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Asian theme park, Hong Kong Disneyland is “back on (a) trajectory of growth,” operators proclaimed on Tuesday. But losses in 2017 doubled to $44.4 million (HK$345 million) in the year to September 2017, up from $22 million (HK171 million in 2015-2016). ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort lost some of its magic on Tuesday when it revealed its financial deficit had more than doubled in 2017 to hit HK$345 million (US$44.1 million). The Lantau Island theme park, in which the Hong Kong government is the ... ( read original story ...)

Don’t pit golf against the city’s need for more homes, the Hong Kong Golf Association head said on Tuesday as he urged the government to look for land elsewhere to deal with the housing shortage. The association’s CEO, Danny Lai Yee-june, said ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has partnered with the Moscow School of Management (SKOLKOVO) to launch a dual-degree EMBA programme, a response to the development of a Eurasian economy thanks to the “Belt and Road Initiative”. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong tourist who died last Saturday in a snorkelling accident in the Philippines was an avid traveller and photographer who frequented outlying islands with his wife. Hong Kong’s Immigration Department confirmed on Sunday that the 54-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong lawmakers across the political spectrum have urged the government to spend its massive surplus wisely in its coming budget blueprint by investing heavily in medical and elderly care infrastructure, which they say has failed the city’s seniors. ( read original story ...)

For Hong Kong poodle Cream, grooming goes way beyond a brush and toe-clip -- her deluxe once-a-month pampering includes lavender oxygen therapy and a milk bath. As the city welcomes the Year of the Dog, pet owners are pushing out the boat more than ever to ... ( read original story ...)

At dispute this week was a TVB news report which quoted sources suggesting government ... from a private corporation during his term without any declaration, then Hong Kong’s integrity system is set to face a huge challenge,” he said. ( read original story ...)

A review of Hong Kong’s electoral laws will be conducted in the wake of a recent court ruling which affirmed officials’ power to ban candidates from elections because of their political views, the city’s constitutional affairs chief said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

In-air theft losses aboard Hong Kong-bound flights plunged nearly 90 per cent last year from the previous year, police said, crediting passengers with checking their belongings and reporting suspicions while still on the plane. The 2017 figures – seven ... ( read original story ...)

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Some Hong Kong businesses have taken a financial hit after the Lunar New Year fireworks were called off out of respect for victims of one of the city’s deadliest traffic accidents, a lawmaker said, as Hong Kong’s leader defended her decision to halt ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd expects at least a six-month delay in deliveries of new Airbus SE A320neo jets due to issues with engines made by Pratt & Whitney, according to an internal memo issued by the airline. The budget ... ( read original story ...)

After six rounds of mini-karting at The Boxes – Hong Kong’s first shopping centre located close to the Shenzhen border in San Tin, aimed to attract mainland shoppers – young So Fu-kit declared: “It is so boring!” The nine-year-old boy did not ... ( read original story ...)