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Raging tempers flared against the driver behind the wheel of a Hong Kong bus moments after a deadly crash that killed 19 people at the weekend, according to an eyewitness. Speaking on a radio programme on Monday, a passenger surnamed Yau recalled how he ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fireworks set for this Saturday have been called off out of respect for the victims of the city’s deadliest traffic accident in more than a decade, as the driver was on Monday night charged with causing death by dangerous ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is set to reap a bumper budget surplus this year as experts warn of a structural surplus problem, with HK$120 billion already in the bag and the final figure likely to be just shy of HK$160 billion by the end of March, according to figures ... ( read original story ...)

The recent election ban on young Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow Ting is no different from “naked political screening of a pro-democracy candidate”, the city’s former No 2 official said on Sunday as she urged the international community to speak out ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- A double-decker bus lost control and crashed in a Hong ... Multiple passengers interviewed by the TVB and Cable TV news channels said the bus was speeding. The passengers were not identified by name. The South China Morning Post newspaper ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG --A double-decker bus crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on ... the crash and offer financial assistance to the families of each victim, Reuters news agency reports. Photos and videos published by local media or posted by users on social media showed ... ( read original story ...)

The safety of Hong Kong’s notoriously crowded waterways has also remained under scrutiny since 39 people were killed when a high-speed ferry and a pleasure boat crashed in 2012. /cbb Don't miss out on the latest news and information. ( read original story ...)

Multiple passengers interviewed by the TVB and Cable TV news channels said the bus was speeding. The passengers were not identified by name. Firemen work at the scene of a bus crash in Hong Kong, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. A double-decker bus crashed in a ... ( read original story ...)

A bus union representative has blamed the Hong Kong government for ­Saturday’s fatal crash in Tai Po, saying the accident raised again a host of issues. Wong Yu-loi of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions cited excessive hours, a shortage of ... ( read original story ...)

Nineteen people were killed and more than 60 injured on Saturday when a Hong Kong bus packed with passengers heading home from a day at the races crashed. It was the city’s deadliest bus accident in nearly 15 years, sparking a full-scale emergency ... ( read original story ...)

A double-decker bus has crashed in Hong Kong killing 18 people and injuring nearly 50, officials say. The bus was carrying spectators and workers from horse races before it overturned in the New Territories area. Reports suggest it was going too fast. ( read original story ...)

A double-decker bus crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening ... Multiple passengers interviewed by the TVB and Cable TV news channels said the bus was moving at a high rate of speed when the accident happened. The passengers were not identified ... ( read original story ...)

A double-decker bus has crashed in Hong Kong killing 19 people and injuring another 40, officials say. The bus was carrying spectators and workers from horse races before it overturned in the New Territories area. Some reports suggested it was going too fast. ( read original story ...)

Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured after a double-decker bus overturned in Hong Kong. Photographs published by local news media showed the bus lying on its side with its roof torn off near the town of Tai ... ( read original story ...)