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Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Monday it's laying off nearly 600 staff at its headquarters as it faces rising competition from rival carriers and tough business conditions. The airline said it plans to axe about 190 managers, or a quarter of ... ( read original story ...)

The plight of the low-paid in Hong Kong has been laid bare by the Latte Index – a new indicator developed by an academic that measures how many cups of coffee the lowest paid can afford to buy. Professor Paul Yip Siu-fai, of the University of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

About 50 per cent of Hong Kong parents and adult children living under a single roof clash at least once a week, a survey by a family care group has found, with issues such as allowance, division of household chores, and lack of privacy among the main reasons. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying fired yet another broadside at an opposition lawmaker on Sunday, saying that Kenneth Leung’s role in a probe into the UGL saga involving his financial dealings was “an example of how Hong Kong’s politics have ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s incoming leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor revealed her softer side in a rare interview aired on Sunday, advising parents to value time spent with their children, while recalling her marriage on December 19, 1984 – the same day as the ... ( read original story ...)

A record turnout of more than 17,600 visitors, 3.5 per cent more than the previous year, attended Entrepreneur Day on 19-20 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the two ... ( read original story ...)

The plane took off at 1.49 AM with 244 passengers on board from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad and was scheduled to land at Hong Kong airport at 9.40 AM. The twin engine Airbus A330-300 plane, however, returned to the airport after a bird ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is quite rightly regarded as one of the best in the world. On an average weekday it moves more than 5.5 million passengers, with a punctuality rate of 99.9% - a figure most Australian rail users can only dream of. ( read original story ...)

PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, CHINA – As a 30-km (19-mile) bridge between Hong Kong and China across the Pearl River estuary nears completion, Chinese officials are hoping it will bring more than economic integration at a time of growing tension between the two ... ( read original story ...)

As the construction sector looks to turn a positive corner in Asia, Hong Kong looks at ways to reduce industry costs ... (c) 1998-2017 Iranian Students' News Agency - ISNA Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)., source Middle East & North ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong students at universities in Britain are rushing to register to vote ahead of the upcoming UK general election, as the race heats up to decide the country’s next prime minister. There are an estimated 30,000 Hongkongers studying in UK ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader on Saturday launched a broadside at an opposition lawmaker investigating his past business dealings, saying he had combed through three years’ worth of the legislator’s Facebook posts to conclude there was no evidence against him. ( read original story ...)

There is hope finally for a grieving Hong Kong couple whose miscarried son was designated as “clinical waste” by a public hospital, locking them in a heartbreaking bureaucratic battle to get his body back. The couple have now been informed they can get ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong continues to face a water supply crisis and the government has failed to introduce urgent water tariff reforms which can significantly reduce wastage, campaigners have said. A report by public policy think tank Civic Exchange – titled The ... ( read original story ...)