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HONG KONG — China’s government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that i... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority and privacy watchdog have called on major international credit bureau TransUnion to improve its online authentication procedures after a local newspaper claimed that it ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government should openly recognise the Communist Party ... City University responded to the reports by saying it was surprised by the news, and that it had told the college not to host s... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — The Latest on a scientist’s claim to have made the world’s first gene-edited babies (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genet... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s health chief on Wednesday moved to allay concerns about a possible medical scare involving substandard flu vaccines by saying there was no evidence to suggest the batch in question posed a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Leading scientists see even more reasons to worry and have more questions than answers after a Chinese scientist attended an international conference Wednesday and repeated his claim to ha... ( read original story ...)

A pledge of allegiance to Chinese sovereignty by a Hong Kong lawmaker has been challenged by a member of the city’s Executive Council. Ronny Tong Ka-wah, who is also a barrister, said Eddie Chu Hoi-di... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has closed the gap on Singapore with Hongkongers enjoying greater levels of personal freedom, safety and security this year than before, according to a global index released on Wednesday. Th... ( read original story ...)

Visitors to Hong Kong’s beaches have been warned to keep track of their ... Lantau Buffalo Association chair Ho Loy told the Post that residents were “greatly saddened” by news of Billy’s death. He “h... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong beachgoers have been urged to take their trash home ... said Lantau residents were “greatly saddened” by the news. "We are extremely sad that it’s gone. Billy taught us a lot," she said. Ho ... ( read original story ...)

Economist Andy Kwan Cheuk-chiu, director of the ACE Centre for Business and Economic Research said the news of the lay-offs did not mean that Hong Kong’s economy had performed poorly and he did not fo... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has suspended the sale and import of romaine lettuce – also known as cos – harvested in California after US food safety investigators found the vegetable grown in the state appeared to be th... ( read original story ...)

International experts gathered at a summit in Hong Kong that opens Tuesday will discuss how gene editing should be regulated, as a mainland scientist claimed he had helped create the world’s first gen... ( read original story ...)

Over the last five decades, photographer Keith Macgregor has borne witness to dramatic change in Hong Kong. His striking images document a way of life that has rapidly disappeared from sight: street s... ( read original story ...)