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HONG KONG: Hong Kong is home to a host of democracy activists angering China but one rabble-rouser – a silver-haired former radio host – has been embraced by Beijing for targeting supporters of a split from the mainland. Straight-talking and a seasoned ... ( read original story ...)

A model in Hong Kong live-streamed her suicidal attempt on her Facebook account last night after experiencing stress and relationship problems with a married man. Fortunately, Yoyo Ng Shuk Yi, 28, was rescued after a passer-by saw her filming herself ... ( read original story ...)

The former No 2 official considered Beijing’s preferred choice for Hong Kong next leader officially declared her bid for the city’s top job yesterday, promising good governance with greater transparency and “new blood” in her cabinet. Carrie Lam ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - An appeal bid by two anti-China lawmakers against their disqualification from Hong Kong's parliament was rejected Monday, as the activists declared "war" on the authorities. Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching are part of a new movement calling for ... ( read original story ...)

China on Monday approved the resignations of two of Hong Kong's top officials, including its financial ... the city's chief secretary, the official Xinhua news agency said. The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997, and its next leader ... ( read original story ...)

A Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan ... show fire and smoke rising from the rubble of destroyed buildings. One witness told AFP news agency: "The plane crashed into the houses. It killed entire families. ( read original story ...)

A Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 32 people, most of them on the ground, say officials. The Boeing 747 crashed into homes near Manas airport, about 25km (15 miles) north of the capital, Bishkek, the Kyrgyz ... ( read original story ...)

“And I really do not want to send her to a care home as I do not want her to feel useless and abandoned.” The demand for Hong Kong’s long-term nursing facilities had been on the rise amid an aging population and is projected to double from about ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will need to build close to 50 care homes for the elderly each year in the future unless it acts now to cut demand by providing more community care, a social welfare expert has warned. Dr Law Chi-kwong, an associate professor at the University of ... ( read original story ...)

The 71-year-old Hong Kong airline is under pressure to combat aggressive state-supported mainland carriers, and to position itself against an "open skies" deal signed last month between China and Australia. Cathay scrapped its second-half profit forecast ... ( read original story ...)

Polls commissioned by medical sector lawmaker Dr Pierre Chan showed resounding opposition to controversial government reforms making it easier for foreign doctors to practice in Hong Kong. Between November last year and this month, the general public ... ( read original story ...)

“We are definitely not here to be kingmakers,” Tai, a legal scholar at the University of Hong Kong, said. “We just hope that all Hongkongers can participate in such an important event.” The chief executive race heated up last week after Chief ... ( read original story ...)

Alliance of Ex-mentally Ill of Hong Kong vice-director Philip Wong Man-lip said it was not uncommon for patients with mental illness to be the subject of harassment, and medical staff might not take their complaints seriously due to their illness. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s aspiring female chefs should not be put off by the industry’s unsociable hours, the heavy physical labour on the job, and the sexism which often abounds in the kitchen, some of the city’s leading female chefs have said. The trio of chefs ... ( read original story ...)