Hongkongers can fly to Lhasa in 8 hours as Tibet Airlines unveils new service
[South China Morning Post] - 02/2/2025
Route begins operation on February 19 and offers flights twice a week from Hong Kong, with layover in Sichuan province.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong press group’s football tournament hits another snag after gov’t closes pitch for repairs
Hong Kong’s leisure services department has announced a nearly two-month closure of a football pitch in Happy Valley (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
2 ex-project managers in Hong Kong face fraud charges in fake quotes case
Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, oversaw projects for ATAL Engineering, founded by the husband of city’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Girl, 5, dies months after hospital incident
A five-year-old girl who suffered a cardiac arrest during a suturing procedure at Yan Chai Hospital last May has (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Ashes of actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu sent back to Taiwan
Hsu’s sudden death caused by flu-triggered pneumonia shocked fans around the world.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
US postal service suspends inbound parcels from Hong Kong and China amid tariff war
The US Postal Service (USPS) has temporarily halted acceptance of international packages from Hong Kong and China (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong’s 8 public universities amass nearly HK$140 billion in reserves
Finance chief Paul Chan earlier called on institutions to make better use of funds and expand their sources of income.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
US Postal Service in U-turn on suspending parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
Government had expressed ‘strong disapproval’ of temporary suspension along with US’ imposition of an extra 10 per (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
SAR eyes next-gen wealth owners in family office push
Hong Kong is looking to tap the next generation of wealth owners in its push to promote the SAR as a place for (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Restaurants Eggslut, The Ark to shut Hong Kong outlets amid retail upheaval
Burger joint The Ark is closing its Russell Street outlet later this week and plans to relocate to Shenzhen to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
People frustrated with postal suspension from HK to US
People in Hong Kong who wish to send mail to the United States expressed their frustration at the situation on (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Salary freeze for Hong Kong civil servants to tackle budget deficit, former minister suggests
Hong Kong’s former secretary for transport and housing Anthony Cheung has called for a pay freeze for public (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025