HONG KONG, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong had been "reborn from the fire" as he arrived Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover, in his first visit since the business hub's democracy movement was crushed. China's President Xi Jinping speaks following his...
Stunning eco-chic urban resort debuts on Lantau Island with stylish sustainable hospitality and BEAM Plus gold status The MGallery Hotel Collection has opened its first hotel in Hong Kong. The Silveri Hong Kong–MGallery is a chic, eco-friendly urban resort hotel styled after a modern manor house...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has decided to no longer wait for the conduct of the special elections in Shanghai, China and proceed with the submission of the results of the overseas voting that is covered by Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong. Comelec/MB In a...
HONG KONG, China -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Thursday that about 3.38 million people had received their third Covid-19 vaccine dose as of Thursday, accounting for 50 percent of the population aged 12 or above. The HKSAR government appealed to eligible...
Following Bayan Muna's resolution alleging that the absentee voting in Hong Kong (HK) were “chaotic and disorganized,” Consulate General of the Philippines in HK Consul General Raly L. Tejada denied the claims made by the party-list. (Photo courtesy of Raly Tejada/ Philippine Consulate General...
HONG KONG, China -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will continue to steadfastly implement the strategy of guarding against the importation of Covid-19 cases and a resurgence of domestic infections even if the epidemic is on the decline, Chief Executive of the HKSAR...
The camp of UniTeam senatorial bet Mark Villar has underscored the former public works secretary's top ranking in a senatorial preference poll apparently conducted by Hong Kong-based surveyors. In a statement sent to the media on Thursday, April 21, Villar's camp cites the results of a poll said to...
Good news for overseas voters in Hong Kong. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will add five more vote-counting machines (VCMs) in Hong Kong. Comelec/MB Currently, there are five VCMs being used in Hong Kong. “‘Yung naging (On the) issue regarding sa Hong Kong since we only have five...
The camp of Bongbong Marcos, citing two unofficial exit polls posted on social media, has claimed that the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer has received 85 percent and 83 percent of the overseas Filipino workers' (OFW) votes in Hong Kong (HK) and Qatar, respectively. A 20-year-old...
Following complaints from overseas voters in Hong Kong, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, said it will push for the opening of more polling precincts in Hong Kong to accommodate more voters. (Photo courtesy of Raly Tejada/ Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong) “By...
Despite experiencing a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, many Filipino voters in Hong Kong still turned up to cast their votes on the first day of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) on Sunday, April 10. (Photo courtesy of Raly Tejada/ Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong) At noon, the...
HONG KONG, China -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Saturday that an increase in Covid-19 cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests (RAT) is well within the scope of what the HKSAR government can handle. Hong Kong started on Friday a...