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Full-time job vacancies for Hong Kong university graduates fell 14.1 percent in the first quarter of 2026, yet median starting salary rose 2 percent to HK$20,000, with accounting, tourism, and retail bucking the slump to ramp up recruitment as a buoyant stock market and recovering tourism sector drove demand for professional services and frontline talent.
Weekend showers and cooler weather ahead, Observatory says
Hong Kong is set for a cooler weekend with showers and squally thunderstorms as a low-pressure trough approaches, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
JoyYou cards rejected: Shenzhen Metro tightens ID checks for HK seniors seeking free rides
Shenzhen Metro has started strictly enforcing a rule that requires Hong Kong seniors to show a Home Return Permit for free rides, catching many elderly commuters off guard.
AI to pinpoint dripping air conditioners as FEHD targets 500 hotspots
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will roll out a large-scale operation from this month through September to combat dripping air conditioners, deploying artificial intelligence to target up to 500 problem locations across the city.
Restaurants can apply to welcome dogs from May 18
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will begin accepting applications from restaurants seeking to allow dogs on their premises starting May 18, with approved eateries expected to welcome dogs from a designated date in July.
Business Today
UK's St Bees School partners with HK's Anchors Academy to open West Kowloon campus
Anchors Academy in Hong Kong is partnering with the St Bees School in the United Kingdom to establish the St Bees (Anchors) Sixth Form College in West Kowloon, which will be housed in a converted 60,000-square-foot facility at the Coronation Circle.
Hong Kong to explore a mediators panel for commodities market disputes, Paul Chan says
The government and the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) are considering the feasibility of a panel of mediators for commodities market disputes, said Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Thursday.
HSBC raises HK 2026 GDP forecast to 3.8pc
HSBC Global Investment Research has raised its GDP forecasts for 2026 and 2027 from 2.7 percent and 2.8 percent to 3.8 percent and 3 percent respectively, citing the economy's robust performance in the first quarter.
CK Hutchison considers further sales of telecom assets following VodafoneThree, Bloomberg reports
CK Hutchison (0001) is considering further sales of telecom assets after selling its UK telecom business, VodafoneThree, recently, as it seeks to exit the increasingly competitive and costly telecommunications industry, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Hong Kong's LME-approved warehouses build physical market connectivity, Bonnie Chan says
Hong Kong's London Metal Exchange (LME)-approved warehouses are an important milestone in establishing physical market connectivity, as the number has increased from four last year to 15, and is now nearing saturation, said Bonnie Chan Yi-ting, chief executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388).
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Highwood phase 2 records 20 times oversubscription for 150 units
Henderson Land Development (0012) said on Thursday that its phase 2 of Highwood in To Kwa Wan has received 3,100 checks so far, marking an oversubscription of 20 times for its 150 units that will go on sale on Saturday.
China hands suspended death sentences to two ex-defence ministers Wei Fenghe, Li Shangfu for graft
Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state media Xinhua reported on Thursday.
Rubio arrives to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to the Vatican on Thursday for a potentially fraught encounter with Pope Leo as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.
What's at stake at the Trump-Xi summit
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing next week, as both countries seek to stabilise a relationship strained by tensions over trade, Taiwan and the Iran war.
Hantavirus ship passenger: 'They didn't take it seriously enough'
Ruhi Cenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death.
