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It may be the end of the road for vapers in Hong Kong as officials ready a law to choke supply, sale and promotion of e-cigarettes, with a maximum penalty of six months’ imprisonment and a fine of HK$... ( read original story ...)

More than 70 per cent of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong work over 13 hours a day, a university survey has found. But some of these workers do not get the full salary they are entitled to, accor... ( read original story ...)

Plans by Hong Kong to allow extraditions to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China following a high-profile murder case could become a "Trojan horse" for Beijing to pursue critics, pro-democracy lawmakers w... ( read original story ...)

‘Infernal Affairs’ scribe Felix Chong’s counterfeiting thriller starring Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok was the second most nominated film in the history of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Project Gutenberg, ... ( read original story ...)

A senior Hong Kong health care official and another board member at the authority that manages the city’s public hospitals have added their voices to calls for the organisation to slash red tape. Hosp... ( read original story ...)

The mother of a Hong Kong woman found dead in Taiwan last year hopes proposed changes to the law will mean justice for her daughter. “The whole ordeal has left a hole in my heart and I can’t ... ( read original story ...)

A woman in Hong Kong is facing a HK$6.5 million (US$833,300) penalty for not paying a property tax on her HK$4.36 million flat. Wong Hei-yi has been hit with the hefty fine because she failed to pay s... ( read original story ...)

Capping rent rises for shops at public housing estates would undermine Hong Kong’s status as the world’s freest economy, lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee was warned on Monday as allies rounded on her ov... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong based Gair Anderson has travelled to see the Dark Blues play nine times this campaign. The season started well - seeing wins over Brechin and Peterhead in the League Cup, but no wins in the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader has called for cooperation rather than unhealthy competition with mainland Chinese cities over the financial benefits of the “Greater Bay Area” development, with a national-level bl... ( read original story ...)

“Dumpling Queen” Chong Kin-wo, who started as dumpling hawker about 40 years ago at a Hong Kong ferry pier and eventually built up the internationally famous food brand Wanchai Ferry, has died. She wa... ( read original story ...)

Gair Anderson, who lives in Hong Kong, has watched the Dark Blues play nine times this campaign. Last season, he bought a season ticket for the Dens Park club but only made it to one match, a defeat t... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DiningCity, together with HSBC credit card, will present the Hong Kong Restaurant Week Spring 2019 from February 28 to March 10. Hong Kong Restaurant Week ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, China — For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations — but crowds of snap-happy travellers are testing local patience and ... ( read original story ...)