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Lebanon beats Hong Kong of China in Davis Cup semifinals​

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Documentary explores Chinese-born Tyrus Wong’s break into Hollywood

Anewdocumentaryfilminthe"AmericanMasters"seriesbyPBSfeaturesTyrusWong,aChinese-AmericanartistwhoseworkbrokebarriersatatimewhenUSlawsactivelydiscriminatedagainst

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Cantonese rebound

A Hong Kong native who grew up in Canada rediscovers her birth culture through food, Mike Peters reports.

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Thailand’s warning to Joshua Wong: video speech will be cut off if you criticise Beijing or reveal details of detention:SCMP

Video call would be cut off if he talked about detention in Bangkok, incited Thai people or criticised Beijing, according to report in local paper

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Thailand bars entry to teenage HK activist Joshua Wong

Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organize pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014.

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Pop-up Hong Kong mall near border with Chinese mainland could open in August

A proposed pop-up shopping centre near the border could open in August now that the project has been approved by the Buildings Department.

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Leah Dou debuts, diva mom shows support

Leah Dou, daughter of China's diva Faye Wong, has made a rare public appearance with her mother while promoting her debut English album Stone Cafe over the weekend.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying tells court of "shock" when glass was hurled at him

Chief executive says he feared injury during incident in Legislative Council chamber, as radical lawmaker Wong Yuk-man goes on trial accused of assault

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HK QEF to focus on Belt and Road and Chinese culture

Hong Kong's Quality Education Fund (QEF) will focus on the Belt and Road Initiative and Chinese culture education in the next school year, says QEF Steering Committee Chairman Duffy Wong Chun-nam.

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Senior ATV rep says broadcaster focusing on internet platform to stay afloat and set to air Miss Asia Pageant one last time

A senior employee at embattled broadcaster ATV said the company was now focusing on designing an internet platform to allow it to stay afloat even after its free-to-air broadcasting licence expires on April 1, as some 160 staff were struggling to keep operations going.

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Trial of student protest leader Joshua Wong for break-in begins

More than 20 witnesses will link a trio of student protest leaders to the break-in at the Legislative Council grounds — which sparked nearly three months of civil disobedience, traffic jams and disruptions to schools, businesses and trade in 2014.

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Hunt on for 100 Hong Kong rioters who took ‘active role’ in Mong Kok mayhem

As police examine surveillance camera footage, elite unit investigates whether radical localist groups received donations from secret backers

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HK environmental department head: to take multiple measures to cut waste

Hong Kong Secretary for Environmental Wong Kam-sing said on Monday that the government will adopt various measures to reduce waste, including landfill expansion, rebuilding incinerators and increase recycling.

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HK director, Taiwanese writer talks about "masters"

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai and Taiwanese writer Zhang Dachun expressed their views over their respective "grandmasters"- martial artist Yip Man and ancient Chinese poet Li Bai on Wednesday.