Hong Kong's Mong Kok (旺角) district is crowded. At one point, it was ranked the most crowded place on earth. While other places today carry that dubious accolade, the Kowloon district remains packed with malls, shops, restaurants and street food stalls - plus vast amounts of human traffic, both locals and tourists.
But people…

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One of the signs that Hong Kong has a world-class legal system is the way judiciary and government often disagree on outcomes. That shows healthy independence. But there have been cases in which people in the city's legal sector, using taxpayer legal aid money, attack the Chief Executive to create political theatre and hurt our…
The Hong Kong Palace Museum has featured the image of a jade dragon as the poster for its latest exhibition, 'The Origins of Chinese Civilisation'.
A jade dragon exhibited in the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Jade dragons are the most representative finds at Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, which is the origin of Hongshan Culture.…
THE ONLY JOB a Hong Kong teacher who moved to the UK on the BNO scheme could find was as an assistant in a nursing home—at one tenth of her usual pay.
And she's not alone. Three years later, most Hong Kongers who went to UK are still looking for jobs—they are also struggling with…
Just using anti-virus software doesn't cut it these days: companies are looking for managed cybersecurity with a powerful network of humans and machines working together. Image above shows Mark Webb-Johnson of Network Box.
FROM A HI-TECH SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER in Kowloon, a firm called Network Box has quietly risen to a role in which it…
The concept of the "low-altitude economy", such as drone-powered delivery of products, services, and even people, is all the buzz. But leading Hong Kong aerospace expert, Professor Dewey Yee, says we could aim higher, literally, to put the city at the forefront of space logistics
FOR MOST HONG KONG people, it was unimaginable that a…
The government has stepped up enhancing living space in subsidised flats for the benefits of households, said Director of Housing Rosanna Law Shuk-pui.
Law, who also serves as Permanent Secretary for Housing, emphasized the public housing is valuable social resources.
Law said Chief Executive John Lee has earlier promised in the 2022 Policy Address that…
THE WORLD'S LONGEST-LIVED community provided powerful proof of its powers this week: with a sparkling display of high-energy tennis from older players, including some well into their 70s.
"Masters" tournaments are for players aged 30 to 90+. Image: Hong Kong Country Club
Hong Kong has long held the crown for global longevity, with men living to…
THE MEDIA OFTEN implies that Hong Kong has lost many or most of its restaurants - while in fact it has a record number of eateries. It's the fact that they come and go so fast that causes people to make the mistake. Yet there's one place which has been open for more than a…
MUCH OF THE WAN CHAI district of Hong Kong consists of small, packed streets and busy shops. But Lee Tung Avenue (利東街) is different. It is modern, gentrified area, with a wide pedestrian precinct, bordered by shops and cafes.
It was previously much like the other lanes in the area, and was known as…
