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Chinese officials addressed Hong Kong lawmakers at the city's legislature for the first time on Monday, lecturing them about priorities as the country moves into a new five-year economic plan. Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has seen an alarming reduction in its population over the last 12 months, as people leave in the wake of the pandemic and the city’s political turmoil. According to data released by the ... ( read original story ...)

His wife was jailed for helping him take their daughter away days before the trial, while his brother and mother also received prison terms for their roles in incidentJudge says the case is appalling ... ( read original story ...)

Weeks after Olympics fever gripped the city, Hong Kong’s Paralympians are in action in Japan with NowTV, RTHK, i-Cable and HK Open TV all set to show the Games on television or online. ( read original story ...)

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s parliament approved on Thursday a draft decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system, further reducing democratic representation in the city’s institutions and ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in the operator of Hong Kong’s bourse rallied after it was cleared to offer index futures for mainland Chinese shares, an important hedging tool that could broaden the exchange’s appeal to ... ( read original story ...)

The exemption given to actress Nicole Kidman was based on economic benefit, Mr Edward Yau said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s commerce secretary has defended the government’s abrupt U-turn to reimpose some of the world’s strictest quarantine policies, saying Covid must be kept at bay before borders are fully ... ( read original story ...)

After a volatile year of events, Hong Kong shows sustained trends for growth. Links' Hong Kong Job Index (JOB:IN) demonstrates increasing business confidence in the local market, recording continuous ... ( read original story ...)

The civil rights group behind Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest is discussing disbanding as Beijing tightens ... ( read original story ...)

After a successful vaccination rollout, Singapore is pivoting to living with the coronavirus and reopening to the world, while Hong Kong, like the rest of China, sticks to a “ze ... ( read original story ...)

Professor Ivan Hung from the government’s expert committee on vaccines says social-distancing rules can be eased only with an 80 to 90 per cent inoculation rate. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong officials and businesspeople heaved a sigh of relief last week after China’s top legislative body ended with no mention of the draft anti-sanctions law for the city. The draft law was ... ( read original story ...)

MANILA- Filipino workers who have been vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from Aug. 30, Manila's labour minister said on Sunday. Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said ... ( read original story ...)