Hong Kong — A walk on one of Hong Kong’s outlying islands is only a short ferry trip from the hustle and bustle of downtown. Our reporter takes time out to explore Cheung Chau’s local food and attractive beach. Cheung Chau, the dumbell-shaped island in Hong Kong’s western waters...

Hong Kong — Hundreds of enthusiastic pillow fighters gathered for a massive bedding brawl to celebrate the Hong Kong International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday. More than 1,200 signed up on Facebook for the Hong Kong edition of the International Pillow Fight Day, which was held at Statue Square,...

Hong Kong — John Tsang Chun-wah, who was appointed financial secretary in July 2007, has lived on three continents and had held many top civil jobs. Tsang, 59, has spent much of his life abroad before settling in Hong Kong. As a youth he went to secondary school at La Salle College in Kowloon and...

Hong Kong – The annual Chinese New Year exodus from Hong Kong swelled this year despite a rise in the price of holiday packages.

Hong Kong – They are billed as “luxury tours” but at a cost of as little as HK$1,000 for a four-day package with accommodation, many mainland tourists to Hong Kong and Macau discover to their dismay that these cheap shopping tours to Hong Kong and Macau come with a high hidden price tag. Earlier...

Hong Kong — Once a year, artists in Fo Tan’s industrial area put out their welcome mats for the public, but lately, some people have been stomping all over them: real estate speculators. Those who are looking to cash in on the area’s redevelopment potential don’t get such a warm greeting...

Hong Kong — Meet Winnie Davies, founder of The Joy Art Club, and take a guided tour of her art. Davies, who founded the studio in 2006, draws much of her inspiration from the Hong Kong condition such as the widening gap between rich and poor, the contradictions inherent in Hong Kong’s “one...

Hong Kong — “Spiderman” Alain Robert did it again. As passers-by gawped, the wiry Frenchman shimmied up the side of a Hong Kong high-rise on Wednesday — right into the arms of waiting police.