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HONG KONG, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 10 hurricane signal, the top level warning, at 9:40 a.m. on Sunday, as typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong after it has left at leas... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A "super typhoon" swirled towards Hong Kong ... and evacuated thousands of offshore oil platform workers, the state news agency, Xinhua, said. "KING OF STORMS" The typhoon, or "K... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - A super typhoon swirled towards Hong ... and evacuated thousands of offshore oil platform workers, the state news agency, Xinhua, said. The typhoon, or “King of Storms”, a... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, Sep 16 (IANS) Hong Kong authorities lifted the storm alert to its highest level on Sunday as typhoon Mangkhut was fast approaching, bringing the city to a standstill as residents prepared f... ( read original story ...)

The No 10 typhoon warning was raised on Sunday morning as Hong Kong dug in for a nerve-racking day under the threat of the most intense storm the world has seen this year. The Observatory issued the N... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A hurricane force "super typhoon" swirled toward Hong Kong and the Chinese coastline on Sunday, gaining in force over the South China sea after hurtling through the Philippines w... ( read original story ...)

The last governor of Hong Kong has called on Britain to speak up more explicitly for the city whenever the principle of “one country, two systems” is being undermined. Chris Patten was addressing a pa... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is gearing up for a surge in the number of mainland Chinese visitors after the high-speed rail link finally opens next weekend, with tickets to the city sold in many destinations across the ... ( read original story ...)

MANILA (Reuters) - A strong typhoon tore across the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday, killing at least three people, wrecking homes and triggering landslides before heading toward Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Soldiers who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941 were recognized at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch on Friday afternoon. A plaque from the Hong Kong Veterans Co... ( read original story ...)

Unbearably muggy weather, windows crossed up with tape and the anticipation of a day off school or work – anyone who has lived through a summer in Hong Kong will know the signs of typhoon season. With ... ( read original story ...)

Living on a boat in Hong Kong is a legally grey area, with laws against it open to “liberal interpretation”, experts have said. The debate over the legality heated up after it was brought to public at... ( read original story ...)

Player and fitness management will be key factors for both teams." India, Pakistan and Hong Kong are in Group A. Hong Kong is led by a player of Indian origin Anshuman Rath. It is a team of semi ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong sociologist has made it her personal mission to shed light on the plight of a marginalised and often misunderstood group of women in the city – prostitutes. “Some 80 per cent of girls we’v... ( read original story ...)