced tickets sold out for the rock superstar’s 2 shows at the city’s Coliseum, but organisers dismissed complaints.

Elton John pictured at The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong politics

Fourth Beijing warning for Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison over Panama ports deal

Beijing’s offices overseeing Hong Kong affairs repost another scathing news article taking aim at company over sale to US consortium.

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Crime in Hong Kong

4 arrested over attempted robbery at knife point in Hong Kong tourist area

Assailants allegedly attempted to steal luggage, which contained about HK$42 million, leaving victim with forehead wound.

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, HK Express to boost flights to mainland this summer

Airlines will provide nearly 300 return flights weekly during the peak of the season to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Zhengzhou.

The carriers will also fly to mainland destinations such as Ningbo, Haikou and Chongqing. Photo: May Tse
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’s watering holes will be hoping to cash in on the Sevens at the weekend. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong schools with scant Primary One enrolment eye privatisation, merger

Aplichau Kaifong Primary School announces it will seek self-financing solution, while Price Memorial Catholic Primary School opts for merger.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong to allow permanent residents as young as 7 to use e-channel service

But children between seven and 10 years old should be at least 1.1 metres tall and have valid travel documents, authorities say.

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