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People from mainland flock to Hong Kong to scoop up insurance deals

A fresh shopping craze of people from the Chinese mainland is unfolding in Hong Kong, but this time the seasoned shoppers are not after luxuries, but insurance, reports the Securities Times.

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Beijing revises RQFII rule in bid to attract more foreign investment in A shares

Beijing has offered yet another olive branch to overseas institutions by relaxing rules governing the renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme, effectively giving foreign investors greater flexibility and freedom in buying mainland Chinese A shares.

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HK voters elect 70 legislators for 6th term Legislative Council

​Seventy lawmakers have been elected to the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), according to Hong Kong's Electoral Affairs Commission Monday evening.

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Mainland rebukes "Hong Kong independence" activities during legislature election

​The mainland underscored its "resolute opposition" against any form of "Hong Kong independence" activities inside or outside of the special administrative region's (SAR) Legislative Council (LegCo), according to an official statement on Monday.

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Fire breaks out fruit market in Hong Kong

​Firefighters were battling a huge blaze engulfing a fruit market in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon.

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End of the road: Uber to halt taxi and van services in Hong Kong

Car-hailing firm Uber is putting the brakes on its taxi and van ­services in Hong Kong, effective from Monday, citing the need to shift focus to the ride-sharing business and phase out underused services.

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Shenzhen-HK stock connect expected to start by November: Official

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program is expected to start in mid or late November, an official with the Chinese securities watchdog said Tuesday.

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Health alert after HK's first local case of dengue fever confirmed

Some 81 people in the city have been treated for the mosquito-borne disease this year in the city, however 79 of those were classified as imported cases, with one still under investigation

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Mainland Olympians' visit to boost HK people's love for sports: official

The three-day visit of a delegation of Chinese mainland Olympians is expected to boost Hong Kong people's love for sports, said a Chinese official on Saturday.

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Chinese Olympians receive raucous, rapturous reception in Hong Kong

China’s Olympic medallists touched down at Hong Kong International Airport just before noon on Saturday, marking the start of a highly anticipated three-day visit to the city.

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Fang Xinghai: ensure launch of SZ-HK Stock Connect within 2016

In order to advance preparatory work about Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Fang Xinghai, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and head of special working group of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, recently held a work conference, at which Shenzhen and Hong Kong exchanges, China Securities Depository and Clearing Company Limited (CSDC) and some securities companies report progress of preparatory work and suggestions and will make deployment on relevant work so as to introduce the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect within the year.

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Alipay awarded payment license in HK

Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Financial on Thursday said its popular payment service Alipay has received a third-party payment license in Hong Kong.

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Britain looks to Hong Kong and mainland China for post-Brexit trade talks

British MP and head of parliamentary committee on China relations Richard Graham says negotiations on new trade agreement should begin immediately

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HKEX set to launch circuit breaker to control volatility

Brokers says volatility control mechanism is unlikely to cause a repeat of China’s circuit breaker chaos in January

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Shenzhen-Hong Kong link benefits HK more: China Daily

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect may benefit the Hong Kong stock market more than Shenzhen's due to valuation concerns, the foreign exchange factor and value-hunting.

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APD Campus Reporters | Behind the prosperity, another life in Hong Kong: low-end globalization in Chungking Mansions

By examining the complicated relationship between migrants from developing societies and their economic activities, Gordon Mathews has defined Chungking Mansions as a ghetto located within the golden mile in Tsim Sha Tsui. The “ghetto” refers that it is located in Hong Kong, but it does not belong to Hong Kong.