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HONG KONG – It wasn't just the dark-suited delegates in Beijing who were listening intently last week as Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his grand ambitions to launch a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress. On China's peripheries there was ... ( read original story ...)

A new police division set up under Hong Kong’s organised crime bureau in the wake of mass protests and rallies has sparked consternation from lawmakers and activists who claim community relations and official practices will worsen. Secretary for Security ... ( read original story ...)

For many Hongkongers, the obvious highlight of President Xi Jinping’s lengthy political report on Wednesday must be the assertion of Beijing’s “overall jurisdiction” over Hong Kong, which naturally triggered a new round of debate on whether the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s No 2 official has denied allegations that the government is targeting former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah by demanding that he provide information regarding his failure to declare his participation in a TV programme. Chief ... ( read original story ...)

A 66-year-old former CEO drowned during a Hong Kong triathlon event on Lantau Island on Sunday. Martin So was unconscious when he was lifted from waters near Sunny Bay MTR station at about 8am. He was taken to North Lantau Hospital, where he was declared dead. ( read original story ...)

Healy Racing Photos Librisa Breeze could now tackle the Hong Kong Sprint following his victory on Champions Day at Ascot. Trainer Dean Ivory finally bagged a first Group One win on the biggest stage as Robert Winston partnered the grey to beat a classy ... ( read original story ...)

(AFP photo) HONG KONG, China — In its heyday in the 1980s ... Market information spread quickly and clients would call in for the latest news, Cheung remembers. But despite apparent chaos, Cheung says there was a “culture of trust”. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s two highest-rated gallopers lead a strong team of four from the Size yard, with the high-class Amazing Kids (129lb) and D B Pin (116lb) also in the field of 11. Champion jockey Joao Moreira has sided with Thewizardofoz, prompting speculation ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong (AFP) - In its heyday in the 1980s ... Market information spread quickly and clients would call in for the latest news, Cheung remembers. But despite apparent chaos, Cheung says there was a "culture of trust". On slower days, traders played ... ( read original story ...)

After losing all but one of more than 30 legal challenges against policies he thought unfair and having incurred HK$40 million in fees, Hong Kong’s “king of judicial reviews” has decided to call it a day. But Kwok Cheuk-kin, 78, said it was more his ... ( read original story ...)

Less interest in Europe and North America Travelzoo Hong Kong has also recommended over 100 deals to Europe and North America during the six months. The collective performance of the two continents is as good as Thailand. "With news about terrorist attacks ... ( read original story ...)

A group of 36 certified divers-cum-photographers were presented with awards on Saturday for their outstanding sub-aqua snaps around Hong Kong waters. The Hong Kong Underwater Photo and Video Competition, co-organised by the government’s Agriculture ... ( read original story ...)

A man from Southeast Asia was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday morning for pushing a cleaner onto a rail track in the town of Yuen Long. The incident was captured on CCTV footage that has since gone viral and which appears to show the 59-year-old female ... ( read original story ...)

From the outside, it looks no different to the skyscrapers that surround it. Looking up, its dishevelled 22-floor facade camouflages itself with its neighbours in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, despite the suburb’s reputation for its luxury malls and boutiques. ( read original story ...)