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· Bryan Ke
Los Angeles-Hong Kong business class fare reaches $13,000 after quarantine requirements dropped
Hong Kong saw a massive surge of inbound and outbound travelers after Chief Executive John Lee uplifted its mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine protocol last week. Travel agency Trip.com reportedly saw a 400% increase in outbound bookings on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 compared to the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong lift COVID-19 restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years
On Thursday, Japan’s government announced that the country would be reopening its borders to all individual tourists starting on Oct. 11. Taiwan also announced its plan to remove inbound quarantine for international arrivals by Oct. 13. Similarly, the Hong Kong government…
· Michelle De Pacina
Harmonica player at Queen Elizabeth II vigil in Hong Kong arrested for sedition
A 43-year-old man, surnamed Pang, was arrested on Tuesday outside the British consulate in Hong Kong under the British colonial-era sedition law for playing a pro-democracy tune on a harmonica at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral vigil. Pang played the song “Glory To Hong Kong,”…
· Ryan General
‘I am Chinese and I love my motherland forever’: Hong Kong opera star apologizes for praising Queen Elizabeth II
Veteran opera star Law Kar-ying publicly apologized after sparking outrage among nationalists in China for praising Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II. Law was heavily criticized on Weibo after posting an image on Instagram of himself at the British consulate in Hong Kong to…
· Rebecca Moon
Hong Kong-based food critic says Japanese omakase ‘treats diners like idiots’
Hong Kong-based food critic Lam Chua is under fire for describing the Japanese omakase dining experience as treating “diners like idiots.” Following his comments, a Chinese newspaper columnist criticized the food critic. Although the columnist recognized Lam’s expertise, he…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong actor Jason Wong says his eyeballs were ‘nearly chopped off’ during knife attack in China
Hong Kong actor Jason Wong was brutally attacked by a man with a knife while having dinner with other local celebrities in China on Aug. 29 Wong, 44, believes the incident was a case of mistaken identity as he later noted how the attacker realized he had the wrong person soon…
· Ryan General
Women who eat preserved foods have increased breast cancer risk, Hong Kong study finds
A study published in Cancer Prevention Research by Hong Kong researchers on Aug. 1 posits that women who consume preserved foods have an increased breast cancer risk. The research involved Hong Kong residents composed of 1,307 women with breast cancer and 1,050 age-matched…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is now upside down and trapped on a reef
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed its doors in 2020 but made headlines when it began to sink earlier this year, is now allegedly trapped upside down on a reef. A Hainan Maritime Safety Administration duty officer said on Wednesday that the iconic boat was still…
· Jane Nam
Obscure Hong Kong tech company’s stocks surge 21,000%, valued more than McDonald’s thanks to Reddit
Thanks to popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets, Hong Kong financial tech company AMTD Digital is now worth even more than giants like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Costco, with a current market value of $310 billion. AMTD Digital, which trades under the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
· Michelle De Pacina
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ sentenced to 8 months in jail over pro-democracy protests
Veteran activist Alexandra Wong, popularly known as “Grandma Wong,” was sentenced to eight months in jail over her participation in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Wong, 66, was sentenced at the Eastern Court on Wednesday with two counts of unlawful assembly in connection…
· Bryan Ke
Man falls to his death while trying to retrieve AirPods outside his window in Hong Kong
A 26-year-old man, only identified as Fan, was declared dead on Tuesday after reportedly falling from his apartment building in Sai Wan, Hong Kong, while trying to retrieve his AirPods. Fan had dropped his wireless earbuds onto a metallic canopy outside his window, according to…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong to issue over 100,000 electronic tracking bracelets to COVID patients to enforce quarantine
The Hong Kong government will be distributing more than 100,000 electronic wristbands to better track COVID-19 patients amid the city’s fifth surge of cases. Health secretary Lo Chung-mau announced during a press conference on Monday that those who test positive will have to…
· Bryan Ke
Viral videos of couple having sex outside in private Hong Kong hotel jacuzzi sparks privacy concerns
Two viral videos showing a couple having sex in their private outdoor jacuzzi in a Hong Kong hotel have ignited privacy concerns among social media users. The videos, which were reportedly shared on Facebook and WhatsApp groups several days ago, show a couple having sex in their…
· Jane Nam
Xi Jinping: ‘True democracy’ in Hong Kong began after British handover to China
In a rare visit to the financial hub on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping remarked that Hong Kong’s “true democracy” began with its handover to the mainland from Britain in 1997. Xi’s two-day visit to Hong Kong ended with a speech of over half an hour, celebrating the…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong billionaire Calvin Lo reveals why he has no plans to invest in crypto
R.E. Lee International CEO Calvin Lo, whom Forbes has estimated to have a net worth of $1.7 billion, revealed in an interview with Tatler Asia why he’s not investing in cryptocurrencies. Lo said that a friend urged him to buy Bitcoin five years ago when it was still trading at…
· Jane Nam
Fate of Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant takes mysterious turn as owners insist it didn’t ‘sink’
Owners of Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant have denied claims that the iconic craft sank in the South China Sea. The restaurant owner initially released a statement on Monday that seemed to suggest that the craft had sank, stating that the towing of the restaurant…
· Rebecca Moon
Hong Konger wins first World Series of Poker Bracelet and $144,338 on his first visit to Vegas
A Hong Kong poker player won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament on his first visit to Las Vegas, winning $144,338. Lok Chan, 22, played against 281 players during the three-day competition. The WSOP tournament marked Chan’s 30th major tournament win. Chan is…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks while at sea
Jumbo Floating Restaurant, Hong Kong’s iconic landmark, capsized in the South China Sea on Sunday, days after it was towed from Aberdeen Harbor. “As the water depth at the scene is over 1,000 meters, (it makes it) extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” Aberdeen…
· Jane Nam
New Hong Kong textbooks say it was never a British colony, calls 2019 protests ‘terrorist activities’
New Hong Kong textbooks appear to favor Beijing accounts of history, with them now stating that the island was never a British colony and describing the 2019 pro-democracy protests as “terrorist activities.” A textbook claimed that Hong Kong was not previously a British colony…
· Michelle De Pacina
Video of kneeling 12-year-old girl slapped in the face over 20 times by teens goes viral in Hong Kong
A viral video in Hong Kong shows a 12-year-old girl kneeling as a group of teenagers, aged 12 to 19, take turns slapping her across the face on the rooftop of a five-story building on Luen Yan Street in Tsuen Wan on Saturday. She does not attempt to avoid any of the 21 slaps she…