Macau, the leading gambling hub controlled by Chinese government, is widely expected to end its mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement on visitors coming from Hong Kong by early next month.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed South Shore Holdings Limited, the company behind Macau’s magnificent hotel The 13, has confirmed that it has terminated negotiations that it had been pursuing to off

Hong Kong real estate market is among the most expensive in the world and the market operates quite differently compared to rest of the world.

Euromonitor International has published a report with top 100 travel destinations across the world.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong is on standby to raise its alert level over swine flu to emergency as soon as necessary, the city's health secretary said Thursday.

York Chow said the city's alert level would be raised from "serious" to "emergency" as soon as the World Health Organisation put its own alert up from the current five to six, the highest level.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose strongly for a second-straight day Thursday, climbing by nearly 4 per cent in the last day of trading before a holiday weekend.

The blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 564.04 points, or 3.77 per cent, to close at 15,520.99. Turnover was a relatively robust 70.9 billion Hong Kong dollars (9.14 billion US dollars).

The rise followed a 2.8-per-cent climb Wednesday after improved consumer confidence in the United States and optimism about increased lending in mainland China.