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 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 Chief Executive C Y Leung Tuesday mourned for the death of media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw and commended his great contribution to local entertainment industry and charity.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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