Hong Kong Informer

Gold price opens higher in Hong Kong HONG KONG, May 14 — Gold price went up 57 HK dollars to open at 13,390 HK dollars per tael in Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The price is equivalent to 1,448.43 U.S. dollars a troy ounce, up 6.17 U.S. [...]

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The Heritage Museum opened the “Intelligence Infinity: Inspiration through Art” exhibition today, featuring playful artworks and an interactive art space.   This is the first time a public museum in Hong Kong has organised an art exhibition targeting a young audience. The exhibition will run from May 12 to September 23.    The exhibition features [...]

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has opened Godiva's Travel Retail Asia Packing Centre at a temperature-controlled logistics facility in Hong Kong. The facility handles the packing and logistics of Godiva's chocolates for all of their travel retail customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership between Godiva and the supply chain company, which started in 2009, represents the chocolate company's … [...]

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The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department today opened the Western-style Garden of Remembrance at Wo Hop Shek Kiu Tau Road Columbarium Phase V.   From tomorrow, the public can apply to scatter the cremated ashes of loved ones at the facility. It has memorial walls for mounting plaques in their memory.   The columbarium will [...]

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Chief Executive CY Leung officiated at the 4th Hong Kong Games grand opening tonight, attended by over 8,500 at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.   Addressing the ceremony, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing said the games is the first highlighted event of the ‘Hong Kong: Our Home’ campaign’s ‘Vibrant Hong Kong’ theme.   The [...]

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The exhibition ‘Anti-Japanese War Heroes – An Exhibition on the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column’ opens today at the Museum of Coastal Defence to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column’s founding.   On December 8, 1941, Japanese fighter planes launched a surprise attack on [...]

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Boutique Derivatives Brokerage Opens in Hong Kong Corrections and amplifications: Mariana Capital Markets Asia is the partner company of London-based Mariana Capital Markets. An earlier version of this article misstated that Mariana Capital Markets Asia is the Hong Kong office of Mariana Capital Markets. Full News here – Read more on Wall Street Journal (blog)

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Hongkong Post today (April 15) announced its collaboration with social enterprises that are ShopThruPost merchants under Fair Trade Hong Kong Foundation Limited for a promotion fair being held at the General Post Office in Central. The event is the first of its kind to be held in the post office. People visiting the post office [...]

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An exhibition on the Tiananmen Square crackdown, organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, opened at the City University of Hong Kong on Monday and will run until 15 July. Chairman Lee Cheuk-yan of the alliance said on a radio programme on Monday morning that he hoped visitors [...]

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HONG KONG, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The second edition of the JNA Awards, an industry-wide event that honours and recognises excellence and achievement in the jewellery trade, is now open for entries. Individuals and companies may submit entries on behalf of themselves or others by filling out the application form available at the Awards' [...]

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The Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau is inviting applications for the Equal Opportunities (Sexual Orientation) Funding Scheme 2013-14. The deadline for applications is May 3.   The scheme provides funding support to worthwhile community projects that aim to promote equal opportunities for people of different sexual orientation or transgendered persons, or seek to provide support [...]

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April 2, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Freeport Capital (FAS:CNSX), – a leader on Mobile Credit and PIN Debit payment solutions, announces that it subsidiary HybridPaytech (HYBRID) continues to expand its global footprint by establishing a presence … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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The $ 1.5 billion Tsuen Wan Drainage Tunnel was commissioned today, improving flood protection for Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung.   Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Wai Chi-sing, officiating at the commissioning ceremony today, said the tunnel is designed to handle more than 220 cubic metres of water per second – a rate that would fill [...]

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The Film Archive will host an exhibition on the Golden Harvest film company from March 23 to July 14, showcasing classic scenes, photos, posters and other items from the studio.   An opening ceremony for the exhibition was held today.   Golden Harvest produced and financed more than 600 films, ranging from action and comedy [...]

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Stars walked the red carpet Sunday for the opening of “Ip Man: The Final Fight,” while Michelle Yeoh was honored for her career achievements. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong

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