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Hong Kong’s pan-democrats have suggested some ways the city’s new leader could try to mend ties with their camp after her good start suddenly went sour over a court ruling unseating four pro-democracy lawmakers. While the lawsuit was orchestrated by ... ( read original story ...)

Inside his 60 sq ft cell in the notorious New Bilibid Prison in Manila, convicted Hong Kong drug offender Tang Lung-wai completed a mission impossible – writing a book detailing his ordeal in the Philippines over the past 17 years. He wrote that he was ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of mourners marched through the heart of Hong Kong in a candlelight vigil for Chinese Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, sending a powerful message to Beijing as it tries to erase his legacy. Liu died on Thursday at the age of 61, less than a ... ( read original story ...)

About a third of female respondents surveyed by a Hong Kong political party said they were victims of actual or attempted indecent assault on the MTR, but just one in 10 had actually reported it to police. The pro-establishment Democratic Alliance for the ... ( read original story ...)

Lam was allowed back to Hong Kong last year on condition that he pick up a hard disk listing bookstore customers and return. Lam said he had been saddened by the news of Liu's death but would not lose hope for the future of Hong Kong. "If the timeframe you ... ( read original story ...

Thousands of mourners took to the streets of central Hong Kong as they carried out a candle vigil in memory of pro-democracy Chinese dissident and Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. Liu died on Thursday at the age of 61, less than a month after he was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats have listed out what the city’s new ... of four lawmakers - South China Morning… https://t.co/ZpwmAxIrwc 2 hours ago Hong Kong News #HongKong pan-democrats list ways Carrie Lam could mend ties after ouster of four lawmakers ... ( read original story ...)

It took 10 years of talks for Hong Kong to pass an antitrust law. But about 18 months after it took effect, the city’s Competition Commission has seen multiple senior departures as it battles to change a culture of price controls and quasi-legal cartels. ( read original story ...)

Liverpool touched down in Hong Kong on Monday as pre-season preparations stepped up a notch ahead of the Premier League Asia Trophy tournament later this week. Watch the Reds' arrival now in our free clip. ( read original story ...)

The BBC's Hong Kong correspondent Juliana Liu said the crowd waiting outside the court went silent after news emerged the four had been disqualified. Some members of the public cried and embraced each other in response to the ruling. The court's move comes ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's high court on Friday removed four opposition lawmakers from the city's legislative assembly after it invalidated their oaths of office. A former British colony, Hong Kong became a Chinese territory 20 years ago under a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)

Unlike on the Chinese mainland, where the entirely state-controlled media were forbidden to mention his name, Liu became a prominent figure within the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong following his imprisonment in 2009 and award of the Nobel Peace Prize ... ( read original story ...)