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Former Hong Kong home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi-ping has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges brought by a US federal court after he was accused of offering bribes worth a total of US$2.9 million to prominent African politicians. Ho was indicted ... ( read original story ...)

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts today announced a collaboration with China Resources Property which is slated to bring the St. Regis brand to Hong Kong by early 2019. Marriott International has nine properties in Hong Kong, but this will be the first property ... ( read original story ...)

More than 5,000 Hong Kong flats can be built on part of a 170-hectare golf course in Fanling, if golfers and authorities holding the land are willing to let go, according to a study by planners, the Post has learned. The revelation came amid calls for the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's new justice secretary said Monday the rule of law in the city has not been compromised, after a string of cases raised fears the legal system is under threat from Beijing. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland as part ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has the lowest overall consumer confidence among mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, surveys conducted by universities across the regions have found. The city’s score was dragged down by a sharp decline in faith in the property market despite the ... ( read original story ...)

He said he still hoped that in future, he could work full time for the University of Hong Kong’s medical faculty, under which Queen Mary serves as a research hospital. Ng, who has remained largely under the radar since news of the case, told the Post ... ( read original story ...)

After they get pregnant, they end up navigating a wave of fears: from telling their Hong Kong employers, which usually leads to their sacking, to breaking the news in their home countries, where many families refuse to help. “If the family back home is ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's justice chief is leaving his job earlier than expected ... and a separate legal system following its 1997 handover from Britain. Yuen said at a news conference that "at different stages of life, one should do different things," without elaborating. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legal chief, whose watch was marked by instances of perceived interference by China in the city's rule of law, stepped down on Friday, more than four years before the end of his term. An independent legal system sits at ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s private sector grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in December, fuelled largely by exports to mainland China, according to a key indicator. The robust performance prompted local businesses to abandon the negative economic outlook ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s rule of law is at a critical juncture following government efforts to prosecute activists under obscure charges to deter others, a top barrister said on Wednesday. The worrying assessment by Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok Ying-kam was a key ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former senior Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday for assaulting a passerby with his baton during the city's massive pro-democracy protests of late 2014. The "Umbrella Movement" demonstrations ... ( read original story ...)

Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at ‘Civic Square’ after New Year’s Day march However, at the New Year’s Day pro-democracy march in Hong Kong this week, being held aloft was a placard that took the ridiculous biscuit, crumbs and all. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong-flagged tanker that South Korea seized on suspicion of having transferred refined oil to North Korea was most probably carrying bunker fuel, industry sources told Platts on Wednesday. On Friday, South Korean officials announced that the ... ( read original story ...)