BUSINESS
Merlin Bingham Swire, 45-year-old family scion, helms business empire towards new era
Merlin Bingham Swire, 45-year-old great-great-great grandson of the founder John Samuel, is leading an era of change at the business empire. […]
ALL STORIES
COLUMNS
An occasional roundup of happenings and other miscellanies
Viet Kitchen closes, Ocean Paradise opens; U-Select finally opens; and another barbers shop; two fast food joints disappear. […]
POLITICS
Beware the dragon: Carrie reduced to Lam duck
Carrie Lam got a dragon by the tail and it snapped back. Where will this lead? Will there be a Tiananmen-style crackdown? […]
ACCIDENTS AND CRIME
Police identify body of woman who drowned off Sai Kung Pier – updated
The identity of a woman found floating off Sai Kung Pier has been verified. […]
OBITUARIES
An admirable man dies; Wayne Parfitt may have been Hong Kong’s most successful expat restaurateur
Wayne Parfitt, who has died of cancer, may have been the most successful expatriate restaurant chain owner Hong Kong has ever seen. […]
POLITICS
Who’s behind tougher police handling of young protesters? Security Bureau and Police officers indoctrinated in China – updated
Here are brief portrayals of the Security for Security, Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner for Operations. All have attended police and university courses on the Chinese mainland for training, familiarisation or indoctrination depending on your political viewpoint. […]
COMMUNITY
Government finally launches its subsidy scheme to bring fibre optic access to remote areas
Government finally rolls out fibre optic broadband subsidy scheme after two year delay. […]
ENVIRONMENT
Polluted mud floods into the sea near LOHAS Park
The recent heavy rain has turned parts of the sea around LOHAS Park Tseung Kwan O into a lake of yellow mud. […]
COMMUNITY
Take kids to Central waterfront to entertain and inspire them during Summerfest 2019
Charming events will be happening daily on the Central Harbourfront from 26 June until 1 September. Your children will be entertained and inspired by the shows and games. […]
FEATURES
Looking back to the time of D-Day: What was Hong Kong like 75 years ago?
The D-Day commemorations in Britain and France were emotive for so many watching around the world. What was happening in Hong Kong at the same time, 75 years ago? […]