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A sleepy street in Hong Kong that borders Shenzhen in mainland China should be returned to its former glory as a bustling shopping and tourist hub, as part of Beijing’s Greater Bay Area vision, a pro-establishment think-tank said on Tuesday. But to do ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has long favoured free market fundamentals in its approach ... This marks a profound shift for entrepreneurs, businesses and the community as a whole, and is positive news for young people and students seeking to develop their ideas into viable ... ( read original story ...)

She took over the city’s Department of Justice on January 6 as news emerged of 10 unauthorised extensions ... She owns so many flats in Hong Kong and she still needed to exploit this loophole. lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting on Cheng The Repulse Bay flat sales ... ( read original story ...)

Image caption Hong Kong publisher Gui Minhai is also a Swedish citizen A Hong Kong publisher with Swedish citizenship is said to have been seized on a train to Beijing, despite being accompanied by two Swedish diplomats. Gui Minhai made headlines when he ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based publisher Gui Minhai, one of the Causeway Bay booksellers whose disappearance two years ago caused an international storm, was snatched again by mainland Chinese authorities from a train heading for Beijing over the weekend, his daughter ... ( read original story ...)

Publisher Gui Minhai had recently been released from prison. His Hong Kong publishing house sold books about the personal lives of China's leadership. Mr Gui's train was suddenly boarded on Saturday by plainclothes officers who took him away, his daughter ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — The daughter of a Hong Kong-based bookseller who was secretly detained in China says he has been taken away by Chinese authorities again after being released into house arrest last October. Angela Gui told Radio Sweden on Monday that her ... ( read original story ...)

A city of illegal structures Hong Kong, one of the world’s most densely-populated places, is a city of illegal structures. These run the gamut from supporting frames for air conditioners, canopies, rooftop structures, enclosed balconies and signboards on ... ( read original story ...)

Despite the prospect of criticism, Britain will not give up on closely monitoring developments in Hong Kong and speaking up about pressures it feels the “one country, two systems” concept is under, the nation’s consul general in the city says. ( read original story ...)

After years of delays, cost overruns and controversy over a cross-border bridge, Hong Kong officials clearly hope for smoother times ahead going by just-released road names – including one with a record-breaking length of 10 Chinese characters. ( read original story ...)

Air pollution in Hong Kong hit some of its worst levels on Monday, posing a serious risk to residents’ health for the second time in just five days. The Environmental Protection Department reported that smog levels at a monitoring station reached 10+ on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s beleaguered justice minister did not rule out the ... Cheng took the helm at the Department of Justice on January 6 just as news of unauthorised extensions to her home at the Villa De Mer estate in Siu Lam emerged. Buildings Department ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Science Museum plans to feature more locally-done research to encourage young Hongkongers to pursue a career in the sciences, its new director has said. But in addition to government support for research and innovation, Paulina Chan Shuk-man ... ( read original story ...)

The city’s courts would be able to challenge the government’s proposal for mainland laws to apply in part of a station on the Hong Kong side of a cross-border rail link under construction, Hong Kong’s justice minister said on Sunday. But Secretary ... ( read original story ...)