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Advocates of Hong Kong independence are intolerable, Zhang Xiaoming said last week on his first day as director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office in Beijing. "What is Hong Kong independence?" he asked rhetorically while meeting the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will take on Nepal for 2 matches on October 13 and 15 at Mission Road in Mong Kok. The good news for all the Nepal fans is: these matches will be live streamed on Hong Kong cricket’s YouTube channel. The matches will begin at 09:00 IST and 01 ... ( read original story ...

HONG KONG: Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) Autumn 2017 Hong Kong auction series achieved a grand total of USD 404 million, against a low estimate of USD 309 million* and with a combined sell-through rate of 86pc . "Strong results this week in Hong Kong capped off ... ( read original story ...)

Using just two fingers, a 23-year-old Hong Kong woman who is almost completely paralysed by a rare disease has written a proposal calling for patients to be treated with a new drug that could be life-saving. Josy Chow Pui-shan, who was born with spinal ... ( read original story ...)

An 18-year-old suspect jumped into the Tuen Mun River after escaping from custody at Tuen Mun police station on Saturday night. He was eventually caught and sent to hospital after hiding under a bridge column for about two hours. The teenager, surnamed Ho ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Hong Kong after a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6. The first visit in two years by a U.S. aircraft carrier, the four-day visit allowed Sailors assigned to Ronald ... ( read original story ...)

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance managed to do that at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week for its chairman Thomas Ou. On Friday alone, it gained 16.6% to HK$93.65. Yet Ou, who also goes by Ou Yaping, also capped the week ending Friday with the opening in ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong tourism district of Tsim Sha Tsui was set to go traffic free for much of Sunday as road closures made space for tens of thousands of spectators out to catch a glimpse of a record 4,900 cyclists in the city’s annual “cyclothon”. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s soccer team may be forced to play international matches behind closed doors if fans jeer at the Chinese national anthem again during next week’s match with Malaysia, the city’s chief secretary has warned. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung issued ... ( read original story ...)

Actor-comedian Vir Das is set to perform here for charities, including an initiative for children suffering from cancer. Production house AGP World is set to bring the stand-up act Battle Of Da Sexes on October 15 here. Actor and stand-up comedian Kavi ... ( read original story ...)

The American player, who lost in the first round at Wuhan and Beijing, withdrew from Hong Kong, which takes place this week, due to a left knee problem. 3 Elina Svitolina accepted a wild card. The Ukrainian player must win Beijing title to be No. 1 next ... ( read original story ...)

Nepal is only a few days away from facing Hong Kong in must-win matches to keep the participation in ICC World Cup Qualifiers hopes alive. Nepal is set to play two matches at the relatively high-scoring ground of Mong Kok. Some problems were addressed at ... ( read original story ...)

Katherine Ip from Hong Kong of China returns the ball during the singles qualifying first round match against Jacqueline Cako of the United States at 2017 WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 7, 2017. Katherine Ip lost 0-2. ( read original story ...)

The bodies of 12 Chinese have been pulled out of their capsized fishing boat after it collided with a Hong Kong oil tanker in the Sea of Japan, the Japanese coastguard said on Friday. The two vessels collided 400km north of the Oki Islands in the Sea of ... ( read original story ...)