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FT journalist denied entry to Hong Kong after author talks cancelled
Hong Kong refused entry to a senior Financial Times journalist Thursday hours after an arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma J... ( read original story ...)
Chinese dissident author Ma Jian’s talks at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun arts centre cancelled
A Chinese dissident author’s appearances at a Hong Kong arts venue have been cancelled days after he revealed several publishers in the city refused to print the Chinese version of his latest novel, w... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arts centre ‘cancels appearance by Chinese dissident author’
An arts centre in Hong Kong hosting the city’s annual international literary festival has cancelled appearances by Ma Jian, the exiled Chinese writer said on Thursday, in the latest example of China t... ( read original story ...)
Localist lawmaker Eddie Chu takes fight to Hong Kong village patriarchs with alliance to contest rural elections
A leading localist lawmaker in Hong Kong will helm an alliance of six and take the fight to village patriarchs who have long held political power in the New Territories, by contesting in elections to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arts centre cancels Chinese dissident author event
A Hong Kong arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival has cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian, the author said Thursday, as Beijing tightens its grip on the semi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first European-style floral garden moves step closer as company submits proposal on project to government
Hong Kong has moved closer to launching its first European-style floral garden on a reserved plot of reclaimed land on Lantau Island. The company behind the project, Kaleido Park, on Wednesday said it ... ( read original story ...)
Historic Hong Kong amusement park Lai Yuen set to launch its first long-term venture in mainland China
News of the park, set up in conjunction with Chinese Culture Group, will be officially announced next week in Chengdu. Once the largest amusement park in Hong Kong, Lai Yuen opened in 1949 at Lai Chi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong primary school suspends some classes after hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak leaves boy in critical condition and sickens 8 others
A primary school in Hong Kong on Wednesday said it would suspend some classes for two weeks after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) infected nine pupils including an 11-year-old boy w... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jury finds ‘master meat cutter’ guilty of butchering ex-wife’s aunt despite body never being discovered
The defendant will return to Kowloon City Court on November 16 to face separate charges of using a forged identity card and taking employment while being a person having landed in Hong Kong without th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rolls Out First Regulations for Its Burgeoning Cryptocurrency Market
Last week, Hong Kong rolled out its first regulations aimed at governing ... “I would say this is good news for institutional players who have been hamstrung by the regulatory grey areas in relation t... ( read original story ...)
Funeral of Hong Kong movie producer Raymond Chow to be private event
The funeral of Raymond Chow Man-wai, the Hong Kong movie producer who introduced the world to martial arts legend Bruce Lee, will be a private event, it was revealed on Wednesday. The arrangement was ... ( read original story ...)
Blade-wielding Hong Kong man in critical condition after being shot by policewoman
A Hong Kong policewoman shot a man in the abdomen in self-defence on Wednesday morning after he attempted to attack her and a colleague with a cutter in Sham Shui Po MTR station, police said. The 55-y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans bid to host 2021 World Beach Games
Hong Kong’s Olympic committee is planning to bid to host the second World Beach Games in 2021 with an estimated budget of around HK$300-400 million (US$38-51 million), according to the committee’s sen... ( read original story ...)