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This is the incredible moment firefighters in Hong Kong gave CPR to a cat after saving the animal from a blazing building. The feline passed out after a fire had broken out in a crowded apartment building in north-west Kowloon on Thursday morning local time. ( read original story ...)

A triad-controlled cross-border syndicate that is believed to have pocketed more than HK$30 million over the past two years by smuggling endangered red sandalwood and electronic goods from Hong Kong onto the mainland was broken up following the arrest of ... ( read original story ...)

In a veiled reference to his arch-rival, chief executive contender John Tsang Chun-wah suggested that any candidate who hopes to win without the support of the wider Hong Kong public would end up “not being able to govern”. The popular underdog in the ... ( read original story ...)

Seven police officers in Hong Kong have been convicted of beating a protester during pro-democracy rallies in 2014. The group, charged with intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm, were found guilty of a lesser charge of causing bodily harm. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Seven Hong Kong police officers were convicted Tuesday ... During the scuffle on Oct. 15, 2014, TV news cameras caught officers kicking and punching a handcuffed Tsang in a dark corner of a nearby park. Tsang himself was convicted last year ... ( read original story ...)

As we get older, the question of who will look after us is likely to loom larger in our minds. There is no shortage of cases in which elderly people have promised substantial inheritances to relatives who agree to look after them. Whether these promises ... ( read original story ...)

The mainland pips Hong Kong by just over HK$200 in the latest Mastercard Consumer Purchasing Priorities Survey, with Taiwan spending HK$2,103 and Singapore HK$1,506. The regional average stands at HK$1,032. Some 65 per cent of the 412 Hongkongers surveyed ... ( read original story ...)

The following day, she requested that police withdraw the request, then fled to Japan, according to the Hong Kong news website Initium Media. On Jan. 31, a statement under Xiao’s name appeared on the front page of Ming Pao, a local newspaper, claiming ... ( read original story ...)

Commuters receiving first aid treatment from firefighters in Tsim Sha Tsui metro station in Hong Kong EPA/APPLE DAILY / HANDOUT Three people remain in critical condition after an alleged firebomb attack on the Hong Kong metro, which hurt at least 16 other ... ( read original story ...)

Postal automation system inside the Central Mail Centre Tokyo: NEC Corporation today said that it has introduced a function for reading and sorting addresses written in traditional Chinese characters to the postal automation systems operated by Hongkong ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — In a newspaper ad, the Hong Kong billionaire said he was just fine, merely resting overseas. The local news media insists he is helping with an important investigation in China. The police say he left the territory through a normal border ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: A 52-year-old woman runner who took part in the Hong Kong marathon died Monday (Feb 13), a day after collapsing on the finish line of the 10-kilometre race. The amateur athlete had been in a critical condition after the event Sunday, which saw ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong shares closed at a four-month high on Monday ... Shares of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd jumped 6.9 percent to an all-time high on news it would join the Hang Seng Index as a constituent on March 6. (This article has not been edited by DNA's ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man for arson after a fire broke out in a subway car during rush hour Friday in a busy tourist district, injuring 18 people, two of them critically. Police said there was no evidence to indicate the fire was a terror ... ( read original story ...)