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27th Hong Kong Book Fair opens, featuring Chinese martial arts literature

The 27th Hong Kong Book Fair opened here on Wednesday, with Chinese martial arts literature as its overarching theme, highlighting Hong Kong's influence on the genre since the 1950s and 60s.

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80 pct quota of China's Southbound Trading utilized in H1

Over the past few months, the quota of the Southbound Trading of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was consumed rapidly with the drive of accelerated capital flows from the Mainland to Hong Kong. As of July 18, 201.8 billion yuan southbound quota was utilized, accounting for 80.72 percent of the total.

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Apple Pay debuts to select credit card holders in Hong Kong

​Apple’s contactless payment system enables transactions at merchants with supporting point-of-sale terminals

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Hi-tech installations aim to clear the smog from Hong Kong and other big cities

The CityTree and Smog Free Tower out of Europe are among the latest sustainable ideas to combat air pollution

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HK's brokerages to be surveyed on dark pool compliance

Hong Kong’s financial market regulator is querying brokerages and banks about their compliance with dark pool rules, according to people who have seen the questionnaire.

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HK leaders support declaration acknowledging China’s sovereignty

Political leaders in the SAR say they support a decision by the Electoral Affairs Commission to ask candidates intending to take part in September’s legislature election to sign a form acknowledging Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China.

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HK’s new gold rush: “Big Mother” investors from mainland China buy big as yuan falls and global economy shudders

China imported five times more gold from Hong Kong in May amid global and regional economic and geopolitical uncertainties, with gold traders expecting the trend to continue as prices keep rising and investors keep buying as a hedge to the falling value of the Chinese yuan.

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Rio here I come: Hong Kong golf sensation Tiffany Chan seals qualification for the Olympics

​Twenty-two-year-old confirmed in the top 60 eligible players and will take on the world’s best

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Capitals flow to HK market, H shares of banking sector constantly favored

Data of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect shows that the southbound trade of mainland capital speeds up in recent period with red-chip stocks including Chinese financial stocks frequently bought.

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Official: Govt won't swerve on HK

The director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Wang Guangya, said the central government will maintain the "One Country, Two Systems" principle unswervingly and will do nothing to jeopardize it.

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In race to be Asia's fintech hub, Singapore leads Hong Kong

A general view of the skyline of the central business district in Singapore June 29, 2016. Picture taken June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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HK strongly rejects U.S. human trafficking report

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government on Thursday strongly rejected Hong Kong's grading in the U.S. Department of State's "2016 Trafficking in Persons Report" (TIP report).

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Stories behind Hong Kong's street names: Spring Garden Lane and its "big number brothels"

​The street was named by British settlers for its natural springs, but the Chinese name refers to spring the season. Long a red-light district, the street hosted a market for a time, but little of its past remains

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HK bridge ready for pavement

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge moved a step closer to completion on Wednesday morning as two main bridge structures were connected.

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Mainland, Hong Kong police to enhance two-way reporting

Authorities from the mainland and Hong Kong Special Administration Region (SAR) agreed to consultations on enhancing a two-way reporting mechanism launched in 2000.

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After Brexit, Bex’s it: David Beckham back in Hong Kong

As Britain heads into unchartered political and economic waters, football and fashion star David Beckham headed to Hong Kong, arriving last night for the 90th anniversary celebrations of British label Kent & Curwen.

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Hong Kong industrial building blaze "largely put out" after raging for over 100 hours

A deadly fire that engulfed an industrial building in Hong Kong's East Kowloon was "largely put out" late Saturday night after burning for over 100 hours and killing two firefighters.