Hong Kong, Nov 25 (IANS) Indian golfer S.S.P Chawrasia held a slender one-shot advantage after carding a one-under-par 69 in the third round of the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club here on Saturday. Chawrasia, a six-time winner on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Open: PV Sindhu beats Ratchanok Intanon to enter final
Free flowing badminton was to the fore again as PV Sindhu dished out another dominant performance to drub Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-17, 21-17 in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open Super ... Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc ... ( read original story ...)
Chawrasia leads in Hong Kong by 1 stroke
HONG KONG — S.S.P. Chawrasia shot a 1-under 69 Saturday in the third round for a one-stroke lead at the Hong Kong Open. The 39-year-old Indian is at 10-under 200 overall at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Last year's runner-up, Rafa Cabrera Bello, hit six ... ( read original story ...)
LIVE! Sindhu loses in Hong Kong Open final
14:36 Sindhu loses in Hong Kong Open final: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu lost 18-21, 18-21 in the final of Hong Kong Open Super Series against Tai Tzu Ying, on Sunday. Sindhu had lost in last year's final too as she failed to emulate Saina Nehwal and ... ( read original story ...)
Buyers waste no time snapping up flats in newest Hong Kong development, the Cullinan West II
Record price rises in the world’s most expensive property market have not dampened demand, as hundreds of investors queued up on Saturday hoping to get their slice of an exclusive new development, which had been 10 times oversubscribed. The biggest sale ... ( read original story ...)
Sindhu enters final of Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (IANS) Indian premier shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated former world champion Ratchanok Intanon to reach the final of Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Saturday. Second seed Sindhu registered a 21-17, 21-17 win in 43 minutes over the Thai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s High Court rejects three development plans in country park enclaves
A rezoning plan to allow more indigenous village houses to be built in three Hong Kong country park enclaves hit a legal wall on Friday, after a court ruled in favour of an environmentalist’s complaints. Handing down his 74-page judgment, High Court ... ( read original story ...)
Children in Hong Kong are raised to excel, not to be happy, and experts say that is worrying
Childhood in Hong Kong seems more functional than happy, thanks to a high-pressured, exam-oriented education system pushing young people to the breaking point and triggering a decline in their mental health for years, a lawmaker claims. The alarming trend ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: LGBT activists march in annual pride parade for equal rights
Rainbow flags flowed through the streets of Hong Kong on Saturady during the city's annual pride parade, as LGBT activists criticised authorities for lagging behind on equal rights. This year Hong Kong was picked as the first Asian city to host the Gay ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urban farmers find bliss in rooftop gardens
Rooftops in densely populated Hong Kong are fast turning greener and more fertile as urban farmers seek to grow crops from their homes and offices and create a more liveable community. Kale, cherry tomatoes, radishes, and all kinds of herbs are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – a city in love with Japan, but flirting with a new flame as Korean culture explodes
Take a walk around Hong Kong, and maybe the first thing you will notice among the jumble of wet markets, convenience stores and cha chaan teng is the large number of Japanese restaurants, with almost one on every corner in some districts. Pop into a 7 ... ( read original story ...)
Hold the business cards! Hong Kong professionals ditch typical networking to get inspired and connect
For anyone who’s sick of conventional networking events in Hong Kong that feel like a soulless marathon of business card dissemination, an alternative has been gathering momentum in the city over the past three years. More people are gathering through a ... ( read original story ...)
My mother and Mao, Singapore taxes and the rise of Hong Kong property: the Robert Kuok memoirs
Malaysian-born billionaire Robert Kuok has just published his memoirs – due out at bookshops this weekend – but they are by no means a tell-all. For starters he reveals few clues on the decades-old question of who will succeed him at the helm of the ... ( read original story ...)
Overdue law on land titles could have simplified flat-buying in Hong Kong, Audit Commission says
As such, property or land buyers have to hire a lawyer to review ... This new system has long been adopted by countries such as Britain and Australia. In Hong Kong, the old deeds system has been in place since 1884 and the government has been discussing ... ( read original story ...)