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Lee Cheuk-yan, a former lawmaker who took Mr Lam to hospital, told BBC News that this was a very strange case, with an unclear motive. "Either they are trying to warn off the people of Hong Kong, or they are trying to make trouble," he said. He admitted ... ( read original story ...)

He held it up at a news conference, where he also let reporters see the staples still in his legs. Lam said he was drugged again and later woke up on a beach. He said he would file a report with Hong Kong police, who did not respond immediately to a ... ( read original ...

A Hong Kong district councillor has spoken out about a need for employers to introduce rules over whether domestic workers in the region can use air conditioning, it's reported. According to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the Liberal Party's Michael ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong tourism industry representatives have expressed overwhelming support for the proposal to allow a joint checkpoint arrangement at the high speed rail terminus in West Kowloon, saying convenience and efficiency outweigh concerns over the ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has addressed as many as 50 issues affecting Hong Kong people working in Chinese cities to provide them with the same privileges as their mainland counterparts, according to a report by the official Xinhua news agency on Wednesday. In Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

DUBLIN -- Canada is off to an impressive start at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup after posting a 98-0 rout of Hong Kong on Wednesday behind a huge game from Magali Harvey. Canada, ranked third in the world, scored its first try at the four-minute mark of ... ( read original story ...)

The announcement, in a report issued by the official ­Xinhua news agency on Wednesday ... citing an unnamed official from the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. Macau residents would also be entitled to all the same privileges in ... ( read original story ...)

One of the world’s most reliable currency bets is suddenly looking like less of a sure thing. The Hong Kong dollar carry trade, which has produced steady returns for seven straight months, suffered a rare setback on Wednesday as the currency abruptly ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has been promised stronger support from Beijing in developing its economy, with plans to establish a formal role for the city in the “Belt and Road Initiative” and boost communication on the development of the Greater Bay Area plan for the ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG has scooped up more than 88 tons of palm oil and closed more than a dozen beaches after a ship spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory's waters. Dead fish ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong could lose out to regional rivals due to the city’s antitrust watchdog refusing to allow shipping liners to exchange sensitive market information, industry players have warned. The Competition Commission on Tuesday refused to grant block ... ( read original story ...)

A total of 13 beaches in Hong Kong have been shut down by a palm oil spill from a ship collision that happened in the Pearl River estuary in mainland Chinese waters last Thursday. Several government departments have worked together with volunteers to clean ... ( read original story ...)

according to a statement from the government-run Philippine News Agency. The post Duterte promises Marawi troops all-expenses-paid Hong Kong trip ‘if they stay alive’ appeared first on Coconuts. ( read original story ...)

with a growing understanding of how to exploit people’s vulnerabilities Ben Yates, international law firm RPC There’s more bad news: Yates expected such scams to keep growing in Hong Kong. “It is a global problem, and I think it is an inevitable ... ( read original story ...)