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Indian travellers will not be eligible for visa-free entry to Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, from January, when a “pre-arrival registration” process will be put in place. Indian nationals can currently enter Hong Kong without a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s graft-buster charged two policemen on Tuesday for allegedly leaking information of a murder case for money and tipping off two suspects about the investigation. Policeman Lee Yuen-fook, 47, and station sergeant Yip Kwok-leung, 50, faced a ... ( read original story ...)

The man given a 19-year jail term for the knife attack on former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau Chun-to is looking to appeal against his conviction and sentence. But Yip Kim-wah told the High Court on Tuesday that he had been unable to find a lawyer. In a ... ( read original story ...)

A mainlander accused of breaking into a luxury home in Hong Kong to kidnap a veteran architect and his wife allegedly pilfered more than HK$130,000 worth of cash and valuables, a court heard during his first appearance on Tuesday. Guizhou resident Yang ... ( read original story ...)

A sergeant who stole HK$1.07 million from a police safe and then fled to Macau to try to win his way out of debt, was jailed for two years on Monday. Prosecutor Vincent Lee told District Court that Cheung Wai-lun, 43, responsible for looking after bail ... ( read original story ...)

There is really no going back for Beijing now that it has decided to fundamentally overturn Hong Kong’s system of government. Listen With the Hong Kong government deciding that its purge of Hong Kong lawmakers will not stop with localists Yau Wai-Ching ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have confirmed the first human bird flu infection for this season after an elderly man who had recently traveled to mainland China was diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 virus strain. The 75-year-old male patient, who had ... ( read original story ...)

The most important market news of the day. An external spokeswoman for Goal Forward ... While Alder has voiced his concerns, officials at bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. have suggested a review of its second exchange, though without ... ( read original story ...)

AIA shares plunged as much as 7.2 percent on the first trading day after the news. In the latest restriction, mainland residents’ purchases using MasterCard and Visa credit cards issued in China were capped at $5,000 per Hong Kong insurance product. ( read original story ...)

In a setback to Indian travellers, the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians and they will now have to complete a pre-arrival registration from January. "The Pre-arrival Registration for ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is a barometer for Taiwan because it demonstrates the ... We welcome video commentary and other multimedia formats. Send to news@civilbeat.com. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks slid to 4-1/2 month lows on Monday, extending declines since last week's US rate hike, with shares hurt as Beijing signalled a "neutral" monetary policy and media reports said mainland insurance firms face fresh investment curbs. ( read original story ...)

The clashes caused fires and damage to police vehicles in Mong Kok, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping hubs, at the start of the Lunar New Year. Chan was originally charged with wounding, but it was reduced to a lesser one later. A long list of ... ( read original story ...)

A valet in Kowloon City died in hospital after he was brutally beaten and knocked unconscious by at least two attackers. In a video taken by a witness, the 35-year-old man working for restaurants near the junction of Prince Edward Road West and South Wall ... ( read original story ...)