Hong Kong

Customs seized $24m worth of illegal tobacco

Syndicate used a container headed to Australia.

Customs seized $24m worth of illegal tobacco

Syndicate used a container headed to Australia.

Government eyes shopping bag ban

Violators will be charged 50 cents per bag.

RMB deposits in Hong Kong edged up 2.5%

But overall foreign currency deposits dipped.

Hong Kong and Sharjah to promote foreign investments

Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to forge a strategic investment partnership.

Langham Hospitality to do Hong Kong IPO

Intends to raise some US$700 million.

What you have to know about Hong Kong’s new data privacy regime

The Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Ordinance (“Amendment Ordinance”) was passed in October 2012, with the provisions relating to the use of personal data for direct marketing becoming effective as of 1 April 2013. The long-awaited data privacy reforms encapsulated in the Amendment Ordinance reflect years of public consultations and legislative deliberations. Interestingly, some of the new restrictions in the Amendment Ordinance are more onerous and stringent than those of its Western counterparts (e.g. in the UK).

8 food items failed safety measures

It didn't meet chemical and microbiological requirements.

Recreation fund applications invited

Grant ranges from $2,000 to $3 million.

Hong Kong's home prices dipped 1.2%

Is the glass now half-empty for property sector?

Madam Sixty Ate pops the champagne on S/S 13 cocktail collection

Bringing in the S/S 13 cocktail collection at Madam Sixty Ate is new group beverage manager, Tom Wood, Hong Kong’s very own World Class Bartender of the Year 2012. Fashionable guests can expect no less than a fun and creative menu that is representative of Madam’s elegance, with dazzling cocktails and scrumptious bar bites.

Quick guide to using Facebook pages as business websites in Hong Kong

If you are managing a small to medium size company, or getting ready to do business in Hong Kong, you have probably spent a lot of time defining your product or service for the local market, analyzing your target audience, setting your pricing strategy and scouting ideal locations. Having completed all of the above, you are probably thinking about how to communicate your amazing product/service/restaurant/club to the city's online audience.

Mainlanders flood Hong Kong amid bird flu outbreak

Three-day Labor Day break causing anxiety among health authorities.