More than 1,000 people were evacuated after a World War II bomb was found by construction workers who were digging an underground hotel structure near the Cosmo Hotel in Happy Valley on the Hong Kong Island on Thursday.
Hong Kong's customs authority on Wednesday revealed that it had detected a total of 282 smuggling cases in 2013, an increase of about 40 percent compared with 2012.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Wednesday said the central government backs Hong Kong's handling of the aftermath of a hostage tragedy in the Philippines three years ago.
Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung on Tuesday questioned local residents' diet habit of cooking live poultry bought from market, since the deadly H7N9 bird flu has forced the government to cull thousands of live chickens to prevent spread of the epidemic.
Hong Kong's food and health authority on Monday evening confirmed a H7N9 bird flu case was found at a local agricultural products wholesale market and announced it will cull about 20,000 poultry in the market Tuesday morning.
A total of 182 enterprises from the Chinese mainland were listed in Hong Kong by the end of 2013, holding 57 percent of the total market value of Hong Kong shares, an official from the mainland's securities regulator said on Wednesday.
The Hong Kong Disneyland and the Ocean Park are studying further expansion plans to cope with the increasing number of visitors, according to a report released by the Hong Kong government on Friday.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung delivered Wednesday morning a policy address to the city's lawmakers and the citizens amid an ongoing public debate on procedures to elect his successor by universal suffrage in 2017.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said Wednesday that Hong Kong needs to attract mainland visitors in an appropriate and orderly manner in light of Hong Kong's economic and social situations.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said Wednesday that Hong Kong needs sustained economic growth to address issues such as poverty, housing, an ageing society, environmental protection and the upward mobility of young people.
China's Hong Kong defended its status as the world's freest economy for the 20th consecutive year, announced by the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom report on Tuesday.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said on Monday that Jan. 2014 marks the commencement of the 10th year of Renminbi offshore trading business of the city. It is of utmost importance for the city to maintain its leadership in trading the popularizing currency.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, top legislator Zhang Dejiang and other state leaders on Thursday sent their messages of condolence to the family of Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw who died on Tuesday at 107.
The Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the passing way of Professor Lee Shiu-hung, former Director of Health and Emeritus Professor of Community Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and extended deep condolences to his family.
The Oxford-HKUST Leadership and Public Policy Series, jointly established by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and University of Oxford (Oxford), was officially launched. The leading regional initiative seeks to provide executive education for public sector officials and senior executives in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Asia.
Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw, aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, announced Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong police on Wednesday detained three local males and one female for illegally forcing into the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the island city last Thursday afternoon.
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