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· Bryan Ke
Video of Petty Hong Kong Woman’s Racist Rant At Filipina Woman Goes Viral
A video of a woman’s rant towards a Filipina overseas worker in Hong Kong is now going viral on Facebook with over 1.4 million views. The clip, which was posted on the social media platform by Angela Sentillas Pasco, who is also the victim in the video, told how the unnamed…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Company Turns Breast Milk Into ‘Gorgeous’ Pieces of Jewelry
A Hong Kong firm is helping new mothers cherish moments with their children by turning their breast milk into pendants, bangles, and beads. Two mothers are behind Love Made Me, the company which specializes in creating breast milk jewelry as keepsakes for mothers.
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Politician Called ‘Inhumane’ For Suggesting Domestic Helpers Use Less A/C
A Hong Kong politician’s suggestion to limit air conditioning use for locally employed foreign domestic helpers has been met with condemnation from rights groups who call the practice “inhumane”. In a recent radio interview, District Councilor Michael Lee called on employers to…
· Carl Samson
Meet the ‘Dream Husband’ of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
A 33-year-old man is being hailed as the “national husband” across Chinese-speaking countries for having an image that defies unpleasant stereotypes of local men. Joseph Chang Hsiao-chuan, a Taiwanese actor, has been catching the attention of women in Taiwan, Hong Kong and…
· Ryan General
Suicidal ‘McDonald’s Hong Kong’ Twitter Epically Trolls the Internet
A Twitter account claiming to be “McDonald’s Hong Kong” almost had everyone fooled with its convincing portrayal of a brand’s social media account that was suffering a meltdown. Created in October 2016, the parody account which then bore the official sounding @McDonaldsHK…
· Ryan General
Why Hong Kong Consumers Are No Longer Buying Teslas
It appears that Tesla is beginning to lose one of its biggest markets in the world as sales in Hong Kong have reportedly waned in recent months. The local transport department’s data for April shows there have not been any new Tesla model registrations for the month. In…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Hong Kong Couple Comes Up With Genius Solution For Fat Food-Stealing Cat
This is Meatball. Meatball is a very laid-back cat who loves to sleep the day away. One of four cats in the household (Meatball, Mochi, Pepper, and Nugget), Meatball is the oldest, wisest, and heaviest. “He has a sort of a human quality to him and has very human like facial…
· Editorial Staff
Health Survey Reveals That Hong Kong Residents Are the World’s Fittest People
A recent health survey shows that Hong Kong has the most active population in the whole world. Statistics were gathered through the use of smartphone data that calculated the amount of steps taken by over 700,000 people. According to a Stanford University survey published in the…
· Ryan General
Pregnant Endangered Pink Dolphin Found Dead on Hong Kong Beach
A mother and calf pair of highly endangered Chinese white dolphins were recently found dead, washed up on the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island. The carcasses of the animals, also called “pink dolphins”, were reportedly discovered by a fisherman surnamed Pak last week at Kat…
· Ryan General
British Man Jailed For Buying ‘Pedophile’ Doll From Hong Kong
A British man will be spending two years and eight months in prison after he was caught smuggling a sex doll that resembles a four-year-old girl. Andrew Dobson, a 49-year-old nuclear energy expert and a father of one, ordered the child-like “pedophile” doll from Hong Kong and…
· Carl Samson
9-Year-Old From Hong Kong Slays Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’
Celine Tam may be small, but her voice is so incredibly big that everyone hearing it on “America’s Got Talent” found themselves in awe this weekend. The 9-year-old Hongkonger’s parents named her after Celine Dion, and unsurprisingly “My Heart Will Go On” was the perfect piece…
· Carl Samson
Legendary Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-shing Could Finally Be Retiring
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing will reportedly be stepping down as chairman of his global conglomerate CK Hutchison by next year. Li, 88, told associates of his plans without giving a specific date, the Wall Street Journal reported. As he said in a Bloomberg interview last…
· Khier Casino
Parking Space That Sold for $664,200 Proves How Crazy Expensive Hong Kong Is
A 188-square-foot parking space in Hong Kong was sold for a whopping HKD $5.18 million ($664,200), which local reports are calling a world record. Purchased by an investment firm director, Kwan Wai-ming, the space is located on the first floor of the Upton luxury apartment…
· Ryan General
Two Hong Kong Brothers Built a $400 Million Empire Off Strip Clubs
Millionaire property magnates Michael and John Chow have built an empire in New Zealand that is currently valued at an estimated $400 million. The road to such fortune has not been easy for the Chow brothers who were born and initially raised in Hong Kong. Together, they have…
· Ryan General
The World’s Most Expensive Handbag Sells for $380,000 At Auction in Hong Kong
Designer handbags, especially Hermés Birkin Bags, are known to cost into the six digits, but one record-setting sale had a pricey handbag selling for the price of a decent house in Los Angeles. After an intense 10-15 minutes bidding war at a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong last…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Woman Has Sex With Dad to Keep Him From Marrying His Fiancée
A Hong Kong woman on trial for incest explained to a local court on Monday that she had sex with her own father to keep him from marrying a new wife. On two separate instances, the unnamed 26-year-old reportedly engaged in sexual intercourse with her 58-year-old father.…
· King Malleta
Inside The Lives of Men Forced into Marriage as ‘Slave Grooms’ in Hong Kong
Not too many people probably know about the “slave grooms of Hong Kong” and a lot might be surprised to find out that it’s not just the women who get tricked into human trafficking. A report from South China Morning Post shed light on this unpopular issue where Indian and…
· Ryan General
Meet the American Professor Trying to Save Cantonese From Dying in Hong Kong
As the use of Cantonese begins to decline in Hong Kong due to the growing widespread use of Putonghua (mainland China’s unifying language), an unlikely crusader has stepped up to fight for its preservation. Hong Kong-based Robert Bauer, an American honorary linguistics professor…
· Ryan General
Donnie Yen Spotted at Concert for K-Pop Boyband BTS in Hong Kong
An eagle-eyed K-Pop fan spotted an unlikely audience member at a recent concert of Korean boyband BTS in Hong Kong. Seated among the sea of fans who attended BTS‘ Wings concert on May 13 was the legendary Ip Man himself, Hong Kong action superstar Donnie Yen. According to…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Woman Puts Life on the Line to Clean Her Windows
A female resident in Hong Kong has caught the internet’s attention as she put her life at stake in the mighty name of crystal-clear windows. In a minute-long footage submitted to Apple Daily, the woman, standing on a balcony ledge, is seen wiping the outside of her glass windows…