Hong Kong headed Euromonitor’s list of the “Top 100 City Destinations ... none of the Harry Potter films have been filmed on our campus,” a spokesperson for the university told Australian news website ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong FILMART: door gods of the Asian industry
With Australian producers wary of a changing China market, the film market in Hong Kong is strengthening its role as gateway and annual touchpoint. Wong Kar-wei's In The Mood for Love was shot by Aust... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy activist who threw sandwich at former leader Leung Chun-ying has conviction quashed
A democracy activist jailed for throwing a tuna sandwich in the direction of former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has won an ... mentioned any concern about being hit when testifying. In news foota... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Macau will develop and thrive with mainland, Chinese premier Li Keqiang says as he delivers annual work report
Hong Kong and Macau will develop and progress together with the mainland as they seize opportunities under the nation’s trade and integration plans, Chinese premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday. The sta... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist wins appeal over tuna sandwich ‘attack’
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong democracy activist who threw a fish sandwich at the city’s then leader to protest rising inequality had his assault conviction quashed by a court on Wednesday. Avery Ng, chairma... ( read original story ...)
‘A race against time’: urban explorers record vanishing Hong Kong
‘For a year, I’d watch one old Shaw Brothers movie a day – if not three,’ he told the Los Angeles Daily News in 2003 The Hong Kong government’s Antiquities and Monuments Office has to date granted 120 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mulls granting China more extradition power
The Hong Kong Security Bureau recently proposed an amendment to the extradition ordinance that would allow the government to send fugitives to China and Taiwan to be tried on a case-by-case basis. If ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy group travels to Taiwan to discuss fugitive extradition proposal, risking wrath from Beijing
Pro-democracy politicians and activists who oppose a Hong Kong government proposal for a fugitive extradition agreement with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau have taken their campaign to Taipei in a m... ( read original story ...)
Murder Case Poses Dilemma for Hong Kong on Sending Suspects to China
A Hong Kong resident was detained in the mainland side of the terminal in October because he was wanted by a court in the neighboring mainland city of Shenzhen for owing money in a home sale, the main... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based labour news site Worker News blocked in mainland China
The website of a grassroots news organisation reporting on global labour issues has been blocked in the mainland, but its Hong Kong-based staff have vowed to keep China in their sights. Worker News is... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Is Expelled Over `Democracy Wall’ Protest
(Bloomberg) -- A university in Hong Kong expelled a master’s degree student and suspended another after a clash over an on-campus news bulletin. Hong Kong Polytechnic University expelled Gerald Ho and ... ( read original story ...)
Formula E working on future of Hong Kong race
But should that scenario come to pass, FE intends to return to Hong Kong for the following 2020/21 season in the same location. The circuit's expansion is a key topic for the discussions and has been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs to keep an eye on US-China trade war yuan currency deal, analysts say
Hong Kong should remain alert to risks from China-US trade negotiations, particularly a proposed agreement to prevent the Chinese yuan from depreciating against the US dollar, but market concerns over ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia sisters face Hong Kong deportation deadline
Two young women from Saudi Arabia are appealing for help after revealing they have spent six months in legal limbo in Hong Kong after fleeing their family. Rawan and Reem (not their real names) say th... ( read original story ...)