Category: NEWS

They kept their story secret until going public last year. Edward Snowden's Hong Kong lawyer, Robert Tibbo, who also represents the asylum seekers, told a news conference on Thursday that he has received information from "multiple sources" that members of ... ( read original story ...)

Residents of a Wong Chuk Hang block of flats were evacuated Friday morning after a man accidentally lit his own bed on fire while trying to smoke a cigarette. The 41-year-old man, his elderly parents and their domestic helper were all taken to Ruttonjee ... ( read original story ...)

Senior Hong Kong police officers are scrambling to snuff out a growing ... A video by Chinese-language news outlet Apple Daily recorded him saying to the crowd: “It’s like we’re now in the second world war. We are Jews facing the persecution of ... ( read original story ...)

Chief executive contenders Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Tsang Chun-wah are set to submit their nominations and formally become candidates in Hong Kong’s leadership race early next week, while underdog Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee vowed to fight until ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Developments in Hong Kong have affected confidence in a system of government intended to ensure the Chinese-ruled city's autonomy, though its rule of law remained robust "despite challenges", former colonial power Britain said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

A video recap of METALLICA's January 20 concert at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong can be seen below. Also available is a professionally filmed video clip of the "Atlas, Rise" performance from the same show. METALLICA has also announced the formation of its ... ( read original story ...)

With Hong Kong in the grip of a murky, cloud-covered cold snap, Zac Purton is crossing his fingers that any rain will remain locked overhead, at least until Beauty Only has had his chance to break the gloom in Sunday’s (26 February) HK$10 million G1 Citi ... ( read original story ...)

Banking stocks fell 0.3 percent, as news of Guo Shuqing, governor of China's eastern Shandong province, becoming China's new top banking regulator brings uncertainty to a sector facing increasing deleveraging pressure. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index ... ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday, the Hong Kong-based airline announced a new in-flight innovation ... then the executive vice president of Americas for British Airways, told Fox News that a passenger’s “ability to taste food and wine decreases thirty-percent at altitude.” ( read original story ...)

Michael Freedman was at Sha Tin racecourse this morning (Friday, 24 February) to meet local media, one week on from last Friday’s announcement that the Sydney-based trainer will join the Hong Kong ranks in July, working out of the Olympic Stables complex. ( read original story ...)

They also plan to file a police report. Mr Thilina, who arrived in Hong Kong in 2005, said he was frightened by the news. "I am nervous and scared. I don't have a normal life now," he said. His compatriot, Mr Kumara, an army deserter who served as an ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct. Tsang led Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012 and is the most senior official in the territory ever to stand trial for corruption. He was found guilty last week of ... ( read original story ...)

More than 30,000 people gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to show their support for seven police officers who were sentenced to two years in jail for beating up a pro-democracy activist in 2014, reports said. Television news footage showed long queues ... ( read original story ...)

“Born and raised in Hong Kong, I love this city as much as all of you do,” Chan says, as he ends his maiden speech. “I strongly believe that Hong Kong people have the courage, wisdom and ability to overcome all difficulties. Together, we can rise to ... ( read original story ...)