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For Hong Kong's famed neon lights, the future looks dim. Neon-lit signs were once ubiquitous here, illuminating city streets with their soft, warm glow and giving the dynamic Asian city a signature look to match its postwar economic boom. Tens of thousands ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong businessman and socialite David Tang, known as the founder of international fashion brand Shanghai Tang, has died at the age of 63, it was announced Wednesday. "He will be sorely missed as a friend and FT columnist," tweeted Lionel Barber ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — David Tang, a flamboyant and outspoken socialite and entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion brand, has died. He was 63. The Financial Times newspaper, for which he wrote a popular tongue-in-cheek advice column, reported Tang ... ( read original story ...)

A stock market boom and rising property prices in July prompted Hong Kong retail sales to grow at their fastest rate in more than two years, potentially spelling the end of a years-long downturn. July sales jumped 4 per cent compared with the same period ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tropical storm Pakhar brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just four days after one of the strongest typhoons on record, Hato, caused serious flooding and damage in the territories and killed at least ... ( read original story ...)

Domestic helpers in Hong Kong on Friday called for a 27.6 per cent pay rise, which would bring their monthly wage to about HK$5,500. The move comes ahead of an annual salary review by the Labour Department. In a meeting with the department, 12 ... ( read original story ...)

Two leading legal professionals have defended the court judgement which sent three Hong Kong pro-democracy student leaders to jail, saying the “ungrounded” attacks on the judiciary would undermine the city’s rule of law. Senior Counsel Paul Lam Ting ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - French insurer AXA SA is cutting about 250 jobs from its information technology (IT) operations unit in Hong Kong, as part of a cost reduction exercise, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Under the restructuring ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Once the leader of the elite group of developers known as the "Five South China Tigers", Guangzhou R&F Properties 2777.HK gradually became overshadowed by bigger beasts, but it's now back in focus even as many rivals shy from the ... ( read original story ...)

Flights were grounded by Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines, and rail services cancelled. Hato went on to make landfall in mainland China, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people along the coastline and ferry services to be halted, Xinhua News ... ( read original story ...)

A clean up operation has started after Typhoon Hato tore through Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China leaving behind a trail of destruction. ( read original story ...)

This weekend is particularly high stakes, with the Hong Kong eSports Festival 2017 being a Premier event, taking place in Hong Kong, as the name would suggest. Since Street Fighter 5 as the only fighting game being played, you're in luck if this happens to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: Typhoon Hato ripped a path of destruction across southern ... at least four people died and 26,817 people evacuated to temporary shelters, the official Xinhua news agency said. Nearly two million households were briefly without power. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's highest court dismissed an appeal by two pro-independence lawmakers contesting their disqualification from the legislature last year on Friday, effectively ruling out their return to the political fold in the Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)