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Mr Tsui and his wife had gifted "Marshmallow" -- a grey twitchy-nosed hamster scurrying through plastic tubes -- to their five-year-old son. But the family's joy turned sour after authorities urged ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of people in Hong Kong volunteered on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after a mass cull order from the government over COVID-19 fears raised alarm that panicky owners would abandon ... ( read original story ...)

Despite opposition and outrage from animal lovers and activists, experts in Hong Kong are defending their decision to euthanize hundreds of hamsters and other small animals after several tested ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities said that they will humanely kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also ... ( read original story ...)

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong pointed to border closures as a major issue for those surveyed. The organisation's president has told the BBC she has now left Hong Kong. The Asian ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities remove hamsters from a pet shop in Hong Kong after an employee and a customer handling hamsters tested positive for coronavirus. The city will cull hundreds of the animals after some were ... ( read original story ...)

A mass hamster cull in Hong Kong sparked fears among animal welfare groups on Wednesday that panicky people would abandon their pets after 11 of the rodents from one petshop in the city tested ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested positive for coronavirus, as the city pursues an uncompromising zero-Covid ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong film producer and kung fu master Sin Kwok Lam said on Wednesday he intended to run in the city's leadership race, a surprise move that comes as incumbent Chief Executive Carrie Lam has yet ... ( read original story ...)

In a filing to the Hong Kong exchange, Genting said it has "imminently be unable to pay its debts as they fall due," as its liquidity dries up. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times,” was released from prison Wednesday after spending four years behind bars for a 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung Tin-kei, whose now-banned slogan became a rallying cry during the 2019 pro-democracy movement, was released from jail in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Hong Kong have swooped in on a pet shop, seizing a number of hamsters to be euthanised following a Covid outbreak. Crowds gathered outside the shop as the animals were carried away in ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities call for animals to be surrendered for ‘disposal’ after traces of virus detected at pet shop ... ( read original story ...)