Hong Kong's Social Welfare Department Tuesday launched the Guangdong Scheme, under which eligible Hong Kong elderly people aged 65 or above who live in Guangdong province will receive the monthly allowance of 1,135 HK dollars (about 146 U.S. dollars) without the need to return to Hong Kong each year.
Casting your eye over the media hype around the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ), officially launched on Sunday, it is fair to say that most of the ruckus is coming from Hong Kong.
"The Free Trade Zone in Shanghai is a great giant step forward for China," said Allan Zeman, chairman of Hong Kong Ocean Park, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.
A finance official of the United Kingdom said on Friday that the country is happy to see the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
British financial secretary to the Treasury Greg Clark is expecting to visit China's Hong Kong this week, aiming to further progress in the partnership between Hong Kong and Britain in developing offshore markets for the Chinese currency Renminbi.
A presentation ceremony of the annual Shaw Prize was held Monday evening in Hong Kong, with six scientists commended for their prominent work in astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical science.
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai's blockbuster movie "The Grandmaster" has been submitted for nomination to the Academy Awards, i.e. the Oscars.
The reportedly strongest typhoon of the year Usagi left Hong Kong shortly after plaquing the city for less than 24 hours, while heading towards eastern China.
Hong Kong needs to raise its competitiveness if it wants to avoid losing out to Shanghai, where China is setting up a free trade zone, Radio Television Hong Kong reported.
A two-day international commercial crime conference entitled "E-Crimes Without Borders -- E-Crimes Sans Frontieres" opened Tuesday at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters.
China on Monday expressed "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" to a newspaper opinion piece by a British minister and has urged Britain to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong's internal affairs.
The 32nd Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair, the largest fair of its kind in the world, opened on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC) .
Leading online broadcasting channel YouTube held an event in Hong Kong on Wednesday to showcase its YouTube Partner Program, highlighting the accomplishments of this growing community of creators.
The ultimate aim of political system development in Hong Kong is implementing universal suffrage, Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said on Tuesday.
The Chinese central government and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region signed here Thursday a new supplement to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), aiming to enhance trade and economic cooperation and exchanges.
Song Zhe, Commissioner of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in Hong Kong, said on Tuesday that under the "One country, two systems" regime, the political development of Hong Kong is the city's own affairs; no outsider should interfere.
Government officials and scholars attended a Chinese cultural forum in Hong Kong, going through topics concerning the rise of Chinese culture across the world, and how can the spirits therein applied to our daily lives.
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