Hong Kong property deals hit 7-month high, but December slowdown looms
[South China Morning Post] - 12/3/2024
Some 7,689 real estate transactions worth US$8.2 billion were completed last month, according to the Land Registry.
In Hong Kong newspapers
New World says it’s ‘business as usual’ as developer refutes rumours of default risk
Residential sales in Hong Kong continue to improve, and mainland China sales are on track, embattled company says.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/01/2025
New chair of Hong Kong Bar Association ‘optimistic’ that overseas judges will join top court following exodus last year
The new chairperson of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) has expressed optimism that new foreign judges would (…)
[HKFP] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest 2 more suspects in Yuen Long knife attack
Insider says latest suspects are construction workers and suspected of being members of triad group.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Project delays giving Hong Kong a reputation for procrastination
Kai Tak Sports Park and West Kowloon Cultural District took over 20 years to develop and still face woes. What hope (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
LCSD lowers age limit to 8 at licensed billiard halls
Licensed billiard establishments that meet specific criteria can apply to let people as young as eight years old (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong billiard halls can apply from Saturday to admit children as young as 8
New policy from Leisure and Cultural Services Department hopes to foster new talent and encourage sport’s development.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines urged to expedite refunds over axed flights
Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong also says carrier should waive fees for customer requests to swap (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Worker dies after falling from height
A worker died after falling to the ground at a construction site on Tsung Tau Ha Road in Fo Tan. Police said they (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Chair of UN’s next climate summit praises China’s ‘extraordinary’ progress on green transition
The Brazilian diplomat who will chair the next UN climate summit on Thursday praised China as an example in the (…)
[HKFP] - 24/01/2025
Year of the Snake: Hongkongers’ MPF investments to face volatility, analysts say
Sterling returns during the Year of the Dragon will be hard to repeat, with US-China trade relations as an X factor, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
'Beetroot salad not ruled out in poisoning cases'
Health officials said on Friday that they could not rule out that beetroot salad contaminated with a bacterium (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025