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Restaurant bookings for the “golden week” period are looking strong, according to Simon Wong, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

Restaurants eye 20% business bump as National Day celebrations kick off

Celebrations include National Day fireworks, as well as discounts and perks covering public transport, museums, dining and shopping.

Hong Kong society

What are Hong Kong’s best deals, discounts for this year’s July 1 celebrations?

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to mark July 1 anniversary with 71,000 free MTR tickets: John Lee

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 cable car ride raises prices for first time in 2 years

Price of round-trip rides for children in standard cabin to increase from HK$135 to HK$150.

The Ngong Ping 360 attraction features a 5.7km-cable car system offering a 25-minute journey. Photo: Nora Tam
Coronavirus pandemic

Hundreds line for cable car as Hongkongers look for break from Covid-19

Friday was Ngong Ping 360’s busiest day since reopening on September 11 and all 108 cable cars on the 5.7km (3.5-mile) route were in use.

Tourism

Hong Kong’s cable car on Lantau Island received 20.6 per cent fewer visitors in 2019

The opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in late 2018 boosted its visitor numbers in the first half of 2019 by more than 10 per cent. But visitor numbers dropped in the second half of 2019 and a significant decline was recorded in the fourth quarter amid social unrest.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Hong Kong cable car ride bucks trend and will reopen

The Ngong Ping 360 attraction will begin limited hours of operation this weekend. It is the second big tourist draw to reopen in the city amid the Covid-19 outbreak, but other rivals, such as Disneyland, are staying shut.

The Ngong Ping 360 cable car on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Photo: Edward Wong
City Weekend

Hong Kong tourism reels as protests, disruptions keep travellers away

Discounts at attractions, hotels not enough to bring back mainland and overseas visitors.

Hong Kong weather

Ngong Ping 360 cable car closed as stormy weather hits Hong Kong

City soaked by rain since last night with amber rainstorm warning in place for two hours.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Record numbers ride Hong Kong cable car after mega bridge opens

Company has seen 20 per cent increase in daily visitors since China’s 55km mega bridge went into operation in late October.

Visitors enjoy the Ngong Ping 360 cable car on Lantau Island. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Tourism

Fares for Ngong Ping 360 set to rise at start of ‘golden week’ break

The price for a round-trip in a standard cabin will jump from HK$210 to HK$235 from October 1.

The Ngong Ping 360 cable car in Tung Chung. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Old Hong Kong

The construction of Hong Kong’s Big Buddha statue – in pictures

Twenty-five years ago the giant Buddha statue was ceremonially unveiled at the Po Lin Monastery in Ngong Ping, Lantau. Post photographers chronicled the work that went into erecting it

Tourism

Hong Kong cable car operator hikes annual pass prices by 22 per cent

Annual passes for the Ngong Ping 360 cable car ride will cost HK$550 from the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 16

Wellness

Forget iPads and video games – how about kung fu for children?

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Kids from St Paul's Church Kindergarten strut their kung fu stuff. Photo: Edward Wong

Stormy Hong Kong weather blamed for slump in visitors to cable car

Forty cable cars now feature 20 new designs by 10 local designers and artists. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Lantau cable car rides to resume in two weeks, says operator

Cable car set for June reopening amid race to beat typhoon season

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Cable car bucks tourism slump with 5.5 per cent rise in visitors

The cable car is now closed for five months to replace cables. Photo: Robert Ng

‘Challenging year’: Lantau Island’s Ngong Ping cable car visitor numbers fall 11pc in 2015

Flying Fox still keen on zip-line attraction

Ngong Ping 360 says it's safe after report of 'rust' on cabins

Fok Chun-wai, a technician at Ngong Ping 360, wipes brown stains on components that the gondola lift operator says should not be confused with rust. Photo: May Tse

Mishap sees cable car numbers down

Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Photo: Dickson Lee

Business alliance to provide job training for Tung Chung residents

Lung Mei beach

Letters to the Editor, October 31, 2012

Zip-line attraction would be bad for Ngong Ping

Ngong Ping is now just another theme park. Photo: Robert Ng

City Digest

Havoc and devastation in wake of Typhoon Vicente

Concern over Tung Chung plans

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