Vibrant, urbane, extraordinary – Hong Kong is all of this and more. Combining eastern and western influences, Hong Kong has a rich history that blends seamlessly with its modernistic city scapes and lifestyle. When people think of holidaying in Hong Kong, the first things that come to mind are usually Disneyland and Ocean Park. But there is so much more that this bustling city has to offer beyond theme parks […]
Toronto selected as one of only two cities in North America to present Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017, with special guest Heiward Mak in attendance. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian), in partnership with Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society with support from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto (HKETO), presented Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017, a […]
In a setback to India, the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indian travellers Now, they will have to complete a pre-arrival registration from January. Hong Kong immigration department’s statement “The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on January 23, 2017. The online service for ‘Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals’ is now opened,” the Hong Kong immigration department said in […]
If you ever doubted the powers of Feng Shui, a visit to Hong Kong is enough to put all those thoughts to rest. Right from the moment that you set foot into Hong Kong, the gush of positive energy is overwhelming. This ancient Chinese art of positioning objects and buildings in harmony with nature to bring good fortune is almost embodied in the natural existence of Hong Kong. Its geographical […]
For all those who think they can get away with quietly dropping that discarded gum wrapper or empty crisp packet on the street because nobody will know you’ve done it, beware. There’s a chance a huge poster with your face on it could end up all over the city, shaming, if not naming, you. A new campaign called ‘The Face of Litter’ has been launched in Hong Kong as […]
Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong’s seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially toxic, marine biologists say. The glow is an indicator of a harmful algal bloom created by something called Noctiluca scintillans, nicknamed sea sparkle. It looks like algae and can act like algae. But it’s not quite. It is a single-celled organism that technically can function as both animal and plant. These type of blooms […]
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong appear to be withdrawing from some protest sites and regrouping at the main site outside government buildings. But student protesters denied blocking entrances to government HQ and insisted civil servants could return to work.29496194 They said they would agree to the government’s offer of talks if attacks on them were investigated and protest sites were not forcefully cleared. Hong Kong’s leader says public offices and […]
Hong Kong: For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia’s wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak. For some of the poorest, like Leung Cho-yin, home is a metal cage. The 67-year-old former butcher pays 1,300 Hong Kong dollars ($167) a month for one of about a dozen wire mesh cages resembling rabbit hutches crammed into a dilapidated […]
