Hong Kong airport in talks with 20 global airlines to launch flights to city
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is in talks with more than 20 international airlines, including ones from Europe and the US, over launching new routes to the city as it ups its game to entice foreign carriers with incentives.
Chapman Fong Shui-man, the authority’s director for hub development, said on Thursday that the statutory body had arranged to meet more than 20 global airlines during the Routes World aviation forum in Hong Kong in a bid to secure new routes to the city.
“The Routes World…
Hong Kong retains No 3 rank as global financial hub, behind New York and London
Hong Kong maintained its position as the world’s third-ranked financial hub, narrowing the gap with leading cities New York and London, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) report on Thursday.
The report, which is published twice a year, said Hong Kong’s overall rating rose 4 points, just 1 point below London and 2 points behind top-ranked New York.
“This ranking is not an endpoint, but a validation of our strategy” said Benjamin Hung, chairman of the Financial Services…
Regular quotas for Hong Kong cross-boundary non-commercial private cars using HZMB to Macao open for application
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Special traffic and transport arrangements for Kai Tak Stadium concerts on September 27 and 28
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CS chairs interdepartmental working group meeting on festival arrangements (with photos)
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CS chairs meeting of steering committee on handling extreme weather (with photos)
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Government fully committed to minimising impact of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Hong Kong (with photos)
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COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 38 (Week 38, 2025)
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 38 (Week 38, 2025)
Transport Department public services arrangements
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Balloon festival organiser was urged to cancel rides: Hong Kong tourism minister
The Hong Kong government had “clearly stated” to the organiser of a failed hot-air balloon festival that the chance of approving passengers to ride in the aircraft was “extremely slim” and had recommended that it cancel the attraction and issue refunds ahead of time, the tourism chief has revealed.
Making public the details for the first time, Secretary for Sports, Culture and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui on Thursday said authorities told the organiser eight days before the event began in…
Microsoft blocks Israeli military’s access to cloud services over mass surveillance concerns
26th September 2025 – (Washington) Microsoft has taken decisive action to restrict the Israeli Ministry of Defence’s (IMOD) access to specific cloud and artificial intelligence services, following an internal review that found evidence supporting reports of their use in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. The decision was communicated to employees in an internal memo […]
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French ex-President Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libyan campaign funding case
26th September 2025 – (Paris) A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in imprisonment after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy related to the illicit financing of his successful 2007 election campaign by the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi. The verdict, delivered on Thursday, concluded that Sarkozy was involved […]
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Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel’s lack of defences exposes climate vulnerability in wake of Super Typhoon Ragasa
26th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Wong Chuk Hang has resumed operations despite major damage to its waterfront facilities, raising serious questions about the resilience of coastal infrastructure as climate change intensifies typhoon threats. A site inspection following Super Typhoon Ragasa revealed the hotel’s ground floor lobby, situated approximately […]
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Maxim’s Group Chairman Michael Wu sells Mid-Levels apartment for HK$65.8 million, netting HK$46.3 million profit
26th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) Michael Wu, Chairman and Managing Director of the Maxim’s Group, has sold a luxury three-bedroom apartment with 2 parking lots in Mid-Levels for HK$65.8 million, realising a substantial profit of HK$46.3 million after holding the property for three decades. The transaction involved a high-floor, 2,072-square-foot unit in Tower 1 […]
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Trump signs executive order mandating TikTok’s U.S. divestiture to investor consortium
26th September 2025 – (Washington) President Donald Trump has formally executed an executive order compelling the divestiture of TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, culminating in a structured transfer to a consortium of American investors headed by technology firm Oracle. The order, signed in the Oval Office on Thursday, establishes a 120-day […]
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OpenAI launches proactive ‘ChatGPT Pulse’ feature for personalised daily briefings
26th September 2025 – (San Francisco) OpenAI has unveiled a significant evolution of its flagship AI with the launch of ChatGPT Pulse, a new feature designed to initiate conversations by providing users with a personalised daily briefing based on their interests and chat history. The feature, currently in a preview phase for Pro subscribers on […]
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