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Finally showing: movie that makes everyone fall in love with Hong Kong

Emily Ting's debut feature film, a romantic drama into which she's sunk her life savings, offers Western audiences 'a refreshing take' on the city, she says. After a months-long wait, the film is now screening in Hong Kong.

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Partial eclipse hidden behind thick cloud over Hong Kong, then this happened

A rare solar eclipse took place on Wednesday morning but Hong Kong revellers had to admire the spectacle through dense clouds.

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Politicization won't do HKSAR any good: Top legislator

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang has told Hong Kong to stop politicizing everything and, instead, seize the opportunities for development, while affirming his faith in the city’s residents in making the right choice using their wisdom.

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Li underscores SARs' distinctive roles for nation

Premier Li Keqiang’s latest annual government work report has put emphasis on the "distinctive strengths" of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao to advance the country's economic development and opening up.

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Central authority to follow Constitution, Basic Law of HK, Macao

​China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang said Sunday the central authority will act strictly in compliance with the Constitution and the respective Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao.

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China hopes for full implementation of UN resolution on DPRK

China on Thursday said it hoped the UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could be fully and seriously implemented, urging parties concerned not to intensify tensions in the Korean Peninsula.

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CPPCC spokesperson denounces HK riot

​A spokesperson with China's national political advisory body on Wednesday denounced mob violence in Hong Kong's Mong Kok during the Lunar New Year holidays last month.

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Tax agreements between Hong Kong, 6 Nordic jurisdictions in force

Agreements between Hong Kong and six Nordic jurisdictions (namely, Denmark, the Faroes, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Greenland) for the exchange of information relating to tax matters have entered into force, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Wednesday.

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HK on sukuk bandwagon ahead of Silk Road revival

Hong Kong’s possible third Islamic global bond in three years brings it closer to Indonesia and Malaysia in terms of sovereign sukuk presence, a boost to the market that coincides with the nation’s Silk Road revival.

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HK role as tourism, legal services center stressed

Hong Kong should be promoted as China's tourism and legal services center in the country's Belt and Road Initiative, said Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee members from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA).

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Hong Kong customs official shot dead at airport: media

​A male customs official was shot dead at the Hong Kong International Airport Tuesday afternoon.

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Hong Kong can serve as bridge between U.S. companies, mainland market

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying met the visiting Secretary of the Treasury of the United States Jacob Lew at Government House here Tuesday to exchange views on issues of mutual concern.

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Science Park sees 2020 finish for HK$4.4b plan

The Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) says its Phase I expansion plan could be completed in the 2019-20 financial year, if the Legislative Council Finance Committee approves its HK$4.4 billion funding request.

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HK police meet with bookseller Lee Bo

An officer from the Hong Kong police and an officer from the Immigration Department met with bookseller Lee Bo and took his statement in a hotel room on the mainland on Monday morning.

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E-cigarettes have harmful chemicals: HKBU

Tests by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) show controversial e-cigarettes pushing hard for admission into the Hong Kong market contain deadly chemicals.

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HK ranks 4th in number of billionaires

Despite a lackluster share market and slowing economy, Hong Kong is ranked fourth in the world in the number of residents who are billionaires, according to Shanghai-based research institute Hurun Report.

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HK businessman sentenced to 18 months in jail for perverting course of justice

​Former vice chairman of Hong Kong-listed company Pearl Oriental Oil Lew Mon-hung was sentenced to 18 months in jail for perverting the course of justice by Hong Kong District Court on Monday.