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HK financial chief says market fluctuations over Brexit manageable

Hong Kong Financial Secretary said the SAR has the "confidence, experience and capability" to fend off market fluctuations caused by Britain's looming exit from the European Union.

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Paying by mobile phone? New payment apps are gearing up to disrupt HK Octopus Card, traditional cheque writing

Mobile payment and digital wallet start-ups in Hong Kong are aiming to convert residents from their reliance on Octopus cards and cheques in a bid to bring the city in line with trends in mainland China as Apple’s Apple Pay is set to launch in the city.

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Hong Kong should brace itself for "large" fallout from a Brexit, says leader CY Leung

Chief executive says the impact on Hong Kong “would be relatively large”, while local businesses line up in favour of the trading partner remaining in the European Union.

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HK most expensive for expats

Hong Kong has overtaken Luanda, Angola, to become the costliest city in the world for expats, according to an annual survey released by Mercer on Wednesday.

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China's new anti-graft inspections turn towards HK and Macau Affairs Office

China's next round of anti-corruption inspections, which will run over the next few months, will focus on the Party leaderships of 32 state and Party organs, the nation’s top anti-corruption watchdog - the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said Wednesday.

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Hong Kong retains spot as world's top IPO market in first five months of 2016

Hong Kong’s stock market’s recent volatile run has seen it edging close to bear territory, triggered by uncertainties over mainland China’s economic growth and the state of the global economy.

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Asia's refugee impasse pivots to the children as birthrate spikes

The number of stateless children born to refugees is rising in Hong Kong, where claims from asylum-seekers have more than tripled in the last two years, alarming residents and lawmakers.

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Hong Kong's Chung Ying Street, den of smugglers and thieves: the story behind its name

For a long time ‘China England Street’, which runs along the boundary between Hong Kong and China, was the only part of the city individual Chinese could visit, and shops did a roaring trade

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HK outstrips London to become world's most expensive office market: report

China's Hong Kong has become the world's most expensive office market due to lack of space in prime areas and stronger demand from the mainland financial firms, according to a recent report released by leading commercial property and real estate services adviser CBRE.

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The hidden cruelty of Hong Kong's mercy release industry

Freeing captured animals is a ritual that some Buddhists believe to be good for their karma. However, the effects on the animals and our biodiversity are far from beneficial

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Hong Kong reign as China's Wall Street has never been so fragile

In Hong Kong, a city that lives for business, 2016 is shaping up as a year to forget.

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Hong Kong's first legally employed refugee makes the case for allowing asylum seekers to work

The legally working refugee, who would prefer not to reveal his identity for reasons of personal security, tells Polly McGovern why Hong Kong's asylum seekers need jobs.

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New trading system backs Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect

A new stock trading system was put to use at China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Monday, paving the way for a stock connect program between the Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses.

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HK to cull thousands of poultry after fecal sample found H7N9 positive

Hong Kong's Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said on Monday that all poultry at Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market will be culled on June 7.

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Way of the Dragon: All you need to know about the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival which takes place this month

About 4,000 athletes from 14 countries and regions will descend on the city hoping to capture one of 24 championships.

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Are BEA's mass sackings just the tip of the iceberg for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong lender Bank of East Asia Ltd announced Thursday it will reduce the size of it brokerage operations in the city, cutting 180 jobs, or 3.8 per cent of its workforce, as part of a cost cut and operational consolidation, amid a downturn in trading volumes on the local stock exchange.