http://hongkongbizz.com | BUSINESS | FINANCE | NEWS | OPPORTUNITY | REAL ESTATE | TELECOM | Tue, 22 May 2012 16:09:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://hongkongbizz.com/news/hong-kong-art-fair-reels-in-the-million-dollar-deals/ http://hongkongbizz.com/news/hong-kong-art-fair-reels-in-the-million-dollar-deals/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:58 +0000 admin http://hongkongbizz.com/news/hong-kong-art-fair-reels-in-the-million-dollar-deals/ ART HK, in its first year since being bought by the owners of Art Basel, had plenty of buyers and big-name artists. (read the story…) Related items Spotlight on Asian art as Hong Kong fair opens Better, Not Bigger: Hong Kong Revs Up for International Art Fair Hong Kong stocks dive early on Greek political crisis; Hang Seng Index down 1.8% Asia: Hong Kong defies sell-off Hong Kong Abolishes Corporate Capital Duty]]>

ART HK, in its first year since being bought by the owners of Art Basel, had plenty of buyers and big-name artists.
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A plan to toughen Hong Kong's copyright law has sparked protests from artists, who say it will stifle free speech, criminalize satire, and threaten the city's growing status as a major arts hub.
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