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After losing all but one of more than 30 legal challenges against policies he thought unfair and having incurred HK$40 million in fees, Hong Kong’s “king of judicial reviews” has decided to call it a day. But Kwok Cheuk-kin, 78, said it was more his ... ( read original story ...)

Less interest in Europe and North America Travelzoo Hong Kong has also recommended over 100 deals to Europe and North America during the six months. The collective performance of the two continents is as good as Thailand. "With news about terrorist attacks ... ( read original story ...)

A group of 36 certified divers-cum-photographers were presented with awards on Saturday for their outstanding sub-aqua snaps around Hong Kong waters. The Hong Kong Underwater Photo and Video Competition, co-organised by the government’s Agriculture ... ( read original story ...)

A man from Southeast Asia was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday morning for pushing a cleaner onto a rail track in the town of Yuen Long. The incident was captured on CCTV footage that has since gone viral and which appears to show the 59-year-old female ... ( read original story ...)

From the outside, it looks no different to the skyscrapers that surround it. Looking up, its dishevelled 22-floor facade camouflages itself with its neighbours in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, despite the suburb’s reputation for its luxury malls and boutiques. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, director of Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love, has been honoured with a prestigious award at a major film festival in Lyon, France. Wong became the first local director to win the Lumière Award – often ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong scientists have cast doubt on the government’s vision for the city as an“international hub for scientific research” but claim its pledge to double spending on research and development is a step in the right direction. This would contribute ... ( read original story ...)

The government’s HK$100 million plan to issue “electronic identification” for Hong Kong residents to allow easier access to online public and commercial services parallels a similar plan unveiled 17 years ago that never took off as hoped. The Post ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s top minister for public servants has defended the proposed Civil Service College as worthwhile as he dismissed claims that national studies for them amounted to “brainwashing”. Speaking on a radio programme on Saturday, Secretary for the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Airlines has hinted at ordering new Boeing long-haul aircraft to speed its ambitious global expansion to rival Cathay Pacific Airways. In what would be a break from tradition, the city’s third-biggest airline singled out the Boeing 787 ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor ... floor traders at the New York Stock Exchange still provide the backdrop for financial TV news reports and bell-ringing ceremonies. But Chicago and New York commodity futures trading ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s commerce minister on Thursday countered concerns that ... Yau rejected claims that the government had been cutting resources for public broadcaster RTHK in light of news that it had been having trouble finding affordable government premises ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders ... In the U.S., floor traders at the New York Stock Exchange still provide the backdrop for financial TV news reports and bell-ringing ceremonies. But Chicago and New York commodity ... ( read original story ...)

What is it that makes Hong Kong laugh? That’s the burning question on the minds of 30 people who will be standing in front of a microphone over three nights as part of the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival. The budding jokesters will be hoping ... ( read original story ...)