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The commissioner for the foreign affairs ministry has accused Hong Kong’s most high-profile democracy campaigners of attempting to meddle in China’s internal affairs at a US congressional panel on Wednesday night. The campaigners urged the US to take a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG Hong Kong's next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed on Thursday to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial hub to its "normal course of development". Lam takes office on July 1 after being selected in March amid ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s former immigration director Eric Chan Kwok-ki is set to head the next chief executive’s office, according to incoming leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. Announcing her choice for the chief executive-elect’s office director, Lam said she ... ( read original story ...)

It was about 3pm on March 29. Three workers at the construction site of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge had plunged into the sea and gone missing after a platform they were working on under the viaduct collapsed. “Visibility was low, the water was ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment of colonial rule and inspired by the Cultural Revolution unfolding in China. But although memories of the bomb-strewn chaos of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong faces real dangers of lone wolf-style attacks, with some extremists possibly already having sneaked into the city and planning attacks, the South China Morning Post reports citing the security units. Law enforcement stated on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

A dozen climbers in Hong Kong scrambled up a 60-ft (18-metre) tower covered with plastic buns in an annual contest won by the first man and woman to reach the top with the most buns plucked off the column in their ascent. Nearly 50,000 people flocked to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Extremists inspired by the Islamic State (IS) terror group may have sneaked into Hong Kong or are already lurking in the city, putting anti-terror police on alert to prevent lone wolf-style attacks. Police on Wednesday said the danger was real, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks slipped slightly on Thursday, as a jump in index heavyweight HSBC Holdings largely counterbalanced any bearish sentiment stemming from the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish policy statement. The Hang Seng index fell 0.1 percent, to 24,683.88 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s most high-profile democracy campaigners urged the US at a congressional panel late on Wednesday night to take a tougher stance against Beijing to protect Hong Kong’s freedoms. The city’s last British governor, Chris Patten, joined them as ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Japanese scientists have discovered a new way to make biofuel from rice straw, which may offer a cheaper alternative to chemical methods currently employed. However, due to a lack of research opportunities in the city, a leading scientist in ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese and Hong Kong investors spent £2.9 billion ($3.7 at current exchange rates) -- more than buyers from any other region -- on central London offices in 2016, broker Knight Frank said in a February report cited by Bloomberg News. Other investors have ... ( read original story ...)

A majority of teachers in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools are overwhelmed by the volume of instant messages they get daily from parents and students – not to mention colleagues – affecting their private life and increasing their work stress ... ( read original story ...)

The number of veterinary surgeons in Hong Kong has doubled over the past decade, an industry survey has found. As a result, the vet-to-pet ratio – calculating the number of domesticated cats and dogs in the city – has improved to one for every 620 in ... ( read original story ...)