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... on Sunday raised alarms in the city's pro-democracy camp while some voters also voiced concerns over Hong Kong's future in the wake of news that Chinese President Xi Jinping could stay in power indefinitely. Only one-third of the city's 2.1 million ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Polling kicked off across Hong Kong in crucial by-elections on Sunday, with opposition democrats urging the city's 2.1 million eligible voters to cast "protest" ballots against perceived meddling from China's Communist Party rulers. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG – Hong Kong residents voted Sunday in by-elections that give opposition supporters the chance to recapture lost ground in a contest measuring voters' appetite for democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The vote pits pro-Beijing loyalists ... ( read original story ...)

Event manager Samantha Chan was forced to work 36 hours straight at one point without a proper rest – quite a feat even in a city such as Hong Kong where employees put in some of the longest hours in the world. “Life is all about work,” Chan ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-raised Lamia Sreya Rahman is not yet fluent in Cantonese despite having studied the local dialect for more than a decade. It’s not because she is lazy or anything to do with her Bangladeshi ancestry. Rather, it’s because what she was taught ... ( read original story ...)

Her early publications though – a memoir and a love story – draw heavily from her life in Hong Kong. It all started in 2007 at a fencing club in London, where Young met a young Eurasian man who was to change her life forever. “He was originally from ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (NYTIMES) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp fears the movement could be dealt a further setback when voters go the polls Sunday (March 11). The expected loss of seats in the territory's legislature, democracy activists say, is the result of a ... ( read original story ...)

An Indian-born Hong Kong resident wanted by Interpol for alleged links to terrorism and political killings in his native country was on Friday denied bail by a local court for the second time as he faces a charge over a multimillion-dollar robbery in the city. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp is seeking to regain lost turf in crucial legislative by-elections on Sunday that it hopes will draw protest votes against perceived political screening and creeping control from Communist Party rulers ... ( read original story ...)

Shark fin imports to Hong Kong, the world’s largest fin trading hub, have been cut by half since 2007 owing to shipping bans and tighter international regulations, according to a conservation group. Between 2007 and last year, re-exports also dropped by ... ( read original story ...)

New York and London were pegged as favorites earlier, but both NYSE and LSE have stricter disclosure rules than the Hong Kong Exchange, which may well tip the scales in favor of the Chinese bourse. The news comes as Crown Prince Mohammed prepares to travel ... ( read original story ...)

A leading Hong Kong chain store specialising in Japanese snacks and consumer goods has responded to the recent depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar by marking up its products by 3 to 5 per cent. But other businesses believed the weaker local currency ... ( read original story ...)

A cargo terminal in Tuen Mun can be redeveloped for housing – but only if a neighbouring bay undergoes land reclamation, a Hong Kong government advisory committee has said. The Task Force on Land Supply on Tuesday agreed that the 65-hectare (161 acres ... ( read original story ...)

Shie, one of about 200 Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, said this week that Hongkongers’ love for their motherland should be “nurtured” and “inspired ... ( read original story ...)