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HONG KONG – TRAVEL – Hong Kong is set to be bathed in colour and light as the Lunar New Year celebrations 2017 promise to be the territory’s biggest and most spectacular ever. Themed “Best Fortune. World Party”, the 2017 Cathay Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

In performing the ritual at the Sha Tin temple, Lau drew a stick for Hong Kong bearing the number 61, with the message corresponding to the stick being “all things are going to be auspicious”. It was the second time Lau had attended the ritual since ... ( read original story ...)

In a Lunar New Year break from campaigning, Hong Kong’s four chief executive contenders agreed to spread peace and harmony to welcome the Year of the Rooster. Fai chun, sometimes called lucky paper, are traditional calligraphy scrolls written and posted ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is expected to meet a similar fate, with good fortune in the first half of the year before the economy takes a turn for the worse, she said. Priscilla Lam, who counts actor Jackie Chan among her former clients, said President Trump would face ... ( read original story ...)

Open platform: Associate Professor Dr Ben Hui (second right) from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering says the use of AR is certain to become a global trend. Innovative future: PhD student ... ( read original story ...)

The federal government’s Investment Canada notes on its website that it has reviewed the purchase of a string of hotels and management operations owned by SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts to Leadon Investment Inc., which it lists as being based in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

Speaking to reporters today, Mr Chan said the Government Budget should focus on Hong Kong's long-term development, adding that he is considering views on whether short-term relief measures should be included in it. He said the global economy is facing ... ( read original story ...)

Oreo lovers: You may want to book a flight to Asia soon as McDonald's Hong Kong now has a menu crafted just for you. The Golden Arches chain has rolled out a menu devoted entirely to the chocolate-creme sandwich cookie that includes shakes, cakes ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG Hong Kong's securities regulator said brokers in the city had suffered cyber attacks and warned of possible further incidents across the industry. Regulators in Hong Kong have been stepping up efforts over the past year to combat the growing ... ( read original story ...)

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - January 26, 2017) - Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the 2017 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade will be held on the first day of Chinese New Year (28 January) in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is one ... ( read original story ...)

About 4 million foreign visitors to Hong Kong will soon be able to leave the city by using new electronic channels at the airport, rather than dealing with immigration staff, the government announced yesterday. People aged 11 or older, and with electronic ... ( read original story ...)

Chan had only a day earlier issued an open letter to union members hours before news of the ICAC probe broke ... Home burglaries on Hong Kong’s richest up more than 70 per cent “Even saints will inevitably make small mistakes,” Chan penned in ... ( read original story ...)

Media captionChris Patten: "What has happened to our sense of honour and our sense of responsibility?" The former governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, says the UK risks not meeting its promises to the territory and "selling its honour" in an attempt to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has said it will return nine Singaporean military vehicles that it seized in November. The Terrex infantry carriers were impounded on their way back from Taiwan, where Singapore had been using them in training exercises. The incident sparked a ... ( read original story ...)