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A Hong Kong businesswoman is suing her ex-boyfriend over ownership of a property in Richmond, B.C., which she purchased but claims was put in his name in an apparent move to avoid paying the 15 per cent foreign buyers' tax. In a notice of civil claim filed ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's leader has condemned criticism from British politicians over the city's recent jailing of student activists, saying such comments are unfair and "disrespectful." Addressing a business dinner in London on Wednesday, Carrie Lam said she was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's last British governor, Chris Patten, said Tuesday that calls for the city's independence from China dilute support for democracy, and residents should engage in dialogue and not hate speech. Patten, who presided over the return of Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that the issue was harming the city’s relationship with Beijing’s Communist Party leaders. ( read original story ...)

A 21-year-old man died in a haunted house in Hong Kong after being hit by a moving coffin, the amusement park's officials say. The man, surnamed Cheung, was hit by a coffin on Saturday at an attraction called Buried Alive at Hong Kong's Ocean Park. ( read original story ...)

A 21-year-old has died after reportedly being struck by a mechanical object while walking through a haunted house attraction in Hong Kong. The man, identified only by his surname Cheung, was found unconscious five minutes after entering the Buried Alive ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s securities regulator may have failed to win public support for a larger oversight role in the city’s stock listings, but that doesn’t mean it’s backing down. The Securities and Futures Commission is seen pushing ahead with efforts to ... ( read original story ...)

Eco warrior Jo Wilson has lived in Hong Kong with her family for 21 years, but she feels so depressed about the city’s environmental situation that she is increasingly splitting her time between here and her home in Britain. The founder of environmental ... ( read original story ...)

Employers living in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island’s northeast side pay the lowest salaries in the city to domestic helpers, a survey has found. The average rate in the area was HK$4,315, just HK$5 above the minimum salary, it was revealed. At the other ... ( read original story ...)

To say that Josie Ho has been busy is an understatement. The Hong Kong singer and actress is putting out new music, touring Asia and has shot a new travel show on TLC. Together with her indie rock band, "Josie and the Uni Boys," Ho is releasing seven new ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - “Important areas” of Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” framework are coming under growing pressure, illustrated by developments such as reports of mainland security officials operating in the autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)

Sign up here to receive our newsletter. When HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate that’s been buying up companies worldwide, spent $3.5 billion in Hong Kong earlier this year on land for its first luxury real estate development, it had no problems get ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s home prices may be surging from one record high to another, but the prospect of reining them in over the next decade may not be as far-fetched as sceptics make it out to be, according to experts. Price corrections however, will also depend on ... ( read original story ...)

Putting up posters to discuss Hong Kong independence in universities is acceptable as long as the material does not advocate it, according to the head of a tertiary institution embroiled in the recent banner row. Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon, president of ... ( read original story ...)