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The Hong Kong section of the multibillion-dollar bridge linking the city to Zhuhai and Macau is on track for completion by the end of this year, as three sections of a key 12km highway, which will eventually lead to the bridge, will be fully connected this ... ( read original story ...)

FIFTEEN passengers were injured on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong after a serious stall alert last Friday, it has just emerged. Authorities will now begin a serious incident investigation after a ‘stick shaker’ warning activated on the ... ( read original story ...)

If the mandarins in the Hong Kong government are to be believed, the city is “shining ever brighter… up on the world stage” and they are “astounding the world as we always have”. But the overly sunny picture painted in a new song released by the ... ( read original story ...)

The drama unfolded about 110km south east of Hong Kong last Friday after flight QF29 took off from Melbourne. The 'stick-shaker' device causes the aircraft's control stick to vibrate noisily to warn the pilot of an imminent stall. It takes a physical ... ( read original story ...)

A new song released by the Hong Kong government to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover has been subjected to merciless mockery by music lovers, who branded it “fake” and “scary”. Hong Kong Our Home, which is just one minute long yet ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong - A Hong Kong lawmaker was arrested Wednesday for "desecrating" the Chinese and Hong Kong flags by turning them upside down in parliament, in charges he said were designed to suppress anti-Beijing sentiment. Cheng Chung-tai upended small China ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police have seized a haul of fake euro notes with a face value of more than HK$16 million in a five-star Tsim Sha Tsui hotel. A 39-year-old employee at the Intercontinental Grand Stanford on Mody Road contacted police at 10.39am on Tuesday after ... ( read original story ...)

A new species of crab smaller than a thumbnail has been discovered in Hong Kong. The micro crustacean has been named Haberma Tingkok after the city's Tingkok area, which is thought to be the crab's only habitat in the world. Different than other ... ( read original story ...)

The movie, which takes place on the eve of the Hong Kong's 1997 handover from Britain, also took home awards for best director and best actor on Sunday evening. News sites in mainland China downplayed their coverage, which Hong Kong media speculated was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong crime film Trivisa – which is banned in mainland China – scooped the Best Film award at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, the city’s answer to the Oscars. It took a total of five awards on Sunday night – the largest number among all ... ( read original story ...)

Yeung Ka-lun, 32, was pictured in news footage torching a taxi during the February 2016 unrest, which tapped into fears that Beijing is tightening its grip on Hong Kong. During clashes dubbed the "fishball revolution", police fired warning shots in the air ... ( read original story ...)

Where to play The good news is, you don't need to be part of a Hong Kong family to get in on the action. Dim Sum Library-- a new restaurant in the Admiralty District's Pacific Place Mall, near Central -- provides a contemporary atmosphere with cocktails ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's homegrown property companies are being edged out of their own market and are looking overseas to do business. Local developer David Chiu, chairman of Far East Consortium International (HKSE:0035.HK - News), said he had become increasingly ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Tramways has suspended an internal programme aimed at improving on-road tram efficiency following Thursday’s accident, which left 14 injured. An internal Hong Kong Tramways’ (HKT) notice, obtained by Apple Daily, explained that tram journeys ... ( read original story ...)