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Shuttler Sai Praneeth upsets second seed in Singapore
After sending Taufik Hidayat into retirement, India's B. Sai Praneeth caused another big upset by defeating second seed Yun Hu of Hong Kong in the men's singles first round of the Singapore Open Super Series here Wednesday. The 20-year-old Sai, ranked 61 in the world, thrashed World No.4 Hu 21-9, 21-10 in exactly half an hour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to level his head-to-head to ...
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Hang Seng Shanghai take a hit
(43 mins ago) Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks sank today after data showed manufacturing activity in China contracted for a second straight month in June. The benchmark Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong ended down 2.85 percent, or 598.27 points, at 20,388.62 on turnover of HK$75.34 billion. Stocks in Shanghai closed down 2.77 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slumped 59.43 points to ...
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Hong Kong shares close down 2.9 pct at 9-month low
HONG KONG, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:09am EDT HONG KONG, June 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares tumbled to their lowest in nine months on Thursday, with interest rate-sensitive counters sliding after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled a tapering of stimulus and cyclicals hurt by a weak China factory activity survey. The Hang Seng Index ended down 2.9 percent at 20,382.9 points, its ...
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Hong Kong authorities investigate Snowden’s claims on U.S. cyber attacks
HONG KONG, June 20. /ITAR-TASS reporter Alexander Zyuzin /. An investigation into allegations of former CIA employee Edward Snowden that U.S. intelligence has been carrying out cyber attacks against local websites for a long time has begun in Hong Kong. This was reported by Hong Kong police. Experts conduct 24/7 monitoring of the main traffic exchange center, created and governed by the Chinese ...
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Langham Hospitality Group Offers Meeting Planners Double The Extra Mile For Third Consecutive Year
HONG KONG, June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Langham Hospitality Group presents exclusive offer "Double the Extra Mile" to reward event planners and organisers for the third consecutive year when they host qualified events at its participating hotels. The offer is applicable for events booked between 1 July and 30 September 2013 and to be held within 1 July and 31 December 2013. ...
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Hong Kong national killed in train-car accident in Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu (The Star/ANN) - Original title: Hong Kong national involved in a train-car accident in Kota Kinabalu dies The 50-year-old Hong Kong national who was involved in a train-car accident in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on Wednesday evening has died. He succumbed to his injuries several hours after the 5.40pm crash at Jalan Lintas while on his way to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport I ...
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Views sought on Kai Tak design contest
A two-month public engagement is set to gauge views on the upcoming Kai Tak Fantasy - International Ideas Competition on Urban Planning & Design.The Development Bureau's Energising Kowloon East Office's head Raymond Lee told reporters opinions on the competition's urban planning and design requirements are welcomed.The office will hold a public consultation meeting on July 27, ...
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Hang Seng Nikkei dive on Fed comments
(20 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo and Hong Kong plunged today following comments by the US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke overnight. In Tokyo, the Nikkei fell 1.08 percent by the break. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 143.69 points to 13,101.53, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was 0.93 percent, or 10.32 points, lower at 1,096.25. The Hang Seng Index dived 2.4 percent to ...
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Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong on June 19
The gold price in Hong Kong moved down 100 HK dollars to close at 12,750 HK dollars per tael on Wednesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.The price is equivalent to 1,379.20 US dollars a troy ounce, down 10.82 US dollars at the latest exchange rate of 1 US dollar against 7.76 HK ...
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Hong Kong warns of vitamin C knock-off
Hong Kong health authorities have issued a warning that a popular medicine on the mainland may contain ingredients that do not match what is listed on the bottle. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Hong Kong Department of Health said it suspects the product may have caused a woman to suffer a breakdown of muscle fibers. According to the department, the suspicious product's label shows ...
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Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets
WITH four daily nonstop Cathay Pacific flights to Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, it is easy to get to Hong Kong and explore it at leisure. We uncover some of Hong Kong's best kept secrets from the eyes (and ears) of Cathay Pacific Airways country manager for Malaysia and Brunei, Melody Keung. Q. In the midst of a concrete jungle, where is the best place to go for outdoor activities on ...
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Hong Kong stocks down after Fed ahead of China data Hang Seng Index down 1.4
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China's manufacturing sector has slowed further in June, according to HSBC's preliminary results from its monthly survey, released Thursday. The "flash" version of HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a nine-month low of ...
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Hang Seng slumps 1.5pc
(34 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong tumbled 1.52 percent at the open after the US Federal Reserve signalled it would likely begin curbing its huge bond-buying programme later this year. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 318.09 points to 20,668.80 in the first few minutes of ...
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Hong Kong firm buys into London site
A historic Hong Kong hotel business is poised to make its first move into London after agreeing to spend 132.5m on a half-share of a new site near Hyde Park ...
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Lai Unfazed By Attack
Security at Next Media in Tseung Kwan O has been stepped up after the Kowloon home of its chairman, Jimmy Lai Chee- ying, was attacked in the early hours of ...
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Hong Kongs tourism market recorded an above 16 increase in the number of inbound tourists last year
The Hong Kong tourism market has recovered after a brief decline due to the financial downturn in 2009, with international arrivals to the country registering healthy growth between 2008 and 2012. Hong Kong has a modern and well-developed transport infrastructure. The country's ports provide a natural hub for shipping to and from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The tourism industry ...
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Iceland holds informal talks over Edward Snowden asylum
A representative of Edward Snowden, who exposed US surveillance programmes, has held informal talks with Icelandic officials to sound out the possibility of the country granting asylum to him, the prime minister has ...
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Hong Kong is rolling in more millionaire money than Singapore
In the epic battle between Singapore and Hong Kong to attract money flowing into Asia, Hong Kong is coming back. One telling sign: Hong Kong now has more millionaires than Singapore. According to ...
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The PLA has has much bigger concerns in Hong Kong than what to do about Edward Snowden
East-Asia-Intel.com The case of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden has drawn the world's attention to the extent to which Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership can influence the decision of the authorities of the Hong Kong special administrative region ...
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Snowden adrift in Hong Kong provides tough dilemmas for all involved
For more than 40 years, the US has ensnarled itself in a tradition of "exposure for the public good." It started in early 1970s with a defense analyst named Daniel Ellsberg leaking the so-called "Pentagon Papers," exposing the deliberately misleading US policy vis--vis the Vietnam War.This was soon followed by the captivating series of unbelievably detailed write-ups by two ...
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Hong Kong Hit by tax trial reports
STOCKS finished 1.13 per cent lower yesterday, hit by reports that property tax trials will be launched in China this year in a bid to cap soaring prices. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 238.99 points at 20,986.89. Henderson Land Development fell 1.50 per cent to HK$46.05 and New World Development was 2.63 per cent off at HK$11.10. HSBC fell 0.36 per cent to HK$83.75, Cheung Kong fell ...
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Mother arrested for attempted murder
Police have arrested a 46-year-old woman for the attempted murder of her daughter.On June 12, Police found the woman the and the 11-year-old girl lying on the footpath on Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, about 12.40pm.They were sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in a conscious state for treatment.After investigation, Police today arrested the woman for attempted ...
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Security chief Snowden case confidential
Secretary for Security TK Lai says the Edward Snowden case is highly complicated, and said he hoped the public would understand the administration cannot disclose or discuss any details of the case.In a reply to the lawmakers today, Mr Lai said the Government, the industry and all stakeholders should stay highly alert to ensure network security, a matter the whole community should be concerned ...
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CEPA working group meets
The Joint Working Group under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) held its first meeting in Guangzhou yesterday.Representatives of the Hong Kong, Central, and Guangdong Governments held interactive discussions, and tabled positive and constructive recommendations to address issues relating to the implementation of CEPA in Guangdong.The two sides agreed to continue promoting the ...
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Hong Kong June CPI climbs to 5.6 pct on rising rents and pork prices
Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago, higher than the 5.2 percent rise in May, mainly due to the enlarged increases in private housing rentals, as well as the charges for household services and the prices of pork, the city's statistics department said here on Thursday. Netting out the effects of all the one-off relief measures from the ...
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Electoral reform hot topic for Hong Kong
Hong Kong is going through more growing pains, perhaps even the most uncomfortable since the city was handed back to Beijing by Britain. Pro-democracy advocates want to be able to vote for the entire legislative council, a direct challenge to Beijing.
Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997. At that time, Beijing made an agreement with Britain that under a law called the Basic Law, all the civil liberties which were existent in Hong Kong at the time of the hand over would remain in place for at least 50 years, by which time it is envisioned, by the pro-democracy camp at any rate, that the Special Administrative Region will be fully democratic at any rate. Read more
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