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Suede extend love affair with Hong Kong as they return for sixth concert

The best-loved Britpop-era band in city play AsiaWorld-Expo in August as part of global tour to promote their album Night Thoughts

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Phone scam targets Hongkongers, exploits rocky relations between China and Philippines

Crime bosses behind an Asia-wide phone scam racket that has fleeced hundreds of Hongkongers out of HK$350 million in less than a year have shifted their operations to the Philippines as the ­regional law enforcement noose tightens.

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HK air passengers to pay up to HK$180 towards airport expansion from August

Air travellers will pay a fee starting from August to fund construction of the airport’s third runway when initial reclamation work begins on the project, the Airport Authority said on Monday.

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Hong Kong taxi industry pins hopes on new in-house booking app

City’s taxi drivers struggle for business amid growth of ride-sharing services, rising costs and complaints and falling customer numbers, but the Taxi app offers them hope

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HK's top gym chain California Fitness in trouble again after customer allegedly tricked into HK$140,000 payment

Two staff members at California Fitness were arrested by customs officers on Wednesday afternoon over an allegation that a customer was offered a free trial before being tricked into making a HK$140,000 credit card payment for private training classes without her consent.

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Emergency ward fees could double as officials look to reduce hospital overcrowding during flu season

Patients using emergency services at public hospitals could be asked to pay HK$200 – double the current fee – under a plan being considered by the Hospital Authority to address overcrowding caused by flu.

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Shareholders slam Cathay Pacific for declining premium image and fat management bonuses

Shareholders of Cathay Pacific Airways came down heavily on the management at its annual general meeting for its declining image as Hong Kong’s premium airline and the big bonuses received by its management despite the poor performance of the company’s stock.

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HK$52 million of bad debts plague Hong Kong public hospitals as mainlanders skip out on fees

​The city’s public hospitals owed a record HK$52 million last year, much of which came from mainlanders who gave birth in Hong Kong, and refused to pay for their treatment

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How many times can one flat be used as collateral to raise money in Hong Kong?

The owners of a super-luxury Hong Kong flat that was recently foreclosed had used another flat on the same floor to use as collateral six times to raise money for more investments even as it stopped paying instalment on the first one.

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Hong Kong's best-kept secrets: all-day breakfasts for HK$48 in a sleepy border village

Full English breakfast, including tea or French press coffee, is a bargain at a Luk Keng stall - handy for cyclists and bikers heading for Bride’s Pool nature trail but equally good for whiling away an hour

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7-Eleven for lunch, Mercedes for dinner, HMV for tea? In Hong Kong, chains branch out

From the ubiquitous convenience store to discount grocers 759, fashion’s Vivienne Westwood and carmaker Mercedes-Benz, businesses are moving into dining to chase the lifestyle dollar

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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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HK police report spike in phone scam

​The number of telephone scams involving mainland con artists posing as government officials shot up by an astonishing amount last year, over 2014, say Hong Kong police. The numbers went up from 23 cases in 2014 to about 1,400 in 2015.

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HK$8.2b smart production hub for Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O to capitalise on ‘new economic order’

A HK$8.2 billion smart production hub is being planned in Tseung Kwan O under a package of initiatives aimed at allowing Hong Kong to capitalise on the “new economic order”, according to the IT minister.

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Hong Kong to spend 63 bln USD in 2016-2017 fiscal year: financial chief

The total expenditure for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is estimated to reach 490 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 63 billion U.S. dollars) in the 2016-2017 financial year, 14 percent more than that of last year, Financial Secretary Tsang Chun-wah said here on Wednesday.

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Fake luxury goods worth 5 mln HKD seized in Hong Kong

​Hong Kong's customs officers have seized goods worth millions of HK dollars and arrested nine people who were allegedly involved in selling counterfeit goods to tourists in Mong Kok, local media reported on Friday.