Hong Kong constable’s condition improving after fall from bridge: police chief

The condition of a Hong Kong police officer who fell 10 metres (32.8 feet) off a bridge to escape a crash is improving after he underwent an operation, the force’s commissioner has said, adding that the man remains in an intensive care unit. Commissioner …

China plans to sell seized crypto via Hong Kong exchanges

Hong Kong minibus goes up in flames on highway after suspected engine trouble

A Hong Kong minibus has been engulfed in flames on a highway after its engine potentially overheated, with passengers narrowly managing to get out in time. Police said the vehicle was travelling along Yuen Long Highway and bound for Tuen Mun’s San Hui when …

Observatory warns possible low-pressure area near Luzon may affect Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that an area …

Hong Kong’s easier redomiciling policy ‘attracts 150 inquiries from companies’

Authorities have received about 150 inquiries from companies about transferring their legal domicile status to Hong Kong after the recent passage of a law making it easier for businesses to establish themselves in the city, the treasury minister has said. …

Why is Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding, scaled by heroes in movies, being phased out?

US investment firm Artisan Partners to shut Hong Kong office: report

US-based investment firm Artisan Partners is shutting down its Hong Kong office by the end of June, two sources with knowledge of the situation said. The firm is disbanding the Hong Kong-based team after it decided to shut down its Greater China strategy …

Japanese photographer Miyuki Kume on her decades-long fascination with Made in Hong Kong products

When Japanese photographer Miyuki Kume moved to Hong Kong in late 1993, she fell in love with the city. It was the delicious Cantonese cuisine that first captured her heart, but what kept her in the city for more than three decades was her passion for …

Same-sex couples should have ‘right to found family,’ lawyer tells Hong Kong court in reciprocal IVF case

Same-sex couples should have “the right to found a family,” a lawyer has told a Hong Kong court after lesbian parents who had a child via reciprocal in vitro fertilisation (RIVF) were barred from including both their names on their son’s birth certificate. …

Hong Kong hails ‘overwhelming support’ for legalising basketball betting, proposes 50% levy on profits

The Hong Kong government has hailed “overwhelming support” from scholars, athletes, and youth groups for its plan to legalise basketball betting in the city, following the conclusion of a one-month public consultation last month.A basketball. File photo: …