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Sands attorney says businessman did "nothing" in Macau

Friday, September 3, 2010 | TRAVEL

CARSON CITY, Nevada — An attorney representing Las Vegas Sands Corp. told the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday that a Hong Kong businessman “did virtually nothing” to help the casino operator win a lucrative gaming license in Macau. (read more…)
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Hong Kong to revisit SARS horror through Soderbergh’s new film

Friday, September 3, 2010 | TRAVEL

Hong Kong – Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is set to stir up painful memories of the SARS outbreak by shooting scenes for his new film in Hong Kong, a news report said Friday. (read more…)
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Hong Kong police to study bullets in Manila hostage crisis

Friday, September 3, 2010 | TRAVEL

Hong Kong police will study bullets test fired from guns used by a Manila hostage taker in an incident that left eight of the city’s tourists dead, reports said Friday. (read more…)
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Genting Hong Kong +18.3%; Eyes on Manila gaming

Friday, September 3, 2010 | TRAVEL

Genting Hong Kong (S21.SG) +11.7% at new 52-week high of US$0.355 ($0.478) on strong volume as players turn attention from sister company Genting Singapore (G13.SG) to cruise operator, hopeful it could also enjoy latter’s gaming success given its 50% stake in Resorts World Manila, says Dow Jones. “Since RWM’s entry (in 2009), the overall...
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Gov’t sees 10% drop in HK tourist arrivals

Friday, September 3, 2010 | TRAVEL

Tourist arrivals from Hong Kong are expected to decrease by 10 percent as a result of the Aug. 23 hostage crisis that led to the death of eight tourists from the Chinese territory, a Malacañang official Thursday told reporters. (read more…)
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Macau win for Packer

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | TRAVEL

IT SEEMS James Packer’s foray into China’s gambling enclave could yet come up trumps for the Australian casino tycoon. (read more…)
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Palace expects 10% dip in tourist arrivals from Hong Kong

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | TRAVEL

Malacañang is expecting a 10 percent decrease in tourist arrivals from Hong Kong due to the botched hostage rescue and police assault at the Quirino Grandstand last August 23. (read more…)
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ADTA takes Travel Weekly China’s ‘Best Meeting & Incentive Destination Marketing’ award

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | TRAVEL

Abu Dhabi. September 2, 2010: Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority ( ADTA ADTA ) has scooped the ‘Best Meeting & Incentive Destination Marketing’ award in the annual industry honours of Travel Weekly China – a leading sector magazine serving travel and tourism professionals in China, Hong Kong and Macau. (read more…)
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Hong Kong: Bodies of Manila bus victims mixed up

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | TRAVEL

HONG KONG (AP) – Philippine authorities sent the bodies of three of the victims in the Manila bus hijacking to the wrong families, Hong Kong said Thursday, in the latest of a series of missteps in the handling of the crisis. (read more…)
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Bodies of Manila bus victims mixed up (2:21 p.m.)

Thursday, September 2, 2010 | TRAVEL

HONG KONG — Philippine authorities sent the bodies of three of the victims in the Manila bus hijacking to the wrong families, Hong Kong said Thursday, in the latest of a series of missteps in the ha read more (read more…)
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