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HONG KONG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 943.850 points, or 3.10 percent, to 29,507.42 points on Friday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,129.26 and 29,679.20. Turnover totaled 219.00 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 28.00 ... ( read original story ...)

Inter Club Hong Kong members were treated to an exclusive experience that allowed them to experience the world of Inter up close MILAN - It was an exclusive and unforgettable experience for Inter Club Hong Kong members who had the chance to visit the city ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a British banker's appeal of his conviction in the gruesome murders of two Indonesian women. Three Court of Appeal judges said in their decision that Rurik Jutting's appeal had no merit. Jutting is serving ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's highest court on Tuesday overturned prison sentences for three young pro-democracy activists convicted for their roles in kicking off 2014's "Umbrella Movement" protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city. A panel of judges sided with Joshua ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's highest court on Tuesday unanimously decided to free three young leaders of the Chinese-ruled city's pro-democracy movement, including the public face of youth-led protests, Joshua Wong, in a stark reversal of an earlier ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's highest court has reversed a ruling to jail a trio of pro-democracy activists. The activists, known for their role in 2014 protests, had warned of a "critical juncture" in Hong Kong's fight for democracy. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's highest court has declared that the three pro-democracy leaders, who were sentenced to jail last year for their role in the 2014 protests, could walk free. The highest court said the appeals court "erred in dispensing with the need to consider ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s highest court on Tuesday said three young leaders of the city’s pro-democracy movement, including Joshua Wong, could walk free, in a stark reversal of an earlier ruling. The decision was made by a panel of five judges ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and China stocks tumbled on Tuesday as a global market rout intensified, fueled by worries that a build in inflationary pressures will prompt major central banks to raise interest rates faster than expected. ( read original story ...)

On the need for the rent waiver, Wong said: “If we can attract more tenants, it is good for the retailers there and also good for Hong Kong.” The original rents were about HK$67 a square foot to HK$107 a square foot. Preferential rents had already been ... ( read original story ...)

The nomination of three Hong Kong activists for the Nobel Peace Prize by a group of US congressmen has put the cat among the pigeons. The trio – Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Nathan Law and Alex Chow – in the news for having served time in jail for the ... ( read original story ...)

While claims of Ho’s case being of a political character would be “frivolous”, the prosecutors cited a few columns and news reports in Hong Kong and mainland media that speculated about the motive behind the prosecution. They said the US government ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong senior official Patrick Ho Chi-ping, detained in the US on bribery charges, was denied bail after a New York judge ruled that he presented a flight risk. The decision by US federal district judge Katherine Forrest followed an objection by ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong government has been accused of “deliberately misleading the public” by lowballing the number of homes that could be built on an exclusive golf course in Fanling, with debate on the proposal set to restart on Tuesday. The administration has ... ( read original story ...)