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After a few months working on the mainland, Ho came back to Hong Kong and worked as a construction worker ... “I didn’t know he was 70 until I read about him in the news,” says Ma, who taught Ho painting in the final year of his four-year programme. ( read original story ...)

"I had skipped the China Open to take rest. I will play in Hong Kong. The team is leaving today," he said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)

Dubbed a “paradise” for shopaholics, Hong Kong is known to offer an abundance of goods from high-end fashion brands and busy local markets alike. Tourists are often seen unzipping empty suitcases outside shops to pile in their purchases, taking ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor signed a controversial deal on Saturday that will allow mainland Chinese officials to enforce national laws in the heart of the city, but questions remained over the arrangement’s legality. Under the ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities from Hong Kong and Guangdong province signed a deal on Saturday setting up a joint checkpoint at a cross-border train station in Kowloon, overriding concerns about setting a precedent of mainland officials enforcing the law in the heart of the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s exceptionally high rents and long queues for public housing have pushed more and more people, even those with jobs, to sleep rough on the streets or at fast food restaurants operating round the clock, according to social workers and community ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and the mainland will seal a politically contentious deal on Saturday to set up a joint checkpoint for the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, dismissing critics’ warnings that it undermines the city’s autonomy. Chief Executive Carrie Lam ... ( read original story ...)

Applications to claim Hong Kong government subsidies for continuing education have plummeted 73 per cent since 2006, suggesting an incentive scheme has been ineffectual, according to a Legislative Council study released on Friday. The study by the Legco ... ( read original story ...)

Two alleged members of a pro-independence party in Hong Kong were found guilty on Friday of making explosives shortly before the city’s legislature was to vote on a controversial electoral reform bill. They were also convicted of further charges of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader played down concerns over Beijing’s perceived tighter control of the city on Thursday, and said the central government was committed to upholding the “one country, two systems” principle that guarantees the city’s high degree ... ( read original story ...)

Would you live in a flat in Hong Kong with panoramic sea views, but have your home built on an 80-metre high podium above one of the world’s busiest container terminals? Hong Kong residents will be asked in a public consultation next March if they would ... ( read original story ...)

A Beijing adviser on Hong Kong affairs warned on Friday that the central government could “take action” to safeguard national security if Hong Kong failed to enact the relevant local legislation. Lau Siu-kai, vice-chairman of the Chinese Association of ... ( read original story ...)

Dumplings, wontons and dim sums are what make Hong Kong a foodie’s delight. The smell of meat soup wafting through Hong Kong’s old streets sends both bag-packers and pin-striped Wall Street bankers, starving. On Peak Road in Wanchai, egg tarts from the ... ( read original story ...)

Would you live in a flat in Hong Kong with panoramic sea views, but have your home built on a 80-metre high podium above one of the world’s busiest container terminals? Hong Kong residents will be asked in a public consultation next March if they would ... ( read original story ...)