Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Tuesday welcomed news that the widow of Chinese Nobel dissident Liu Xiaobo had left China for Germany after years under effective house arrest. Liu Xia, 57, had fac... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fines Citi Asia unit $509,710 for ‘dark pool’ breaches
Dark pools, known officially in Hong Kong as alternative liquidity pools (ALPs), are anonymous trading platforms offered by banks to help large investors trade big blocks of shares without having news ... ( read original story ...)
Stamp duty loophole cost Hong Kong purse HK$9.4 billion in 8 years, study finds
Hong Kong law requires local buyers who already own a property to ... the world’s least affordable property market in surveys. The Liber researchers used news reports to first identify the cases in wh... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils given harsh life lesson on value of hard work as cheers and tears greet allocation of secondary school spots
After the city’s Primary 6 pupils found out which secondary schools they had been assigned to on Tuesday morning, the Au family dashed to four schools in different parts of Hong Kong to ask for a plac... ( read original story ...)
Macau’s racing greyhounds get speedier path to adoption in Hong Kong as track closure nears
People in Hong Kong who want to adopt greyhounds from the Macau dog racing track, which will close next Saturday, will now find it easier to do so under a deal struck by authorities from both sides. S... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmaker draws ire by suggesting up to 10,000 ‘domestic servant’ jobs be reserved for people from ethnic minorities
A pro-Beijing lawmaker has recommended that Hong Kong reserve 5,000 to 10,000 “domestic servant” jobs for people from ethnic minorities, saying a monthly salary of at least HK$7,000 could serve as a s... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong minister Anthony Cheung reveals he twice considered resigning over controversial high-speed rail link
Hong Kong’s former transport chief Anthony Cheung Bing-leung has revealed that he had twice considered resigning amid delays and budget overruns at the contentious HK$84.4 billion cross-border high-sp... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen’s dreams of being a doctor dashed by education system’s failure to teach Chinese to ethnic minority students
He only found out his chances of becoming a doctor were slim when he went to the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Chinese University (CUHK), the only two institutions in the city offering a degree i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong graduates could struggle to find work if university English and Chinese language requirements lowered, headhunters say
Lowering the English and Chinese language requirements for entry into Hong Kong universities will make graduates less competitive in the jobs market, especially compared to international jobseekers, r... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong girl dies after catching flu infection, the third such death this year
A nine-year-old Hong Kong girl with chronic illnesses died after contracting a flu infection, the first death among children since the end of the peak winter flu season. The Centre for Health Protecti... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Doc ‘The Helper’ Set for International Release
The film, an intimate portrait of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, is released globally July 24. Hong Kong documentary The Helper, an inside look into the lives of migrant domestic workers in th... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | Phone maker Xiaomi falls then rises in Hong Kong debut
HONG KONG — Xiaomi Corp. shares slipped and then rebounded Monday in the Chinese smartphone maker’s first trading day in Hong Kong following a multibillion-dollar initial public offering. Trading open... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong driver arrested for trying to smuggle HK$11.9 million of gold bars across border at Shenzhen Bay checkpoint
A Hong Kong driver was arrested for smuggling in Shenzhen after the customs authorities found HK$11.9 million (US$1.5 million) worth of gold in his vehicle. The man was driving back through the Shenzh... ( read original story ...)
Phone maker Xiaomi falls then rises in Hong Kong debut
Xiaomi Corp. shares slipped and then rebounded Monday in the Chinese smartphone maker's first trading day in Hong Kong following a multibillion-dollar initial public offering. Trading opened at 16.60 ... ( read original story ...)