If Chinese police were involved in Xiao’s abduction from Hong Kong, it would appear to violate the former British colony’s mini-constitution, which only permits the Hong Kong police to operate in the territory. Xiao was born in China, is a Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's Carrie Lam launches election platform
The former right-hand woman of Hong Kong's current chief executive Leung Chun-Ying, Carrie Lam is expected to run on a manifesto seeking continuity with the current administration’s governing philosophy. ( read original story ...)
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong closed at 11,258 HK dollars per tael on Friday, shrinking 2 HK dollars from the previous trading day, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The price is equivalent to 1,219.37 U ... ( read original story ...)
A billionaire’s disappearance rattles Hong Kong
XIAO JIANHUA was not alone among mainland China’s mega-rich in his fondness for the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong’s financial district. It describes itself as “perfect for the business elite”, among whom Mr Xiao certainly ranks. Hurun Report ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong aims to entertain: From bright lights to the big Buddha, they do things massive on the South China Sea
It was showtime and laser beams flashed frenetically from the tallest skyscrapers of Hong Kong’s skyline as music boomed from speakers around Victoria Harbour. Towers outlined in multicoloured neon pulsed with the beat. On the water, Chinese junks with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police check CCTV footage for clues on missing tycoon
Hong Kong police are checking roadside surveillance footage around the city to try to trace the movements of missing mainland billionaire Xiao Jianhua as they investigate his disappearance from the luxury hotel where he was staying on Lunar New Year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong wheels out pilot food truck scheme with 16 vendors
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's long-awaited pilot food truck scheme gets off the ground on Friday (Feb 3), with an initial 16 trucks parked at eight tourist locations. The Tourism Commission initiative is meant to draw more tourists to the city while helping ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese-Canadian billionaire missing from Hong Kong
Xiao Jianhua is on mainland China, according to a report by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source close to the tycoon. Overseas Chinese news sites said earlier that Chinese police officers escorted Xiao from his ... ( read original story ...)
Mystery over Chinese-born Canadian billionaire's disappearance from Hong Kong
Xiao Jianhua is in mainland China, according to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source close to the tycoon, one of China's richest individuals. Overseas Chinese news sites said earlier that Chinese police officers ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese billionaire, a Canadian citizen, missing from Hong Kong
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese billionaire reportedly taken away from his Hong Kong hotel by mainland police ... according to overseas Chinese news sites that carry reports of political gossip and unverified corruption scandals. ( read original story ...)
Chinese billionaire whereabouts a mystery, but denies abduction from Hong Kong – media
... China-born billionaire was quoted by state media on Tuesday as saying he had not been abducted from Hong Kong by mainland Chinese agents as some news outlets had reported, but was receiving medical treatment. Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Xiao ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese billionaire protected by all-female bodyguards is feared to have been abducted from Hong Kong amid rumours he has been kidnapped by Beijing agents
Xiao is reported to have come to Hong Kong in 2014, two years after Chinese President Xi Jinping started a much-publicised anti-corruption drive. He has denied that he was ever the target of an investigation. Chinese-language news site Boxun said Xiao had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-Beijing party takes a swipe at John Tsang over his spending record
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-Beijing party has launched a veiled attack on a front runner in the city’s leadership race, John Tsang Chun-wah, for consistently underestimating fiscal reserves when he was financial secretary. The comments indicate that the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong husband makes new year wish for double lung transplant for ailing wife
In January, Kum was transferred to the intensive care unit at Grantham Hospital in south Hong Kong Island after her condition took a turn for the worse. Dr Michael Wong Ka-lam, an associate consultant at the hospital’s cardiac medicine unit, said Kum was ... ( read original story ...)