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Hong Kong stocks slid to 4-1/2 month lows on Monday, extending declines since last week's US rate hike, with shares hurt as Beijing signalled a "neutral" monetary policy and media reports said mainland insurance firms face fresh investment curbs. ( read original story ...)

The clashes caused fires and damage to police vehicles in Mong Kok, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping hubs, at the start of the Lunar New Year. Chan was originally charged with wounding, but it was reduced to a lesser one later. A long list of ... ( read original story ...)

A valet in Kowloon City died in hospital after he was brutally beaten and knocked unconscious by at least two attackers. In a video taken by a witness, the 35-year-old man working for restaurants near the junction of Prince Edward Road West and South Wall ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock exchange is expected to keep its world No 1 standing in initial public offerings in 2016, followed by Shanghai in second place, according to KPMG, an international auditing and advisory company. Louis Lau, partner of the capital markets ... ( read original story ...)

Australian IoT network operator Thinxtra has broadened its partnership with Sigfox, and will roll out an IoT network in Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) in 2017. This agreement follows in the footsteps of a successful partnership in Australia ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong — In the quiet of a recent Friday afternoon ... One of Mr. Leung’s daughters has long been afflicted with mental-health issues. Within minutes, the news had inundated local media, and the political opposition — which won nearly 55 percent ... ( read original story ...)

When Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong “disappeared” from public view for days without ... A recent commentary by the official Xinhua News Agency urged the US “to coordinate with other major economies on macro policies”. For Tsang and his supporters ... ( read original story ...)

The whimsical life of Hong Kong’s shop cats is showcased in a new book by a Dutch photographer after his portraits gathered thousands of fans worldwide on Instagram. Marcel Heijnen’s book includes scores of portraits of the city’s felines keeping ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s retailers are facing an uphill battle to entice customers into their stores a week before Christmas in the final present buying rush, consumer analysts have said. The local retail market has been plagued by a dip in sales this year ... ( read original story ...)

CHIEF executives of Hong Kong have never basked in public adoration. The first one under Chinese rule, Tung Chee-hwa, resigned after a massive public outcry against his policies. The second, Donald Tsang, ended his term with allegations swirling around him ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department apologised for causing concern as it confirmed a massive spill of foam found in a stream in Tseung Kwan O earlier this month was caused by a “human error” in one of its simulation drills. But firefighter training ... ( read original story ...)

But her future is uncertain as her refugee parents fight for a new life abroad after they sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong. The story of how impoverished refugees helped Snowden evade authorities in 2013 only emerged in ... ( read original story ...)

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