The outcome of the Jan. 1 rally organized by pan-democratic parties of Hong Kong went below anticipation, according to the Police Force.
Both sides of the harbourfront were fraught with spectators for the biggest ever countdown firework and pyrotechnic show of Hong Kong on Tuesday, the last day of 2013.
The “Green Peace” organization is cooperating with an environmental group from Taiwan, planning to host the “ Zero Nuke Festival” in Central, Hong Kong.
Holiday sales were up in both traditional and emerging markets around the world at the end of 2013, according to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council( HKTDC), which released its findings on Dec 31, 2013.
More than 20 petitioners urge the government to development the outlying Lantau Island more promtyly, and fully utilize the lands in Tung Chung district, in a bid to enhance competitiveness of the region.
The 11th Hong Kong Food Festival, which an event incorporated in the Hong Kong Mega Showcase, is held from 25-28, December.
Both growth of economy and development of capital market in 2014 can be positively expected after the 3rd Plenum, said Dr. Jun Ma, Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank, at the the 2nd Annual Oversea Financial Champion Awards held in Hong Kong, Dec. 18, 2013.
Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company on Friday announced it had signed an agreement to sell its 76.4 percent stake in Hong Kong-based mobiles business CSL to HKT Limited for around 2 billion AU dollars (1.77 billion U.S. dollars).
Cross-border yuan borrowing in the Qianhai experimental zone is expected to grow tenfold by the end of 2015, said an official with the zone in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, citing more yuan inflow from Hong Kong.
The public consultation on Discrimination Law Review will be launched in mid-2014 for a period of three months, the chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) reported to media today.
President Xi Jinping has promised more room and opportunities for Hong Kong's development. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday after hearing a report by Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on the regional situation and HKSAR government work in the past year.
The biggest ever countdown extravaganza, organized by Hong Kong tourism promoting institution will be held on the Victoria Harbor on the 2014 New Year’s Eve.
Delegates from leading commercial banks in Malaysia and Hong Kong met here on Thursday for the first Private Sector Dialogue on Offshore Renminbi (RMB) Business, in a bid to promote cooperation on the Chinese currency market between financial institutions in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam made official announcement on Wednesday that the city's government got the ball rolling for the consulation of universal suffrage in 2016 and 2017.
A total of 85 people were reported to have been injured in a ferry accident which happened at 1 a.m. on Friday near Hei Ling Chau island of China's Hong Kong.
Hong Kong and its neighbor Shenzhen have signed an education agreement, that will allow seven schools in the city of southern Guangdong Province to admit children born in Hong Kong to Chinese mainland parents.
Seven schools in Shenzhen will be allowed to admit children born in Hong Kong to Chinese mainland parents according to the education agreement signed by Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said Monday.
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