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December 1st, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Dec 1 (DPA) Jobs are being lost at a rate of nearly 1,000 a week in Hong Kong as the global economic slump rocks the wealthy former British colony, a ...
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November 26th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Nov 26 (DPA) A peeping Tom who fell 10 floors from the window ledge of a high-rise apartment block while filming a woman in a shower has been spared a ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Nov 24 (DPA) Wealthy Hong Kong businessmen are switching from expensive private golf clubs to public courses to keep their handicaps up during the downturn, a news report said Monday.The ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Nov 15 (DPA) Asia's richest woman, according to court testimony, was the lover of a feng shui master for 14 years before leaving him her entire multibillion-US-dollar fortune, a news ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Nov 11 (DPA) Asia's richest woman allegedly gave away her multi-billion-US-dollar fortune to a Hong Kong feng shui master in return for a promise of eternal life, a news report ...
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October 26th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 26 (DPA) Potentially toxic industrial chemical melamine has been found for the first time in eggs imported into Hong Kong from China, a media report said Sunday.The move ...
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October 25th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 25 (DPA) Halal meals, prepared according to strict Islamic guidelines, are being served to Hong Kong Muslims in some public hospitals for the first time, a media report said ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 21 (DPA) Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into an suspected illegal abattoir that is believed to have been used to kill dogs whose meat was sold at ...
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October 19th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 19 (DPA) Up to 2.5 million people could lose their jobs in the Pearl River delta, covering Hong Kong and parts of southern China, by January as a result ...
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September 27th, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Sep 27 (DPA) A jewellery tycoon famed for creating the world's most expensive toilet has died suddenly at his Hong Kong home, a newspaper said Saturday.Lam Sai-wing, 53, the creator ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Sep 25 (Xinhua) China's banking regulator Thursday disclaimed media report that it has asked Chinese banks to halt interbank lending to their US counterparts."The regulator has never, through any channel, issued ...
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September 22nd, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Sep 22 (DPA) Asia is to have its own version of the Eurovision song contest in 2009 with India and at least six other countries and territories taking part, a ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Aug 25 (DPA) The billionaire owner of kung fu legend Bruce Lee's last home warned Monday he would scuttle plans for a museum at the site if Hong Kong's government ...
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August 19th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Aug 19 (DPA) A Hong Kong cabbie bit off the fingertip of a drunk passenger who refused to clean up vomit from the taxi, a court report said Tuesday.The fingertip ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, Aug 14 (DPA) An 11-year-old girl gang member pleaded guilty before a Hong Kong court after a crime spree involving three burglaries and two robberies, a news report said Thursday. ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Beijing, Aug 12 (DPA) Chinese journalists reporting on the Olympic Games have been ordered to avoid sensitive issues, including Tibetan or Falungong protests, journalists said Tuesday. "We were advised that we shouldn't ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, Aug 7 (DPA) Three human rights activists have been denied entry into Hong Kong just days before the start of the Olympic Games, a media report said Thursday. The move, ...
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July 19th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, July 19 (DPA) Flags, banners, leaflets or any material promoting political or commercial causes will be banned from venues holding the Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong, a media report ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
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By Till Faehnders
Beijing, July 3 (DPA) The year of the Beijing Olympics could decide whether China's economic boom is bound to last. "Clouds are now forming over China's economy," warned Stephen Green, ...
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June 16th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, June 16 (DPA) One third of parents in Hong Kong have gambling habit and regularly bet on horse racing and soccer matches, a survey published Monday claimed. The survey, carried ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, June 13 (DPA) A Chinese woman caught shoplifting in Hong Kong said she had lost most of her immediate family in the Sichuan earthquake and was stealing goods for surviving ...
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June 9th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, June 9 (DPA) A candlelight vigil held yearly in Hong Kong to mark the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square was covered for the ...
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May 22nd, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 22 (DPA) The former Hong Kong home of kung fu legend Bruce Lee is to be sold to raise money for China's earthquake relief effort, a news report said ...
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May 16th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Sydney, May 16 (DPA) China has approached Australian companies to team up for a billion-dollar share raid on giant miner BHP Billiton, news reports said Friday. A tilt at the world's biggest ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 11 (DPA) The sighting of two rarely seen tropical birds in Hong Kong could be due to climate change, bird experts here have said. The birds - a great ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 7 (DPA) Hong Kong has said it would not welcome anyone who planned to disrupt proceedings or "damage the solemnity of the Olympic Games", an official document revealed Wednesday. ...
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May 3rd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 3 (DPA) A high-profile millionaire Hong Kong businessman was beginning a community service order Saturday after escaping jail for drunkenly groping two male taxi drivers. Stephen Gan Fock-wai, known ...
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April 22nd, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, April 22 (DPA) A 33-year-old man appeared in court for slapping the face of Hong Kong's Ugly Betty actress Angela Tong and telling her not to be nosy, local media ...
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April 10th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, April 10 (DPA) More than 30,000 passengers holding tickets valued at Hong Kong $300 million ($38.5 million) have been affected by the collapse of Hong Kong's first long-haul budget airline, ...
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April 6th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, April 6 (DPA) China has stopped issuing multiple-entry visas to foreigners travelling from Hong Kong until after the Olympics, a news report said Sunday. The issuing of visas is also ...
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