Hong Kong’s Kai Tak and Lam Tsuen rivers have been ranked the 29th and 70th most polluted rivers in the world, according to a global study on pharmace.
Jan 19 was a black day for Hong Kong’s tourism and leisure sector: Genting Hong Kong, which owns Dream Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises, announced it was filing for bankruptcy and appointing liquidators. The chairman and founder, Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay, stood down two days later as the company, headquartered in Hong Kong and once hailed as a.
Genting Hong Kong has filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda after the bankruptcy of its shipyard in Germany triggered US$2.78 billion (S$3.75 billion) of debt and forced Asia’s largest operator of sea cruises to be liquidated. The owner of Dream Cruise Holding appointed Alvarez & Marsal’s Edward Simon Middleton and Tiffany Wong Wing-sze as provisional liquidators, according to a filing.