Unlike commercial snake catchers of yesteryear, whose catch often winds up in soup served at shops, a new breed of catchers strives to release the reptiles into nature.
After years of financial difficulties, Hong Kong boarding school for troubled teens is seeking donations to stay afloat
A Hong Kong boarding school catering to teenagers with drug and behavioural problems has put out a plea for donations to sustain its ailing model, but years of shrinking enrolment and stubbornly high …
No snake soup for Hong Kong’s young snake catcher
Hong Kong is home to a variety of snakes — from the venomous king cobra to larger species such as the Burmese python …
How Hong Kong can reboot its economy amid the devastation of coronavirus and social unrest
The net result would be an even more serious recession with rising The second order of business is the creation of new aggregate demand in Hong Kong, so as to generate more GDP and employment …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 42 Covid-19 cases, lowest since fourth wave started, but experts warn of possible holiday spike
Hong Kong confirmed 42 new Covid-19 infections on New Year’s Day, the lowest daily caseload since the start of the fourth wave about six weeks ago, but health officials and experts warned numbers …
Hong Kong’s leaders are lackeys, says US secretary of state Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has described Hong Kong’s leadership as “lackeys” of a “fragile dictatorship” in Beijing who had “eviscerated freedoms” after ten activists were jailed for …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 42 Covid-19 cases, the lowest since fourth wave started, but experts warn of possible holiday spike
Hong Kong confirmed 42 new Covid-19 infections on New Year’s Day, the lowest daily caseload since the start of the fourth wave almost six weeks ago, but health officials and experts warned more cases …
Reshaping of Hong Kong Follows 2019’s Pro-Democracy Protests
Hong Kong endured a year of political crackdown in 2020, as the aftermath of last year’s pro-democracy protests took shape, with Beijing tightening its grip on the former British colony. The …
Hong Kong fourth wave: Covid-19 patient identified in housing block where coronavirus traces found in sewage, as city reports 68 new cases
A Covid-19 patient has been identified in a housing block where Hong Kong’s pilot sewage surveillance scheme found traces of the coronavirus, just days after Covid-19 cases were uncovered in another …
HKEX’s New Big Boss Will Face Hong Kong’s Uncertain Future
Charles Li’s successor will inherit one of the world’s largest stock exchanges. But Beijing’s tightening control poses new challenges.