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Here is an overview of issues Hong Kong must address for the law to be adopted locally. How will the national law be enforced in Hong Kong? According to Article 18 of the Basic Law, the national laws listed in Annexe III can be applied locally “by way of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong residents who boo the Chinese national anthem might soon face up to three years in prison. China's parliament, the National People's Congress, is extending a law on disrespecting the anthem to semi-autonomous Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)

The National Anthem Law, which went into effect on Oct. 1, has now been included in an annex of Hong Kong's Basic Law, or mini constitution, state news agency Xinhua said. It will also be included in an annex of Macau's Basic Law, Xinhua reported. ( read original story ...)

A luxurious four-bedroom house in Hong Kong has been sold for USD $148.7 million, which the main developer said is the most paid for a home in one of its projects this year. The price per square foot was USD $1,625, a spokeswoman for Wheelock Properties ... ( read original story ...)

according to the official Xinhua news agency. “It is urgent and important to apply the National Anthem Law in Hong Kong in a bid to prevent and handle such offences.” ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will host the 2022 Gay Games, fighting off bids from cities in the United States and Mexico to become the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event. The win comes amid growing momentum for the gay rights ... ( read original story ...)

While participants in the games need not be gay, online reaction to news of the city’s win was mixed, with some saying using “gay” in an event title served to emphasise that LGBT people were “different”. The Hong Kong Tourism Board said it would ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will host the 2022 Gay Games, fighting off bids from cities in the United States and Mexico to become the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event. The win comes as gay rights movements in other parts of Asia ... ( read original story ...)

"The Hong Kong Massacre" action game will be out for the PlayStation 4 (PS4). Sony announced during the company's Paris Games Week last Monday that it will be in its lineup for 2018. Further details to "The Hong Kong Massacre" release for the PS4 have not ... ( read original story ...)

It was with all this in mind that I read – with some glee – news this week that the wheels continue to come off the great Hong Kong Food Truck Tourist Revival scheme. This monumental hash was a slow-motion, food truck wreck waiting to happen from the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will become the first Asian city to host the Gay Games in 2022 with rights campaigners celebrating the winning bid for a city often criticised for lagging on LGBT rights. Hong Kong beat Mexico's Guadalajara and Washington DC to host the 11th ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will host the 2022 Gay Games, fighting off bids from cities in the United States and Mexico to become the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event. The news comes after Taiwan’s constitutional court declared ... ( read original story ...)

Participants do not have to be gay. Hong Kong’s 13-strong bid team erupted in celebration at the news, screaming, hugging and cheering as the announcement was made in. “We are proud to announce that Hong Kong has been chosen,” said bid chair Dennis ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s junior secondary school pupils will spend less time on ancient Chinese history and more on political, economic and social developments related to modern China and the city, according to the revised curriculum unveiled by the Education Bureau ... ( read original story ...)