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according to FactWire news agency. The revelation added more pressure onto Lam – who is ­expected to resign next Thursday to run for Hong Kong’s top job – to ­explain the secrecy shrouding what she insisted would become a popular museum to showcase ... ( read original story ...)

Pro-China protesters waving placards reading "Independence will get you nowhere" greeted Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three rebel lawmakers as they arrived in Taipei Saturday. Wong, along with Hong Kong legislators Nathan Law ... ( read original story ...)

The parents of evil British banker Rurik Jutting divorced days before he stood trial for the ‘sadistic’ murder of two prostitutes at his luxury Hong Kong flat, MailOnline has learned. The 32-year marriage of father Graham and mother Helen was dissolved ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's army of domestic helpers let loose with a variety of activities on Hong Kong streets. Tara Joseph reports. Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency ... ( read original story ...)

The Finnish-owned Hong Kong chain of discount stores applied to the Espoo District Court on Thursday for debt restructuring. The company’s 2016 books recorded 1.3 million euros in losses. The chain’s 27 department stores, most of which are located in ... ( read original story ...)

One of the reasons I decided to leave Hong Kong was that I'd seen all big cities of the world, especially in East Asia. I'd gotten to the point where it's all the same — there's a metro, a lot of people, the architecture's the same — so I thought I ... ( read original ...

Hong Kong and Shenzhen signed a deal on Tuesday to jointly develop the Lok Ma Chau Loop into an ­innovation and technology park, settling a long-running ­dispute over ownership of the border site to get moving on a mega project slated to offer ... ( read original story ...)

A major fund set up a year ago to generate higher investment returns for government fiscal reserves might not have performed as well as hoped in its first 12 months due to lower-than-expected yields and low interest rates, Hong Kong’s top financial ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang, who ended his term in disgrace after accepting favours from tycoons, pleaded not guilty to bribery charges on Tuesday at his high-profile corruption trial. Mr Tsang, 72, held the leadership post of chief executive ... ( read original story ...)

John Moore is one of the most accomplished trainers in Hong Kong history. He has been leading trainer 6 times and was the first trainer to accumulate more than 1,400 wins in Hong Kong. John’s main specialty is selecting horses in training and he makes ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has denied charges of bribery related to a luxury penthouse in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The 72-year-old pleaded not guilty to one count of "chief executive accepting an advantage" and another of misconduct in ... ( read original story ...)

I think most of us know the answer to that question. Deep down, we also know the outcry over a Hong Kong version of the Palace Museum at the WKCD is fuelled not by the government bypassing a public consultation, but that it is being gifted by Beijing. ( read original story ...)

China has warned Hong Kong it will not tolerate anyone using the city to damage the mainland's stability, as concerns rise over an emerging pro-independence movement. Tensions have flared in the semi-autonomous territory after the ousting of two pro ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Hong Kong, demanding full democracy. They accuse the government of cracking down on pro-democracy legislators - and say Beijing has interfered in Hong Kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. ( read original story ...)