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Hong Kong has issued a bird flu warning, confirming that the condition of a man stricken by the disease in Jilin Province is now critical. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Department of Health stated today (24 April) it was closely ... ( read original story ...)

Tsang, wearing his signature bow-tie, was transferred to court from hospital, where he had been taken from the city's Stanley Prison this month after complaining of breathing problems, RTHK said. The devout Catholic is the most senior city official to ... ( read original story ...)

A judge has called for a mechanism to be set up to stop taxi drivers convicted of sexual offences from getting back behind the wheel. Deputy High Court judge Stanley Chan Kwong-chi made the recommendation as he refused to overturn the conviction of Chan Ka ... ( read original story ...)

But when that building – the former home of Milt’s Sweet Shop and later the Hong Kong Restaurant – was recently reduced to rubble, an eminent part of local history went with it. Milt’s Sweet Shop, also known as Milt’s Place, was a popular hangout ... ( read original story ...)

Jailed former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen spoke of the “many heartaches” he had suffered, but also how he had not yet lost faith in the city, after a successful bail application won him a break from prison life yesterday. The disgraced ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Chinese mainland authorities are discussing greater ­mutual assistance on criminal cases, but the gap between the two legal ­systems is a challenge, the city’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung said on Sunday. But a leading jus ... ( read original story ...)

More than 300 people took to the streets a month after Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was elected Hong Kong’s next leader, reiterating their call for “genuine universal suffrage” and urging Lam to reopen the now-sealed off government forecourt in a bid ... ( read original story ...)

The frustrations of the food truck operators make you wonder if the scheme is intended to boost tourism, promote street food culture, give local hawkers another business option or is just a little bit of everything in the name of diversifying Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)

French voters began casting ballots for the presidential election Sunday in a tense first-round poll that's seen as a test for the spread of populism around the world. More than 60,000 polling stations opened at 6am for voters who will choose between 11 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police plan to step up awareness campaigns on university campuses of phone scams after a 23-year-old mainland student was conned out of 3 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). The plan and the latest case come after 11 people were scammed out of HK$12.4 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police plan to step up awareness campaigns on university campuses against phone scams after a 23-year-old mainland student was conned out of 3 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). The plan and the latest case come after 11 people were scammed out of HK ... ( read original story ...)

A former banker from Hong Kong who has founded two Montessori schools in mainland China hopes the innovative approach to education will further inspire educators in his home city. Eric Mak founded two branches of JJB International Montessori AMI Centre for ... ( read original story ...)

However as the defendant had previously pleaded guilty, he decided to reduce the sentence. The case is the second bestiality conviction in Hong Kong. In February 13, 2000, a 48-year-old man was caught having sex with a dog in a public toilet and was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying on Friday sought to downplay the growing rivalry between the city and its mainland neighbours, insisting they would all benefit under Beijing’s “Greater Bay Area” integration plan. The chief executive said he did not ... ( read original story ...)