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Hong Kong (AFP) - The gravity defying sport of underwater hockey has gained a worldwide following -- now a Hong Kong team is diving in as the game takes off in Asia. Invented by British navy divers in the 1950s, the acrobatic six-a-side sport requires ... ( read original story ...)

A 20-year-old Hong Kong policeman has swept to fame online after he talked a suicidal Pakistani man out of killing himself - in fluent Urdu. The man had climbed a 20-metre-high (65ft) crane at a construction site, and police were called to the scene. ( read original story ...)

From high-end luxury to Asian curios and art, the city has it all when it comes to retail. Hong Kong is a shopping paradise. The airport alone rivals Beverly Hills for sheer volume of high-end shopping. From upscale retailers to funky consignment shops ... ( read original story ...)

“Hong Kong saw a dip in ranking due to recent social and political uncertainties as well as the rise in quality of living in other cities in the region,” Leung said. “The good news is, Hong Kong still remains at a relatively good standing compared to ... ( read original story ...)

And for many of its most condensed cities, it's the poorest who must bear the brunt of a worsening battle for space. In Hong Kong, where the cost of property has more than doubled since 2012, some are forced to live in spaces ominously referred to as 'cage ... ( read original story ...)

In Seoul, South Korea, 73-year-old divorcee Kong Kyung-soon lives in an apartment measuring six square feet Hong Kong prices are so high that for some, cramped wire cages and 'coffin apartments' are the only option Simon Wong, an unemployed 61-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s slow economic growth and acute political divisions since the 1997 handover “went beyond Beijing’s expectations”, and state leaders were “anxious” about the city’s diminishing financial role, a scholar and adviser to the central ... ( read original story ...)

A judge on Monday chided lawyers for not doing enough to ease pressure on a young sexual assault victim who was left wondering if she had to testify against her attacker in court. It came as judge Johnny Chan Jong-herng sentenced a father of six to 26 ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — China's top political advisory body voted Monday to appoint Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to the ceremonial post of vice chairman, ahead of his departure from office in July. Leung announced in December that he wouldn't seek a ... ( read original story ...)

he has been firm in stance and resolute in action, effectively safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, as well as Hong Kong’s overall interests, Choi was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong deputy also told the Post that people close to the central government had asked him to support chief executive candidate Carrie Lam Cheng ­Yuet-ngor. “Judging from the backgrounds of those people, I don’t believe they were just ... ( read original story ...)

Tung on Saturday told a group of Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing that Lam was the best candidate for the chief executive, according to two delegates who refused to be named. The former chief ... ( read original story ...)

Whether you look at prices or policy, the property markets in Singapore and Hong Kong are marching resolutely in opposite directions. Singapore has eased some rules in its property market, after more than three years of home price declines. Hong Kong in ... ( read original story ...)

Uber Hong Kong’s general manager Kenneth She Chun-chi vowed yesterday the company would continue to fight for legal status in Hong Kong with its driving partners. “We’ll continue to push for our ride-sharing business and its legalisation. We hope all ... ( read original story ...)