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Hong Kong police have arrested two men from mainland China suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries in the city. The pair, aged 25 and 27, were intercepted outside 397 Clear Water Bay Road, Sai Kung, at around 7.30am on Sunday during an operation c ... ( read original story ...)

Take the 268 steps to reach the tip of the lotus flower where the Tian Tan Buddha sits. Photo / 123RF Hong Kong is a crowded, busy place, but there is a way to escape the city, visit a giant Buddha and feel like you're nearly floating in the clouds. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s gender imbalance and societal pressure on women to get married are among factors being blamed for a rise in online dating scam cases, which have increased fourfold in the city in just three years. Last year, 114 cases of online dating fraud ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s barking deer are still dying and being injured in the same concrete-lined catchwater drain that the South China Morning Post revealed was harming the animals two years ago. The concrete structure between Tong Fuk and Shek Pik on Lantau Island ... ( read original story ...)

A customs officer and his wife are suing Apple Daily for more than HK$45 million over what they claim was an “offensive portrayal” of them in a story about a confrontation at a Tin Shui Wai park. In a writ filed at the High Court on Wednesday, Taiga ... ( read original story ...)

An investment group led by former Hong Kong finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung will pump at least 1 billion yuan (HK$1.13 billion) into a Shenzhen-based medical group as a pioneering move to participate in the Greater Bay Area plan, an integration ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s panhandlers and buskers may be seeing more competition from foreigners. This week, international news outlets reported on the rise of “beg-packers” across Southeast Asia. The trend in which travellers fund their trips by playing music ... ( read original story ...)

THE pain of Rio is beginning to fade for Australia’s new-look track cycling team that started its road to redemption with team pursuit gold and silver at the world championships in Hong Kong on Thursday night. The men were just outside the world record ... ( read original story ...)

The Aviation Herald reported that plane was about to enter a holding pattern about 60 nautical miles south-east of Hong Kong at the time and was travelling between 340 knots and 290 knots. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is gearing up to witness a star-studded affair this weekend ... performances from celebrities like Bipasha Basu and Prabhudeva. In an interview with a news channel, the 'Sultan' actor said that the concert was proof of how large the Indian ... ( read original story ...)

Today he looks back on Hong Kong Historically Fiji have always dominated the Hong Kong Sevens and 2017 was no exception. The Olympic Champions claimed their first tournament victory of the season with a pulsating 22-0 victory over South Africa in the final. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has confirmed the final 13-man sevens squad to compete in this weekend's Singapore Sevens (15-16 April). As Asian Sevens champions, Hong Kong were invited by World Rugby to participate as the 16th team in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Alex Lam Chi-yau, chairman of Hong Kong Patients’ Voices, said: “Psychological assessment should be more thorough… for example maybe three psychological experts are needed and the person won’t be allowed to donate even if one expert disagrees.” ( read original story ...)

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung launched the roving exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at D•PARK in Tsuen Wan today. Under the theme "Together • Progress • Opportunity", the exhibition will ... ( read original story ...)