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That’s the case for Hong Kong. The Chinese special administrative region recently made its pitch in the Lower Mainland, touting its newly upgraded admissions scheme for second-generation Canadians with Hong Kong roots to try to deepen the two cities ... ( read original story ...)

If you find the average flat in Hong Kong too small, get ready to feel even more cramped, as sizes are forecast to shrink further in the coming five years, lowering residents’ quality of life. That prediction came on Tuesday from the Our Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Love it or hate it, the expression “fake news” will probably come to define the age of unprecedented change we find ourselves slap bang in the middle of. I’ve never really understood what it means, in my book it’s either news or it’s not. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong households and businesses that produce renewable energy through rooftop solar installations or wind systems could soon sell their excess supply to the city’s power grid – and charge up to five times what consumers currently pay. An ... ( read original story ...)

Few managers appreciate having their predecessor chime in with tips on how to do their job. In the case of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, it’s the agency’s most famous former boss. The city’s de facto central bank said in a statement Tuesday there ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government will pour HK$23.7 million (US$3 million) into “national studies training” for civil servants this financial year – an increase of 30 per cent from the previous year – and has invited a Basic Law expert from Beijing to brief ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong may not be the manufacturing city it once was, but one man is hoping to bring its glorious past back – with a new twist. Francis Ngai Wah-sing, founder of the philanthropic organisation Social Ventures Hong Kong, launched a new 5,000 sq ft co ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong dollar remains stuck at the weak end of its currency band, even after the monetary authority plowed $1.2 billion into defending the peg. The city’s dollar traded near HK$7.85 per greenback at 11:01 a.m. local time, the level that can spur ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of pugs and dachshunds, compensating for their lack of speed with dogged determination, took part in Hong Kong's inaugural "doggie dash" on Sunday to raise funds for abandoned and rescued canines. Dog-lovers packed a leafy and quiet area in the ... ( read original story ...)

The 55-kilometre bridge and tunnel project links the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau with the mainland, slashing travel time and linking up to 60 million people into a metropolis-style economy. When the first cars begin crossing ... ( read original story ...)

Three injured motorists who were told they might face prosecution after allegedly helping Hong Kong police stop a car chase by acting as a “human shield” spoke out for the first time on Sunday, with one saying he felt “wronged”. The incident in ... ( read original story ...)

They pay HK$5,500 a month and share the kitchen and bathroom with another family. They are among roughly 27,000 ethnic minority people in Hong Kong – excluding those working as domestic helpers – living in cheap partitioned units subdivided from bigger ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of pugs and dachshunds, compensating for their lack of speed with dogged determination, took part in Hong Kong's inaugural "doggie dash" on Sunday to raise funds for abandoned and rescued canines. Dog-lovers packed a leafy and quiet area in the ... ( read original story ...)

It is Hong Kong’s responsibility to safeguard national security, two mainland Chinese officials in the city have said as they hit out at local activists for “colluding with external forces” and challenging China’s sovereignty. The remarks from the ... ( read original story ...)