Tsim Sha Tsui’s harbourfront ran red with patriotic displays on Wednesday to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Patriotic scenes in Tsim Sha Ts…

Hong Kong’s public spending watchdog has largely completed its report on a government drinking water contract scandal that has raised questions about the city’s tendering and due diligence procedur…

The Hong Kong government has spent HK$450,000 in taxpayer’s money to widen a pavement in Kennedy Town that has emerged as a popular photo spot for mainland Chinese tourists in recent years. T…

Tropical Cyclone Matmo is set to move across the Philippines on Friday and come within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong this weekend, the Observatory has said. The T1 storm signal may be issued on Frida…

An industry representative has warned that high hotel prices in Hong Kong may hamper tourism spending, despite over 232,000 mainland Chinese visiting the city on Wednesday, the first day of the Nat…

Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation. Beluga whales in…

A 12-metre-tall lantern based on a fictional fairy character has been set up at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) in celebration of China’s National Day. A huafu –…

President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on US soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade wars. US Pr…

Hong Kong authorities are ramping up efforts to handle trees felled by Super Typhoon Ragasa, with two temporary sites set up to process the debris. Workers remove a fallen banyan tree in Oi Man Est…

Bryan Lee and his Filipina wife, Cris, were busy welcoming a constant stream of people into their Cinta-J restaurant in Wan Chai on Tuesday night, as hundreds came to bid farewell to the 42-year-ol…

China’s top diplomat in Hong Kong has warned the new US consul general in Hong Kong, Julie Eadeh, not to “collude with anti-China forces” and interfere with national security case…

Hong Kong has shelved a HK$700 million exhibition hall in Wan Chai to showcase the Northern Metropolis, a massive infrastructure project along the city’s border with mainland China. Hong Kong&#8217…

The EU’s chief public prosecutor on Thursday warned that criminal gangs, notably Chinese, were committing widespread customs and VAT fraud across the European Union. The European Public Prose…

The Hong Kong government should implement measures to prevent environmental damage to local geoparks, a green group has said, after a remote island became “overcrowded” with visitors du…

India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. The national flags of India (left) a…

Hong Kong’s Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) has moved to suspend activist Eddie Tse’s licence for three years, following his fraud conviction. The activist, who called the new …

Welcome back to HKFP Monitor. This week, Hong Kong turned red as 130,000 festive displays went up across the city to celebrate China’s National Day. The decorations cost taxpayers around HK$31.2 mi…

Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project. This pictu…

Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the city’s security chief said on Friday, bringing it closer to China…

Goodness, a whole page in Monday’s Standard was devoted to Routes World, an international conference held in Hong Kong. Travellers at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: GovHK. Routes World is …