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Fang Xinghai: ensure launch of SZ-HK Stock Connect within 2016

In order to advance preparatory work about Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Fang Xinghai, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and head of special working group of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, recently held a work conference, at which Shenzhen and Hong Kong exchanges, China Securities Depository and Clearing Company Limited (CSDC) and some securities companies report progress of preparatory work and suggestions and will make deployment on relevant work so as to introduce the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect within the year.

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Alipay awarded payment license in HK

Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Financial on Thursday said its popular payment service Alipay has received a third-party payment license in Hong Kong.

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Britain looks to Hong Kong and mainland China for post-Brexit trade talks

British MP and head of parliamentary committee on China relations Richard Graham says negotiations on new trade agreement should begin immediately

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HKEX set to launch circuit breaker to control volatility

Brokers says volatility control mechanism is unlikely to cause a repeat of China’s circuit breaker chaos in January

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Shenzhen-Hong Kong link benefits HK more: China Daily

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect may benefit the Hong Kong stock market more than Shenzhen's due to valuation concerns, the foreign exchange factor and value-hunting.

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APD Campus Reporters | Behind the prosperity, another life in Hong Kong: low-end globalization in Chungking Mansions

By examining the complicated relationship between migrants from developing societies and their economic activities, Gordon Mathews has defined Chungking Mansions as a ghetto located within the golden mile in Tsim Sha Tsui. The “ghetto” refers that it is located in Hong Kong, but it does not belong to Hong Kong.

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Shenzhen-HK connect big step for China's global ambitions

Betting on the future of China's stock market, Eddie Tam set up a Shenzhen branch of his Hong Kong-based hedge fund six years ago. Now he hopes a stock market link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will bring him rewards.

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Shenzhen and HK bourse link approved

The State Council has given the green light to a long-awaited plan to connect a second mainland stock exchange with Hong Kong's, further opening China's capital market.

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China approves connecting of Shenzhen, HK bourses

China's State Council has approved plans to connect the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, the Chinese premier said Tuesday.

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China shares hit 7-m high on rising hopes for Shenzhen-HK stock link

Much-anticipated Stock Connect scheme could be confirmed as early as this week, with an official launch in December. Hang Seng closes at 22,932.51

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Surge in Hong Kong students applying to mainland universities

The number of Hong Kong ­students applying to mainland universities has seen a tenfold ­increase over the past decade, ­despite the common perception that the city’s youth are wary about studying across the border.

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Hong Kong NGO calls for ban on "independence" forces in schools

A Hong Kong-based NGO on Sunday called for a ban against any person or group that promotes "Hong Kong independence" or opposes the regional government's policies in schools, in a bid to prevent the spread of wrong ideas which would undermine the region.

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Former Philippine president Ramos "optimistic" of smoothing troubled waters during Hong Kong visit

Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos said a decision on whether he would visit Beijing depends on the two nations’ foreign ministries, and the outcome of his current fence-mending mission in Hong Kong.

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Three-year old boy from Hong Kong killed in Hokkaido, Japan car crash

The boy, 3, died on Wednesday when the car, being driven by his father, crashed on the way from Sapporo to Asahikawa

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Mainland SOE enters HK media industry

State-owned Qingdao West Coast Development Group Co Ltd has bought Media ChineseInternational Ltd's subsidiary, the owner of Ming Pao Weekly in Hong Kong, for HK$498million ($64.2 million), in the latest step by mainland companies into the overseas mediamarket.