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Fortin was surprised when Huntley called him from Hong Kong to share the news. Huntley told him that in Hong Kong songs don’t usually stay at the top for long since people usually “listen to it once and they won’t listen to it again.” ( read original story ...)

following news on Tuesday of the death of celebrity romance novelist Eunice Lam Yin-nei. Born in Shanghai on December 7, 1918, and originally named Liu Tongyi, Liu Yichang first came to Hong Kong in 1948 and settled down in the city with his wife Lo Pai ... ( read original story ...)

Visit a typical Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong and amid the hubbub there will be tables groaning under the weight of meat dishes – but you’ll be hard pressed to find more than the odd plate of vegetables around. That is because the main course in ... ( read original story ...)

A senior Hong Kong inspector was arrested on Friday on suspicion of stealing 670,000 yuan (US$104,800) from a police station and replacing it with fake banknotes. The officer, 41, is an assistant subdivisional commander at Ta Kwu Ling police station. ( read original story ...)

An off-duty Hong Kong policeman was arrested on Wednesday for indecently assaulting two girls he had met online, in a case suspected to involve compensated dating. In such arrangements, one party pays the other to go on a “date”, often involving sex. ( read original story ...)

After months of unhappiness over a shortage of the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 in Hong Kong, a group of women took their protests to the offices of the drug’s maker in Causeway Bay on Friday. Wearing face masks and carrying two large banners, about 20 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: “Both indoors and out, life in Hong Kong can feel pretty suffocating at times,” says 39-year-old finance worker Wai Li, who rents a 200 square foot (19 square metre) “nano flat” in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood. Li’s living ... ( read original story ...)

Technicians at a Hong Kong government contractor faked reports on the strength of concrete bricks used in a major cross-border bridge project because they were pressed for time and faced a manpower shortage, a court heard on Friday. Ng Kai-yiu, 64 ... ( read original story ...)

After months of unhappiness over a shortage of the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 in Hong Kong, a group of women took their protests to the offices of the drug’s maker in Causeway Bay on Friday. Wearing face masks and carrying two large banners, about 20 ... ( read original story ...)

The culling of key phrases from a history textbook and a push to instil Chinese national identity in students has raised fresh concerns that education in Hong Kong is under pressure from Beijing, as it seeks to stamp out any hint of pro-independence sentiment. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded its typhoon signal to No 1 on Friday afternoon as rain warnings were cancelled with Tropical Storm Ewiniar moving away from the city. The storm had triggered the No 3 typhoon signal at 12.40pm on Thursday, and the next ... ( read original story ...)

With an ROE of 19.22%, Winson Holdings Hong Kong Limited (SEHK:8421) outpaced its own industry which delivered a less exciting 8.43% over the past year. On the surface, this looks fantastic since we know that 8421 has made large profits from little equity ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning signal to amber at 12.30pm on Friday, just one hour after it issued the red signal. The change means the heavy rain is easing or expected to ease all over the city. Observatory senior scientific ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong democracy activist ­Joshua Wong Chi-fung was “dragged” into a police car and handcuffed without warning last year during a protest ahead of the city’s annual anti-government rally on July 1, a court heard ­on Thursday. On the morning of ... ( read original story ...)