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The Hong Kong government has started a two-month public consultation to discuss the city’s live poultry trade following a study which said sales could continue but urged authorities to enforce more stringent measures. The consultancy study also found ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, April 3 Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday, with infrastructure-related stocks surging on news that Beijing plans to set up a special economic zone in the heavily polluted province of Hebei. Mainland markets were closed for a holiday. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

Trade toast: Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So (right) and Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister Dejan Zidan celebrate the signing of a wine deal between Hong Kong and Slovenia. Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So ... ( read original story ...)

A waitress was found guilty on Monday of killing her three-month old son who she would slap, pinch and shake when she lost self-control over his “very noisy” bouts of crying. Leung Siu-fong, 31, was convicted of one count of manslaughter in a unanimous ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks gained slightly on Monday morning, set to break a two-day run of losses as investors bet on defensive energy and infrastructure plays in the absence of clear direction. Mainland markets were closed for holidays. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong plays an important role as a super-connector between Slovenia and Mainland China under the Belt & Road Initiative. This was the message from Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So at a seminar-luncheon in Ljubljana today. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s four key premium taxi groups have cast doubt over a government plan to introduce franchised cabs, questioning its commercial viability despite the significantincentives on offer, including the waiver of close to HK$4 billion in licence fees. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s chief executive election is “a farce”, according to a key member of failed candidate Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee’s campaign team who slammed what he called active meddling by Beijing’s liaison office in a poll that violated the “one count ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window An Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao has been sold at a historic auction in Hong Kong - but fell short of its top estimate of $15m (£12m; HK$116m). The iconic silkscreen portrait fetched $11m in ... ( read original story ...)

As Hong Kong’s new leader reflects on a baptism of political fire and ponders the stark reality of making good on a campaign pledge to heal a divided city, advice has arrived from an unlikely quarter. In the week that saw Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has warned banks in the city over the rising risks of property lending, according to the Oriental Daily, just as home prices notch up another record in the world’s most expensive housing market and Citigroup Inc. sees an ... ( read original story ...)

Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, is adding to his assets in Canada with the purchase of Reliance Home Comfort from Alinda Capital Partners for $2.82 billion. The purchase of the water heater and air conditioner firm will be made through CKP (Canada ... ( read original story ...)

One of Hong Kong's richest families is planning to buy Reliance Home Comfort, an Ontario-based company that services home furnaces and air conditioning systems. Alinda Capital Partners is selling Reliance for $2.82 billion Cdn to a subsidiary of Cheung ... ( read original story ...)

The education chief defended his decision to maintain a controversial competence test for all local primary schools in May, insisting the plan should not be aborted due to “political change”. Eddie Ng Hak-kim spoke up on Thursday after his boss ... ( read original story ...)