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Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first astronaut. Her mentor saw her talent years ago

If you are working on a space station orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, the woman set to become Hong Kong’s first astronaut when the mission launches this weekend is...

Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday. Lai Ka-ying, a police superintendent with a doctorate in...

‘Let’s give it a try’: motion sickness no barrier for Hong Kong’s first astronaut

Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made the 43-year-old mother of three an unlikely...

Hong Kong’s first astronaut participates in Shenzhou-23 manned spaceflight mission

Dr Lai Ka-ying is the first Hong Kong astronaut to go to space.

Leaving family hardest part of Lai Ka-ying’s space mission, sister says

Leaving her family behind is the toughest part for Hong Kong’s first astronaut as she blasted off on Sunday for her six-month mission, according to her elder sister. Lai Ka-man rec...

‘Chase your dreams’, Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells city’s young people

Hong Kong’s first astronaut has encouraged the city’s young people to chase their dreams, declaring that “there must be a better tomorrow” if everyone works hard and bears the coun...

‘We are very proud,’ John Lee tells first Hong Kong astronaut ahead of space flight

The leader of Hong Kong offered his praise and blessings to the first local astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, in a video call ahead of the launch of the Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, callin...

Hong Kong teen lured 4 victims for gang to rob and blackmail, court hears

A young woman has been accused of helping to rob four people as a teenager by luring them to a remote area in Hong Kong where her gang was waiting to use violence and take nude pho...

Court clears woman of submitting fake qualifications in talent scheme application

A mainland Chinese woman has been acquitted of submitting false academic qualifications in her application for Hong Kong’s talent scheme, with the judge saying she could have been...

Ex-lawmaker Lo Wai-kwok, 73, to marry Cantonese opera actress 42 years his junior

Lo Wai-kwok, the 73-year-old chairman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-business party and a former lawmaker, has announced his engagement to a Cantonese opera actress 42 years his junior...

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges to expand after-school care for low-income families

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has promised to allow more children from low-income families to enjoy after-school care on campus by further expanding a government scheme followi...

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman with allegedly offering a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk in an attempt to secure custody of her grandson...

Hins Cheung to lead arrested 2019 Hong Kong protesters on mainland exchange trips

Cantopop singer Hins Cheung, who previously expressed support for social movements in Hong Kong, will lead young people arrested during the 2019 anti-government protests on visits...

Tiananmen activist defends advocacy at HK trial

Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of HK$1 million insider trading

Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has been found guilty of sharing insider information with his sister to trade shares of an entertainment company he chaired...

Hong Kong star vows to be ‘companion, not mentor’ to protesters arrested in 2019

Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung has pledged to be a companion rather than a mentor to youngsters arrested during the 2019 anti-government protests during an event organised as part of...

Ka Ying Rising Continues to Top World Rankings

Hong Kong-based Ka Ying Rising, now a winner of 19 consecutive races, remains atop the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings released April 9.