The organisers of revived indie club Hidden Agenda say they are “cautiously optimistic” about the future of the underground music scene in Hong Kong as they prepare to relaunch at a new venue. The music showcase was forced to move out of its former ... ( read original story ...)
A PoW's diary: father's wartime words reveal details family never knew
and his brother, Noble, had sailed into Hong Kong in November 1941 as part of the Royal Rifles ... I was glad to hear that news. On parade at 4:30, embarked sunrise. Don't get much to eat often -- just an occasional small ration of rice with a bit of ... ( read original story ...
Hong Kong Property Market Helps Third-Quarter GDP Beat Forecasts
Hong Kong’s economy grew faster than economists forecast last ... That compares with the median estimate for 0.3 percent growth from eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News. The economy rose 1.9 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
Rare Hong Kong species at risk, warns co-author of new report showing huge impact of climate change on nature
More than 80 per cent of core ecological processes ranging from the genetic activity of plants to the size of habitats are feeling the brunt of a changing climate, an international study involving scientists from Hong Kong has found. The findings of the 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Gunter: Recognition for Canada's Hong Kong vets
Canada’s Hong Kong veterans are finally getting some much-deserved recognition. In 1998 – more than 50 years after they were released from cruel Japanese prisoner of war camps – the Canadian government paid them or their survivors $24,000 for the ... ( read original story ...)
8 More Pro-Democracy Lawmakers in Hong Kong May Lose Seats
Earlier, two legislators had infuriated the Chinese government when they inserted a derogatory term for China into their oaths, taken last month, and pledged loyalty to the “Hong Kong nation.” On Sunday, news of the impending ruling from Beijing set ... ( read original story ...)
China's leader calls for unity amid challenges in Taiwan, Hong Kong
BEIJING -- China's President Xi Jinping is making a strong call for unity among all Chinese people amid political turmoil in Hong Kong and rising independence sentiment in self-governing Taiwan. Xi spoke Friday on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun ... ( read original story ...)
China's Xi urges unity amid challenges in Taiwan, Hong Kong
BEIJING — China's President Xi Jinping made a strong call for unity among all people of Chinese descent on Friday, amid political turmoil in Hong Kong and rising independence sentiment in self-governing Taiwan. Xi spoke on the 150th anniversary of the ... ( read original story ...)
British banker convicted of murder in ‘horrifying’ torture and killing of two women in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A British banker was convicted of murder Tuesday for killing two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, torturing one of them over three days while using cocaine in a gruesome case that shocked the Chinese financial hub. The nine-person jury returned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student nurse convicted over multiple knife attacks on married ex-boyfriend
A student nurse who stabbed her married ex-boyfriend seven times and told his mother that he may not return home in one piece was convicted in the District Court on Thursday. Kan Woon-tsz, 29, had denied four counts of wounding with intent and another of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's economic growth to ease in third-quarter on China slowdown
HONG KONG Hong Kong's economic growth is expected to slow in the third quarter from the second, with weak exports, sluggish retail sales and falling tourist arrivals, continuing to take a toll on the Asian financial centre. The once vibrant city is also ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man in critical state after doctors find air bubbles in artery during treatment
A 49-year-old man has been fighting for his life after air bubbles were found in an artery during a procedure to open it up. The patient attended Tuen Mun Hospital’s medicine and geriatrics specialist outpatient clinic on the morning of October 25 with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong murders: British banker jailed for life
Hong Kong - A British banker was jailed for life on Tuesday for the “sickening” murders of two Indonesian women he tortured in his Hong Kong apartment in what the judge said was one of the most horrifying cases the Chinese-ruled territory has known. ( read original story ...)
China bars 2 Hong Kong lawmakers in unprecedented act
Hong Kong's leader says he will "fully implement" a ruling by Beijing which effectively bars two elected pro-independence lawmakers from the city's legislature after they deliberately misread their oaths of office. Video provided by AFP Newslook China took ... ( read original story ...)