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“I didn’t know if it was going to suddenly explode,” said Kwong, an operator with the Hong Kong police force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. “It had been weathered underground for so long that i... ( read original story ...)

Plus, it’s delicious. A place in Albany serving up all your Chinese favorites, in house or to-go, is Hong Kong Cafe. We can all say a big thank you to the Chinese immigrants of the 1800s who populariz... ( read original story ...)

Diplomats from Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday urged Hong Kong authorities to take firm action against people who hold domestic helpers’ passports. They said they were “deeply concerned” about ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s finance minister on Saturday said the short-term impact on the city of China’s escalating trade war with the United States would be limited to a dip in growth of just 0.1 or 0.2 of a perce... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police were on Friday investigating whether a driver who ploughed a truck into a village house earlier in the day, killing himself and another man, had deliberately crashed into the building ... ( read original story ...)

A tax that Hong Kong airport passengers pay to help fund a third runway is on course to raise billions more than the HK$26 billion (US$3.3 billion) initially projected. The Airport Authority, which ma... ( read original story ...)

Human rights lawyers have slammed plans by Hong Kong officials to tighten procedures for asylum applications, describing the proposals as “wholly unreasonable”. A security panel at the city’s legislat... ( read original story ...)

The oppressive heatwave that left Hong Kong sweltering for much of May reduced some of the city’s poorest residents to tears and left others fighting off bouts of depression, a new survey has revealed ... ( read original story ...)

Recognised by many universities, it offers an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and has been in Hong Kong since 1988. According to the International Baccalaureate ... ( read original story ...)

A man living in a subdivided flat, who attempted to burn his “contemptuous” landlord to death after he thought he would be evicted, was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail by a Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors in Taiwan have urged their Hong Kong counterparts to operate through officials channels after receiving a private request for information in the case against a man wanted in connection wit... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG – Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal ruled Wednesday that the same-sex partner of a British expatriate is entitled to equal treatment under immigration law, marking a significant step for gay ... ( read original story ...)

"The ability to bring in dependants is an important issue for persons deciding whether to move to Hong Kong," the court said, according to AFP news agency. It said it was "counter-productive" to restr... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal ruled Wednesday that the same-sex partner of a British expatriate is entitled to equal treatment under immigration law, marking a significant step for gay rights in the Chinese territory. The unanimous judgment said the ... ( read original story ...)