Category: Hong Kong

A recent survey found that owners spend about HK$2,062 (US$263) per month per cat, driven by a rapidly emerging “cat silver economy”. The Exhibition Group, organiser of the recent Hong Kong Cat Expo 2026, said the average monthly spending marked a 2.8 per cent year-on-year increase, with the growing proportion of ageing cats in the city expected to be a key driver of market growth in the coming years.

Source: South China Morning Post

Adapting to climate change will be increasingly challenging as the weather worsens each year, Asia’s top climate scientist said in a wide-ranging interview with the South China Morning Post. Professor Ben Horton from Hong Kong’s City University also warned of “humanitarian disasters” as the world’s climate becomes more unstable and unpredictable. But despite Horton’s grim outlook, he remains hopeful that things can be turned around if action is taken promptly.

Source: South China Morning Post

In partnership with: HKIA / AAHK

The revamped Terminal 2 (T2) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) officially opened to travellers in May. Join architect and frequent traveller Jacqueline Chak, who once worked at Foster + Partners – the architecture firm behind the original design of Terminal 1 – as she walks through the new T2 facility with two officials from the Airport Authority Hong Kong: Tommy Leung King-yin, executive director of engineering and technical services, and Steven Yiu Siu-chung, executive director of airport operations.

Together, they explore T2’s structural features such as its feather-shaped roof and floating “tree columns” in addition to facial recognition technology now used at every security gate and the AI-powered self bag-drop machines that can process checked baggage in just 45 seconds.

Nearly 30 years after the construction of HKIA changed the way the world saw airports, T2 is set to continue that momentum and take the evolution of the city’s aviation hub into its next chapter.

Source: South China Morning Post

Global pressure is building to free Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy figure Jimmy Lai after a Hong Kong court sentenced him to 20 years in prison under a controversial national security law.

A catastrophic fire tore through seven residential towers in Hong Kong — yet the government claims only 159 people died. But when you examine the physics, the census data, the mortality rates of similar high-rise fires, and the shocking photos coming out of Hong Fu Court, the official number becomes impossible. In this video, I break down the math step by step, expose the 6% lie, and reveal why thousands of Hong Kong residents believe the real death toll is far higher. From failed alarms to sealed windows to missing residents, here’s the evidence officials don’t want you to see.

A level-5 fire tore through seven towers of Hong Fu Court in Hong Kong on November 26, but the official death toll of 159 makes no sense. In this investigation, we break down population data, at-home rates, building design failures, missing-person reports, and independent calculations that suggest the real casualties may reach 1,500–2,000. Why were alarms shut off? Why is there no victim list? And why were thousands of donated supplies thrown away? This video examines the evidence, expert analysis, and the growing suspicion of a cover-up behind Hong Kong’s most devastating fire.

What really fueled the deadly Hong Kong fire? In this investigation, we break down how a tragedy that should never have happened became inevitable after years of political pressure and mainland-style governance. From substandard safety nets and banned building materials to ignored warnings, collapsed oversight, and the Greater Bay Area integration project, this wasn’t an accident — it was the result of a system that put politics above safety. We examine the contractors, the regulators, the standards that quietly shifted, and the hidden forces behind Hong Kong’s worst disaster in years. This is the story Hong Kong officials don’t want to talk about.

On November 26, 2025, a devastating fire broke out in Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It has become the deadliest public safety disaster in Hong Kong’s modern history, deeply affecting countless people.

In Hong Kong, a fire has killed at least four people after tearing through a complex of residential high-rise buildings on Wednesday. Teams of firefighters have been attempting to douse the flames at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex made up of eight blocks in the city’s Tai Po district in the north east. The fire department said it received reports at 2:51 p.m. (0651 GMT) of a fire in the residential complex. It was upgraded to a Number 4 alarm at 3:34 p.m. and as night fell it was declared a number five-alarm fire, the highest level. Earlier, local media also reported that an unknown number of people were trapped in the 31-storey towers — home to around 2,000 residential apartments — although it is unclear as to whether that remains the case. Taipo District Council member, Lo Hiu-fung, told local broadcaster TVB that most of the residents trapped in the fire were believed to be elderly people, the AP news agency reported, although this has not yet been confirmed by authorities. A number of towers currently burning have bamboo scaffolding and construction netting fitted to their exterior. TVB reported that the complex was undergoing major renovations.#HongKong #TaiPo #HongKongFire

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