Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist fencer Vivian Kong will run in the “patriots only” Legislative Council (LegCo) elections as a candidate representing the tourism sector. Retired Hong Kong fencing athlete Vivian Kong at the “Palace of Champions: Fencing for Spirit” exhibition match at the Hong Kong Palace Museum on August 26, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai will sign up for the coming Legislative Council election on Monday, vying for the tourism sector seat. Her election office confirmed that the 31-year-old would submit her nomination form for the tourism functional constituency in the afternoon, ending weeks-long speculation. The Post reported on Saturday that Kong,
Hong Kong’s first large-scale genome sequencing project has recruited more than 52,000 participants in about four years of operation, exceeding its original target, with the body behind it hoping to expand the scheme further to help more patients discover the causes of their undiagnosed diseases. The Hong Kong Genome Institute, a government-owned organisation that runs
Hong Kong is bouncing back, especially in finance, defying predictions of decline after the 2019 unrest and the 2020 national security law. The Hong Kong stock exchange has surged to the top of this year’s global rankings as the world’s largest initial public offering venue, with over 300 companies queuing up to list their shares.
By Mark L. Clifford — November 2, 2025 Protesters in Hong Kong march to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government, May 26, 2019, to demand justice for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Credit: Etan Liam via Flickr In early November, Wall Street’s big guns will head to Hong Kong for
Hong Kong’s bomb squad has turned to tailor-made robots from mainland China amid geopolitical tensions, as it intensifies drills against home-made explosives in preparation for the National Games. Superintendent Andy Cheung Lap-tak of the explosive ordnance disposal bureau told the Post that bomb disposal officers had been advising authorities on potential security risks during the
More than 200 C-suite women senior executives, including global chief executives and chief financial officers, are gathering in the epicentre of Hong Kong’s financial district for the city’s first ever Women Chief Executives summit today. The conference is symbolic as much as it is significant. Women in this city have progressed by leaps and bounds
Kuavo, the world’s first humanoid robot torchbearer equipped with 5G-Advanced technology made its debut at the torch relay for the 15th National Games of China in South China’s Shenzhen on November 2, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Leju Robotics A humanoid robot named Kuavo (Kuafu in Chinese), developed by Shenzhen-based Leju Robotics, made its debut at
