November 3rd, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Nov 3 (DPA) Wealthy Hong Kong may be teetering on the brink of a recession but a prestige car number plate can still fetch more than $46,000, auctioneers said Monday.The ...
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October 28th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 28 (DPA) Asian markets rebounded as investors hunted for bargains Tuesday, with Hong Kong making the greatest recovery of more than 14 percent just a day after seeing their ...
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October 24th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 24 (DPA) Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index slumped 8.3 percent Friday to plunge below 13,000 points, closing at 12,618.38, its lowest level in four years.The index shed 1,142 ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 21 (Xinhua) Hong Kong shares opened on a positive note Tuesday following the hopes that China will soon launch measures to boost its economy and markets, but finished ...
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October 6th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Oct 6 (DPA) Hong Kong share prices fell by more than three percent Monday morning as investors across the region joined in a sell-off over fears the financial turmoil in ...
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September 30th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Sep 30 (DPA) Hong Kong shares staged a remarkable turnaround to end Tuesday in positive territory after losing more than 6 percent of their value in the first minutes of ...
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September 29th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Hong Kong, Sep 29 (DPA) Hong Kong shares slumped by more than four percent Monday as the bailout deal for the US economy failed to excite officials in the former British colony.The ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS)) A city court Saturday held two cab drivers guilty of raping, killing and looting an Australian tourist in the Indian capital, a crime that had made headlines ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Hong Kong, July 16 (Xinhua) The Bank of China (BOC) Wednesday officially released the Olympics commemorative bank notes in Hong Kong dollar. The BOC Hong Kong issued 3.14 million sets of 20 ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, July 3 (DPA) Smokers in Hong Kong are soon to face a new spot fine of almost $200 for lighting up illegally in public. Legislators in the city of 6.9 ...
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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 11th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Kuala Lumpur, June 11 (ANI): Chinese actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai is set to exchange wedding vows with more than decade long girlfriend actress Carina Lau Ka Ling in what is ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 28 (DPA) All money from the annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong next week marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square massace will go to China's earthquake victims, organisers said Wednesday. ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 14 (DPA) Hong Kong legislators Wednesday voted to send nearly $45 million to help the victims of the earthquake in China's Sichuan province. At a meeting of the finance ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, May 13 (DPA) Hong Kong Tuesday pledged 300 million Hong Kong dollars ($38.4 million) in aid and volunteer rescue teams for the victims of the earthquake in China's Sichuan province. ...
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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 19th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, April 19 (DPA) A high-profile millionaire Hong Kong businessman was facing jail Saturday after being convicted of groping two male taxi drivers. Stephen Gan Fock-wai, known as the Prince of ...
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April 11th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Hong Kong, April 11 (Xinhua) A 72.22 carat diamond has fetched 80 million Hong Kong dollars ($10.26 million) at a Sotheby's auction here, making it one of the most expensive jewels sold ...
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April 9th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Hong Kong, April 9 (DPA) Hong Kong's first long-haul budget airline, Oasis, was Wednesday rumoured to be about to shut down operations just 18 months after its launch. The award-winning airline, which ...
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April 2nd, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
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(Olympic Games Snippets)
DPA
Hong Kong, April 2 (DPA) Horses competing in the Olympic Games in August are to be pampered in six-star, luxury stables complete with play rooms and warm and cold showers, ...
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