The Standard (Hong Kong)

Transport authorities have announced temporary traffic arrangements for the funeral of Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first Chief Executive, which will be held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point this weekend. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT From 9am to 11am on Sunday, all vehicles will be temporarily banned from turning right from Java Road into King's Road westbound.

The Legislative Council has firmly opposed and strongly condemned US politicians on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China for using a so-called "hearing" regarding the Jimmy Lai Chee-ying case to make false and smearing remarks, and for threatening to impose "sanctions." SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A LegCo spokesperson said on September 17 that the council fully supports the HKSAR Government in acting in accordance with the law and resolutely rejects what it called maliciously...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has welcomed the inclusion of horse-racing tourism as a development direction in the city's first Five-Year Plan, thanking the government for its continued support in positioning the sport as a distinctive tourism experience.

Asian Games organizers are bracing for possible weather disruption in the opening few days of the multi-sports gathering  with the possibility of a typhoon hitting the Aichi-Nagoya coast on Monday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The 20th Asiad officially starts with the opening ceremony tomorrow but football, basketball and volleyball competitions are among those already underway in the region.

Fan favorite Alexandra Eala of the Philippines will return to the SAR next month to compete in the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The tournament, which offers a total prize purse of US$280,000 (HK$2.184 million) and runs from October 31 to November 8, also features Next Gen superstar Diana Shnaider, China’s top player Wang Xinyu and former world number two Paula Badosa of Spain.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries "should prepare well for the next stage of high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity," Wang's ministry said.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited exemption that will allow companies to offer trading in blockchain-based or "tokenized" stocks and other securities, in a major move that could integrate digital assets more deeply into traditional markets.

The Office of Former Chief Executives of the HKSAR has announced that, due to limited space, only invited guests will be allowed to attend the memorial ceremony for Hong Kong's first Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, scheduled for Sunday (September 20). The public may pay their respects to Tung by visiting three condolence points set up by the Home Affairs Department from September 18 to 20, where condolence books will be available for signing.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng (9868) plans to offer its technology to foreign automakers beyond partner Volkswagen as it seeks new revenue streams, according to two people familiar with the matter. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Xpeng has been in contact with some potential partners that have expressed interest in its technology, one of the sources said.

The new school merger scheme in the Policy Address is not a lifeline for shrinking schools but a push to pool resources for better education, said Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Under the proposal, the Education Bureau will launch the “Confluence and Elevation – School Excellence Project” in the 2026/27 school year to support mergers of suitable publicly-funded primary and secondary schools.