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Singapore’s three-year decline in home prices could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong. So says Cushman & Wakefield Inc., which expects the slide in the city-state’s home prices to end this year as foreign investors turned off by ... ( read original story ...)

As Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, aka CY Leung, delivers his swansong policy address on Wednesday, focus will turn to how his replacement deals with an increasingly assertive China. Leung isn't expected to announce any grand measures at his ... ( read original story ...)

“This issue matters to the well-being of our next generation and warrants serious deliberation of its pros and cons by society,” Leung said, pointing out that only 7 per cent of land in Hong Kong was zoned for housing while country parks accounted for ... ( read original story ...)

With less than six months to go before retiring, Hong Kong’s controversial leader sought to claim his legacy in his swansong policy speech yesterday, proposing plans ranging from economic development to sports to show he was not heading a lame-duck ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong actor Andy Lau has been injured while working in Thailand. A statement from his representative said the 55-year-old actor fell off a horse and injured his pelvis on the set of a commercial Tuesday. The statement thanked people who expressed their ... ( read original story ...)

"Of course Yellen's comment is not good news for Hong Kong stocks," said Linus Yip, a Hong Kong-based strategist at First Shanghai Securities. Still, he thought a bigger factor explaining Thursday's drop would be that the previous day's rally might have ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's outgoing leader warned in his farewell policy speech Wednesday that independence for the Chinese-controlled territory is not possible. In his annual address to the legislature, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said that Hong Kong is an ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's outgoing leader warned in his farewell policy speech Wednesday that independence for the Chinese-controlled territory is not possible. In his annual address to the legislature, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said that Hong Kong is an ... ( read original story ...)

Now that Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has declared her bid for the chief executive post and pundits have labelled her Beijing’s preferred candidate, she must be a shoo-in for the job, a novice watcher of Hong Kong politics might be tempted to conclude. ( read original story ...)

He also argued the decision had violated his right to be treated with respect for dignity, which is protected by the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance. Longhair Long Haired No More, HK Says No to Same-Sex Marriages, and Occupy Central “Civil Referendum ... ( read original story ...)

Seven football-sized raw jade stones have been confiscated in Hong Kong in a joint anti-smuggling operation on Monday night, with the suspected smugglers evading arrest by speedboat. Officers are trying to establish the value of the haul that was believed ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)