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HONG KONG — Thousands of Hong Kong residents marched on Sunday to observe the 21st anniversary of the territory’s return to China from Britain, a public demonstration of their dissatisfaction with the local government and their fears about the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

Sunday marks the 21st anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule. Here is what you need to know about the history of the handover and what may be in store for this important southern Chinese territory. After the Opium Wars of the ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Hong Kong stopped about 20 pro-democracy protesters from getting near a flag-raising ceremony Sunday marking the anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. The protesters carried a coffin symbolizing a death of democracy and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were expecting tens of thousands of people to attend an annual protest rally on Sunday to mark the 21st anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule as tensions simmer over Beijing’s ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong university student Arthur Yeung recalls the widespread feeling of despair when the massive pro-democracy protests that brought Hong Kong to a standstill four years ago yielded no results. Hong Kong was transferred back from British to Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

“There’s simply not enough space for such a large appliance.” As property prices in Hong Kong continue to soar and homes keep shrinking, a new sector is emerging to capitalise on the market. Nimble new businesses are changing the game. Targeting nano ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong amateur photographer who found a “decisive moment” when capturing an image of a leaping girl in an illuminated tunnel was voted the winner of People’s Choice award in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year competition. ( read original story ...)

Visitors wanting to go to the Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong will now be able to arrive over water as well as over land. From Sunday onwards, the Central to Discovery Bay ferry will stop at the theme park in the morning on weekends and on public holidays ... ( read original story ...)

Australia and Canada have vacancy taxes on home-owners. In Hong Kong, developers typically sell new units in batches, holding apartments back to reap higher prices. Some rushed to sell flats on news that the government was mulling a levy, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will on Sunday mark the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, with city leader Carrie Lam struggling to win over residents even as she receives praise from Beijing. Lam took over as governor of the former British ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong was rated for the third consecutive year on the Tier 2 Watch List in the US State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons report, escaping an automatic downgrade that could have placed the city among the countries and regions doing least to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom of an indicative range, said people close to the transaction. Xiaomi priced its share offering at HK$17 per share ($2 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s flat-hoarding developers are set to face an annual vacancy tax amounting to double a property’s annual rental income, after the city’s top advisory body on Thursday endorsed a basket of new measures aimed at easing the housing crisis. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Macau have been identified as “pivotal” players in an international criminal racket which has seen massive amounts of drug money and other illicit funds laundered through casinos in Canada, exacerbating the country’s opioid overdose ... ( read original story ...)