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The Philippine mission in Hong Kong has appealed for those affected by the ticketing fiasco caused by a local travel agency to report their cases to the consulate, as diplomats fear 1,000 potential victims are involved. As of 5pm on Wednesday, 131 people ... ( read original story ...)

The vice-chairman of Hong Kong centrist political party Third Side was refused entry to Macau on the eve of the anniversary of the former Portuguese enclave’s handover to Chinese rule. Casper Wong Chun-long, who was travelling with five business partners ... ( read original story ...)

“SHINee is one of the most popular South Korean boy bands, and they have a lot of fans from around the world, including Hong Kong. The news is shocking not only to their fans but to many K-pop lovers because most, if not all, would have listened to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong seeks more land to help ease a worsening housing crisis, some lawmakers and activists are urging officials to take a fresh look at little-used swathes of more than $100 billion worth of real estate controlled by the ... ( read original story ...)

Retailers love to offer membership and rewards programmes to lure and retain consumers but Hong Kong’s privacy chief on Monday warned that many shops fail to provide customers with transparency, choices and control over the use of personal data. ( read original story ...)

View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hong-kong-airlines-first-flight-to-los-angeles-takes-off-debuts-new-tableware-300572983.html The launch of HX068 also marks the introduction of the A350 in the US city. With three already ... ( read original story ...)

Forget Gucci and Rolex. Grocery stores, hair salons and tutoring centers may have the brightest future for Hong Kong retail as high-end malls get squeezed by forces beyond their control. That’s according to property consultants including Savills Plc ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police were investigating a suspected murder on Monday after a 93-year-old man died in hospital following a fight with another resident at his Tai Po care home. A 79-year-old man, surnamed Lau, was arrested and detained for questioning ... ( read original story ...)

The news brought a wave of sympathy from the city’s legal community ... “No words are adequate for this.” Law Yuk-kai, director of Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, which promotes the protection of legal rights in the city, said Ms Dykes had worked ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s finance chief has indicated that boosting land supply to ease the city’s housing problems will be a key part of his upcoming budget, through which he said he would strive to elevate “the people’s sense of being well-off”. Paul Chan Mo ... ( read original story ...)

Two Hong Kong college students were kicked out of their own graduation ceremony on Saturday after refusing to stand for the national anthem. The social work students from Hong Kong College of Technology sat silently while March of the Volunteers played ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.’s proposal to change which companies are eligible to list in the city will boost the pipeline of initial public offerings, according to Chief Executive Officer Charles Li. Technology and so-called new-economy companies ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.’s proposal to change which companies are eligible to list in the city will boost the pipeline of initial public offerings, according to Chief Executive Officer Charles Li. Technology and so-called new-economy companies ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong architect William Lim Ooi-lee is surrounded by skyscrapers in the city’s business district, Central – a few of them designed by him. But looking up, the 60-year-old says he believes that building vertically fast is not the best for the city ... ( read original story ...)