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Poll backs Gov’t housing policy CE
Chief Executive CY Leung says a recent survey has shown Hong Kong people support a development project such as the planned North East New Territories New Development Area.Speaking to the media today, Mr Leung said Chinese University yesterday unveiled a survey on people's opinion of Hong Kong's land supply.He said about 80% of respondents believe Hong Kong has a land-supply shortage ...
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Hong Kong investigates Snowdens NSA hacking claims
Protesters rally in Hong Kong to support Snowden: Hundreds of protesters stage a rally in rain-hit Hong Kong to urge the city's government not to extradite former spy Edward Snowden, and slam the US for its surveillance ...
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HK dissidents dream refuge
Whistleblower Edward Snowden explained his decision to leak sensitive secrets and seek refuge in Hong Kong because, in his words, this city "has a strong tradition of free speech" and "a long tradition of protesting in the streets". He said he would leave his fate to be decided by the people of Hong Kong. Some would consider this as "youthful naivete or sheer ...
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Hang Seng down by break
(40 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks slipped 0.64 percent by the end of morning trade as profit-takers moved in after a healthy rally in the previous session. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 135.81 points to 21,090.09 on turnover of HK$33.26 ...
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Passengers aboard flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey bound paranoid mans hands feet after poison claims
A battle is brewing between the federal government and the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association over the issue of making fuel economy labels on new vehicles ...
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Hong Kong Stocks Drop on China Housing GCL-Poly Plunges
home prices will limit the scope for monetary easing. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. plunged after a unit of China's sovereign-wealth fund agreed to sell a stake in the company. GCL-Poly sank 12 percent after Chengdong Investment Corp. offered 1.2 billion shares in the largest maker of materials used in solar ...
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Hang Seng dips Shanghai edges up
(1 hr 1 min ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 0.74 percent lower as investors awaited a Federal Reserve meeting for clues on whether it will soon start to reel in its massive stimulus spending. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 156.54 points to 21,069.36 in the first minutes of trade. In Shanghai shares were up slightly in early trading, lifted by overnight gains in US stocks, dealers said. The ...
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Hong Kong stocks off as China banks property down
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday pulled back after a two-day rally amid uncertainty over the pace of the U.S. Federal Reserve's bond purchases, with Chinese property developers dropping after another strong monthly increase in home prices on the mainland. The Hang Seng ...
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Man Involved in Hong Kong Assault Had Ties to Communist Front Group
A man suspected of beating an elderly man with a chair was ordered into a Hong Kong prison on Monday. Prior to that, he admitted that he was working under the aegis of the Hong Kong Youth Care Association, a front group associated with an extralegal agency run by the Chinese Communist Party. Guan Ziang, 39, was charged for being one of four men to assault a 53-year-old Mr. Chen on June 6, when ...
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Hong Kongs Hang Seng Index down 0.5 early but Shanghai Composite up 0.2
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday pulled back after a two-day rally amid uncertainty over the pace of the U.S. Federal Reserve's bond purchases, with Chinese property developers dropping after another strong monthly increase in home prices on ...
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Hong Kong shares to open down 0.6 pct GCL-Poly Energy plunges
HONG KONG, June 18 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:25pm EDT HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares were poised to start lower on Tuesday, with GCL-Poly Energy Holdings diving 11.4 percent, more than the 9.1 percent discount from its Monday close on news that a substantial shareholder priced a stake sale. The Hang Seng Index was set to open down 0.6 percent at 21,102.6 points. The China ...
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China says US should explain surveillance claims
indicating whether or not the specified user agent represents a smart phone. * If any of the regular expressions are updated then they should be updated in ...
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China Securities Finance Holding Company Limited Commences Operation in Hong Kong
Aims to Enter Global Capital MarketsActively Strives for International Growth Hong Kong, June 17, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - China Securities (International) Finance Holding Company Limited ("CSCI" or the "Company") has announced the commencement of its operations in Hong Kong. The occasion was marked by a grand opening ceremony and a celebration cocktail reception at Exchange ...
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Whistleblower Edward Snowdens father asks him to stop leaking information
Lonnie Snowden, father of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, in an interview with Fox News says his son is "a man of principle" but appealed to him "not release any more ...
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Hong Kong flight with passenger who claimed everybody poisoned lands in NJ police greet plane
NEWARK, N.J. - A flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. The man stood up during the flight to make the claim but there was no indication that any passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 116 were actually poisoned, an FBI spokesman said. After the ...
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Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Volume Dropped in May
reported that Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 121,529 metric tons of cargo and mail in May, down 1.5 percent year-over-year.The monthly cargo and mail load factor dropped by 1.2 percentage points to 61.1 percent. Capacity, measured in available cargo and mail metric ton kilometers, slid 0.1 percent, while cargo and mail revenue metric ton kilometers decreased 2 percent.In the first ...
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Edward Snowden US wont be able to cover up by murdering me
Edward Snowden, the US intelligence whistleblower, has declared that the US government will not be able to cover up his revelations about its vast data-collection programme "by jailing or murdering ...
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China rejects spy claims against Snowden
BEIJING - A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman on Monday described as "sheer nonsense" claims that a former US intelligence contractor who is hiding in Hong Kong was an agent of China. Hua Chunying made the comment at a daily press briefing after former US vice president Dick Cheney expressed suspicion Sunday that ...
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5 Hong Kong Hideouts for Snowden
As Prism leaker Edward Snowden has discovered to his cost, a well-known Hong Kong hotel like the Mira is no place to go to ground. So where would a young white American whistle-blower really go in this city, if he wanted to avoid detection? Edward, if you're reading this, use the local knowledge of TIME's Hong Kong office and hunker down in one of these five ...
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Snowden case to be handled lawfully CE
Chief Executive CY Leung says the Government will handle the Edward Snowden case in strict accordance with Hong Kong's law and established procedures, and the facts.He made the statement to reporters today after attending a function at the Convention & Exhibition Centre.He said the Government understands public concern over Hong Kong's Internet security and will follow up on ...
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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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