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Pillar of Shame to be taken down amid China-imposed crackdown, with its Danish sculptor ‘shocked’ at plan to ‘desecrate’ memorial ... ( read original story ...)

The University of Hong Kong has said a statue commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre must be removed. The Pillar of Shame depicts dozens of torn and twisted bodies and was at the forefront of ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong university attempting to remove a memorial to the Tiananmen Square massacre from its campus has hired US law firm Mayer Brown. The so-called “Pillar of Shame” by Danish artist Jens ... ( read original story ...)

Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the world's major business hubs -- including New York, London and Paris -- are reopening as travel restrictions relax and daily life resumes. ( read original story ...)

Top Adviser to Hong Kong Chief Executive and Executive Council of Hong Kong Convenor Bernard Chan discusses the plans to build a massive city on the Chinese border to ease the housing crunch in Hong ... ( read original story ...)

A top adviser to Hong Kong’s leader says the Asian financial hub is still going to enact a local version of a Chinese anti-sanctions law after the legislation was temporarily shelved. ( read original story ...)

U.S. businesses say lobbying Hong Kong’s government about reopening its borders with the rest of the world has been fruitless, a sign of frustration with the city’s “Covid Zero” strategy that could ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s real estate stocks rallied on Thursday, boosting the wealth of its property tycoons, as the city’s government pledged to ease its chronic housing shortage with a new metropolis. The ... ( read original story ...)

City’s leader announces initiative as thousands still await trial, and also reveals project for new metropolis ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities on Thursday said they have made their largest bust of a smuggling case, seizing goods including endangered species worth an estimated $26.9 million. The government said the ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks around the world have seen a choppy start to the final quarter of 2021 as concerns linger around issues such as rising bond yields and Evergrande Group. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s latest ambitious policies to increase land supply are unlikely to make a dent in the city’s home prices for now. ( read original story ...)

Real estate is overheating while residents get gouged at the grocery store. Leader Carrie Lam wants to increase housing supply but has propped up home prices and left elite monopolies alone. So far ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has made progress in safeguarding national security but the to-do list on this front remains “substantial”, the city leader has said, stressing the need to pass local legislation on the ... ( read original story ...)