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The Standard is Hong Kong's biggest circulation free English daily newspaper. From the paper format to the latest digital format, it delivers the most updated news to readers round the clock, all at no cost. The Standard is the "First Free English Daily Newspaper" in Hong Kong.
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Govt officials tie city's first Five-Year Plan to vision for innovation and connectivity with green silk, blue badges
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (250+ words) Threading technology and connectivity into silk, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his team will wear student-designed ties, scarves and team badges as he delivers the city's first Five-Year Plan and his fifth Policy Address on Wednesday. Lee revealed the…...
SHKP underlying profit up 4.6pc to $22.85 bln
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (325+ words) Sun Hung Kai Properties' (0016) underlying net profit for the year ended June 30, which excludes the effect of fair-value changes on investment properties, rose 4.55 percent year-on-year to HK$22.85 billion, boosted by strong property sales in Hong Kong. Net profit also grew…...
Tung Chee-hwa's funeral: Will HK see a third state funeral?
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (274+ words) Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first Chief Executive and former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, passed away at the age of 89. As a former vice-national leader, attention has turned to whether he will…...
Leslie Cheung 70th birthday exhibition brings the legend back to fans
1+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) A 70th birthday exhibition for Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing will bring his charisma back to life, with over 300 exhibits taking fans back to the superstar behind the spotlight. Organized by the Leisure and Cultural Service Department, the “Miss You Much....
Wellcome teams up with CJ Foods to bring over 100 Korean food items to HK
1+ week, 3+ day ago (227+ words) Wellcome, one of Hong Kong’s largest supermarket chains, announced a partnership on Thursday with CJ Foods—South Korea’s leading food enterprise and parent company of the bibigo™ brand—to bring more than 100 Korean food products to Hong Kong. The collaboration…...
Births dip below 30,000 as Nixie Lam urges rethink of family support
1+ week, 4+ day ago (348+ words) Legislative Council member Nixie Lam Lam has called for a high-level population policy task force to coordinate Hong Kong’s fertility measures, after the number of births fell below 30,000 over the past year. Speaking on a radio program on Wednesday, Lam…...
Sale and purchase agreements for all buildings drop 10.7pc to 5,768
1+ week, 4+ day ago (136+ words) thestandard.com.hk A total of 5,768 sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in August, down 10.7 percent compared to last year, according to data released by the Land Registry on Wednesday. Among all, 4 019 were for residential…...
South Korean FX authorities bought US$20 bln in repatriated SK Hynix funds, source says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (354+ words) South Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about US$20 billion (HK$156 billion) in US dollars that SK Hynix sold after its US$26.5 billion American depositary receipt listing in July, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The…...
Do Ho Suh leads M+ 2027 lineup exploring identity, place and architecture
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1065+ words) Questions of home, identity and the places people build around themselves will run through M+’s 2027 program, as the Hong Kong museum turns its attention to subjects ranging from the city’s own visual history to contemporary Asian architecture and the…...