The funeral followed a vigil held the previous day at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, which drew dozens of political and business heavyweights who paid their respects to the late leader.
Saturday’s vigil and Sunday’s memorial service, both originally planned as public events, were made invitation only due to venue constraints.
Highly anticipated five-year plan comes after two-month public consultation and aims to align the city’s priorities with the nation’s 2026–30 development.
Authorities introduce measure to limit crowds at the coastal route that has become popular among tourists and locals.
Only 1,560 registered and walk-in patrons arrived at Po Pin Chau on Saturday and Sunday, despite 3,230 people making bookings to see the Hong Kong tourist site.
Most workers here are uraemia patients who stitch for a living on the 4th storey and are kept alive with dialysis provided on floors below.
The death toll in Nepal has risen to 616 while Chinese state media confirmed seven fatalities in Tibet.
Reaction so far have been mixed for the US brands’ collaborations for the Chinese market.
The quake prompted a tsunami warning, which was later lifted after checks showed no major sea-level changes that would pose a threat.
Speakers of different Chinese dialects may not understand each other, but they can still communicate with the country’s standard language, Putonghua.
Shanghai student joins friend on trip to support relief efforts in one of the areas worst-hit by recent flooding.
Organiser EngineAI said more than 200 teams from around the world enrolled and 32 qualified for the main event.
About 36.8 per cent of eligible day-school candidates attained minimum entrance requirements for city’s eight public universities.
Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district.
Father Tsang Wai-bong says couple will not appeal court decision.
John Mearsheimer on the world at war, the China-US collision course, and what lies ahead.
Thousands flock to beaches and waterfronts across Hong Kong for races as city celebrates Tuen Ng festivities.
Mainland contestant’s attempt to speak Cantonese sparked criticism as she talked about the difficulties of learning the local language.
City, country, world: John Lee’s balancing act as Hong Kong’s leader.
Research shows that only a small number of lights contribute to half of Hong Kong’s nighttime brightness.
Huang was one of several tech titans who joined US President Trump’s delegation to China for his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
The US president was shown around the imperial garden inside the highly restricted Beijing compound, which serves as China’s political headquarters.
Gabi, the 130cm-tall (4.3ft) humanoid robot, is expected to attend a lantern festival later in May with fellow robots.
Rescuers struggled to reach hikers after they used social media to ask for help in deteriorating weather.
Having occupied Okinawa for 27 years after World War II, US military facilities still cover 15 per cent of the main island.
Yip Ka-kui’s wife Pak Shui-lin heroically knocked on neighbours’ doors to alert them to the flames but died in the tragedy.
The Immigration Department estimates that around 6 million passengers will pass through Hong Kong’s sea, land and air control points from May 1 to 5.
Authorities will step up security as 1,000 visitors are expected in the area each day during the holiday.
Witnesses said passengers were left trapped in mangled carriages after a long-distance express train struck a crowded commuter service near Jakarta.
The Yip family will have to face this ordeal again in about a week.
