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Hang Seng Shanghai open higher
(28 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 1.3 percent higher following a three-day weekend, reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Street, which ended last week at another all-time high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 301.11 points to 23,383.79 in the first few minutes of trade. Shares in Shanghai were up slightly in early trading due to buying of property stocks, dealers said. The benchmark ...
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Military Attack strikes in Singapore Airlines International Cup
Military Attack, under jockey Zac Purton, wins the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup by 3 3/4 lengths at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday. Military Attack, one of the stars on the Hong Kong circuit this year, extended his winning streak to four races with a convincing victory in Sunday’s $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. A ...
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INSIGHT-Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes
ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...
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On fleeting Hong Kong trips Chinese make frugal fashionable
By Donny Kwok and Lavinia Mo HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 5:00pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour. Wealthy Chinese used to stop over in Hong Kong ...
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SAR `losing edge to mainland cities
Hong Kong's lead as the most competitive city in China is diminishing, although it continues to top the list for the 11th year, according to a study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In its latest "Report on the Competitiveness of Chinese Cities," the academy also predicts the SAR's service industry will be overtaken by the mainland.Following hot on Hong Kong's ...
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Horse Racing Hong Kong horses score double win at SIA Cup
Singapore's most prestigious international horse racing event -- the Singapore Airlines International Cup -- witnessed a Hong Kong double on ...
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Hong Kong dolphins at risk from pollution
Hong Kong's harbour is home to unique pink dolphins, but there are growing concerns pollution is damaging their habitat. The dolphins inhabit some of the busiest waters in the world and so far have overcome the challenges posed by living in such a heavily-used environment. Now, activists fear escalating pollution levels are too much even for them. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports ...
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Horse racing-Hong Kong horses steal the show in Singapore
By Peter Rutherford SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong horses swooped to capture the biggest prizes on the Singapore racing calendar on Sunday, Military Attack romping to an easy win in the S$3 million ($2.39 million)SIA Cup and Lucky Nine landing the S$1 million KrisFlyer Sprint. Military Attack made it four wins on the trot after blowing away a top quality field in the main race at ...
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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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