Hong Kong’s real estate buyers mostly ignored a weekend sale of leftover apartments at four residential projects, as they await newer offerings to come on to the market.Investors bought 30 of the combined 191 flats on offer at Seaside Sonata and Grand Victoria III in Cheung Sha Wan, as well as Aquila. Square Mile and Cetus. Square Mile in Tai Kok Tsui, representing 16 per cent of the total on offer this weekend.“These homes have been on the market for some time, and are more expensive than… [...]

Eleven-year-old Nathan Chang Lok-hang ranked among the top 15 per cent of students sitting maths in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams this year, despite being one of the youngest candidates in the qualification’s history.But the Primary Six pupil said achieving the third-highest grade in the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam in May left him “a bit upset” and he was already planning a retake next year so he could improve his score.5 of 7 perfect scorers in Hong Kong’s DSE exams to… [...]

In a blow to travellers and airlines, Hong Kong has decided to delay by two weeks a plan to offer shorter quarantine periods to vaccinated arrivals who clear a coronavirus antibody test at the airport, the Post has learned.The tests will not be introduced at the end of this month as planned, sources said, as city authorities are concerned about the rising number of Covid-19 infections overseas triggered by the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus.The postponement comes on top of… [...]

This is part of series of articles based on a wide-ranging Post interview with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po.Hong Kong has enough land for development but planning processes need to be simplified to prevent abuse and speed up the release of supply to tackle the city’s housing crisis, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po.He also advocated a rethink of current plans for the area near Hong Kong’s boundary with Shenzhen, to identify more land there for housing and economic… [...]

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and another opposition figure have indicated they will contest incitement charges stemming from a banned June 4 vigil last year marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while 10 others have said they will plead guilty.The 12 defendants returned to the District Court on Friday for another procedural hearing before Chief District Judge Justin Ko King-sau.Lai and former lawmaker Leung Yiu-chung both indicated they would not plead guilty… [...]