Tag: hong kong

Her mother, 34, called police at about 8.15pm that evening after learning she had an abortion. Illegal abortions carried out in small Hong Kong public housing flat, High Court hears Initial investigations showed the fetus had been disposed of on the ... ( read original story ...)

Two senior officials with the Civil Aviation Department, including its former head, have been ­accused of misconduct stemming from a probe into the construction of its new headquarters, ­according to a government probe. A government source said one was ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese-born Xiao Jianhua is on the mainland, according to a report by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source close to the tycoon. Overseas Chinese news sites said earlier that Chinese police officers escorted Xiao ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has long attracted a wide range of visitors ... The Chinese decline was good news for some, as Bangkok climbed up the ranks to second place with a 10 per cent increase in traffic. About 18.7 million visitors chose to visit the capital, as ... ( read original story ...)

If Chinese police were involved in Xiao’s abduction from Hong Kong, it would appear to violate the former British colony’s mini-constitution, which only permits the Hong Kong police to operate in the territory. Xiao was born in China, is a Canadian ... ( read original story ...)

The former right-hand woman of Hong Kong's current chief executive Leung Chun-Ying, Carrie Lam is expected to run on a manifesto seeking continuity with the current administration’s governing philosophy. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong closed at 11,258 HK dollars per tael on Friday, shrinking 2 HK dollars from the previous trading day, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The price is equivalent to 1,219.37 U ... ( read original story ...)

XIAO JIANHUA was not alone among mainland China’s mega-rich in his fondness for the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong’s financial district. It describes itself as “perfect for the business elite”, among whom Mr Xiao certainly ranks. Hurun Report ... ( read original story ...)

It was showtime and laser beams flashed frenetically from the tallest skyscrapers of Hong Kong’s skyline as music boomed from speakers around Victoria Harbour. Towers outlined in multicoloured neon pulsed with the beat. On the water, Chinese junks with ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police are checking roadside surveillance footage around the city to try to trace the movements of missing mainland billionaire Xiao Jianhua as they investigate his disappearance from the luxury hotel where he was staying on Lunar New Year’s ... ( read original story ...)