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Their village was in the way of a 26km high-speed rail line that would connect Hong Kong with mainland China, promising speedier trips to cities across the country. “Life in the past at the old villag... ( read original story ...)

An economist and government adviser has said a plan to give women four more weeks of paid maternity leave would cost Hong Kong bosses an extra HK$800 million a year – and called on officials to pay th... ( read original story ...)

A senior mainland envoy in Hong Kong has told the city’s teachers and principals to fulfil their mission in developing “a sense of national identity, a care for Hong Kong, and a global vision” in the ... ( read original story ...)

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s emotional condemnation of student leaders who called for Hong Kong independence last week was more than the exasperated remarks of a leader growing weary o... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is known to be one of the safest places in the world, with a crime rate that in 2017 dropped to its lowest since 1975. But at 56,017 cases, low crime does not mean no crime. And while most o... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong surpassed the Big Apple as the city with the highest population of people worth at least $30 million, according to a new report. The former British colony saw its number of ultra-wealthy ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s high cost of living, long working hours and scarcity of childcare have now made the city one of the least preferred destinations for expats, according to a new survey which ranked it 56th ... ( read original story ...)

Part of a Hong Kong high-speed railway station formally came under Chinese jurisdiction on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that has raised concerns about the Chinese-ruled territory's promised autonomy ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Part of a Hong Kong high-speed railway station formally came under Chinese jurisdiction on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that has raised concerns about the Chinese-ruled territo... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Part of a Hong Kong high-speed railway station formally came under Chinese jurisdiction on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that has raised concerns about the Chinese-ruled territo... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong University mechanical engineering associate professor Cheung Kie-chung was taken away by police on Tuesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other news media. Cheung ... ( read original story ...)

Staff from mainland China quietly took up their posts at a new high-speed rail station in Hong Kong Tuesday in a move criticised by opponents as giving away the city's territory. Hong Kong enjoys righ... ( read original story ...)

A mainland Chinese woman living in Hong Kong has been duped out of 980,000 yuan (US$143,500) in a phone scam by a con artist pretending to be a Beijing policeman. The swindler telephoned the woman and ... ( read original story ...)

Rob Toohey has worked as a location scout for plenty of wild and unusual film shoots over the years, but he's got vivid memories of one in particular — an obscure 1992 Hong Kong martial arts movie mad... ( read original story ...)