Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested the owner of an independent bookstore and another person on suspicion of selling seditious publications and receiving funds from foreign political organisations, in a case that underscores mounting pressure on the city’s publishing sector.
Officers from the National Security Department detained a 33-year-old woman and a 32-year-old...
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd. is ramping up store openings and restoring a full dividend payout after a sharp rebound in profit, underscoring management’s confidence in the recovery of Hong Kong and Macau’s beauty retail market. The cosmetics chain’s full-year sales rose 14.2% to HK$4.383 billion, while profit increased 1.6 times from a year earlier, allowing the group to boost its...
Hong Kong has named 466 individuals in its 2026 Honours List, with a fallen firefighter and a veteran economist among the most prominent recipients. The roll, announced on Wednesday, spans public service, emergency response, finance, healthcare and sport, and includes three Grand Bauhinia Medals, the city’s highest accolade, alongside a posthumous Medal for Bravery (Gold) for Senior Fireman...
Hong Kong is easing cross-border requirements for visiting yachts as the government accelerates efforts to position the city as an Asian hub for marine leisure and tourism. The Maritime Department has introduced three measures that simplify approval procedures and speed up customs and immigration handling for foreign-registered pleasure craft, targeting yacht owners in the Guangdong-Hong...
China’s Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong has carried out a broad restructuring of its internal architecture, renaming and splitting key departments and creating new units in a move analysts say underlines a sharper focus on finance, youth policy and district-level work. The updated organization chart, published on the office’s website, shows the traditional economic, education...
Hong Kong ferry services to several outlying islands and across Victoria Harbour will be temporarily adjusted on the morning of July 6 as authorities implement special maritime traffic arrangements. The city’s Transport Department said services on five outlying island routes and nine inner-harbour routes may be disrupted between about 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., and urged passengers,...
Taiwanese prosecutors have intensified an investigation into alleged large-scale budget inflation at state-owned CPC Corp.’s third liquefied natural gas receiving terminal, launching a fourth round of coordinated searches targeting construction contractor Royal Chang Construction Co. and related parties. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office ordered investigators from the Agency Against...
Hong Kong’s residential property market is extending a steady recovery, with key price gauges approaching levels last seen nearly three years ago, even as analysts warn momentum is likely to moderate in the coming quarter. The Centaline City Leading Index (CCL), which tracks secondary private home prices, rose for a fourth straight week to 159.94, up 0.57% on the week and 1.58% over the...
