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Obstetricians leaving Hong Kong public hospitals for private sector in droves, with 1 in 10 making switch last year alone

​Mass exodus of senior doctors from public hospitals in last fiscal year, partly because of a wave of job vacancies in private sector hospitals

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Beijing poised to increase money supply to boost growth but risks on rise

The good news is China is ready to flood the economy with money, but the bad news is that the country’s slowdown is set to deepen, according to a senior government economist.

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China's state media accuses billionaire investor George Soros of avoiding Chinese economy

China’s state-run media has escalated its rhetoric against market speculation on its currency and economy, with a top mouthpiece claiming billionaire investor George Soros had “declared war against China”.

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Midnight buyers push Hong Kong dollar up,outlook remains uncertain

Big buying orders for Hong Kong dollars overnight saw the local currency bounce back on Thursday morning, ending a five-day falling streak.

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Cross-border trading fails to close the gap between A and H shares

The wide gap between the A shares in Shanghai and H shares in Hong Kong shows the one-year-old stock connect scheme has not offered arbitrage opportunities for the two markets due to regulatory differences.

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Hong Kong dollar falls to weakest level since 2007

The Hong Kong dollar fell for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday morning to 7.8226, the lowest level since August 2007.

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Netflix rolls out Hong Kong site with bargain offers

Global streaming pioneer looks to make dent in local pay TV market with monthly prices as low as HK$63

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CY Leung calls separate rail link immigration checkpoints ‘entirely unfeasible’

Chief executive expresses confidence that a single checkpoint set-up would be implemented in line with ‘one country, two systems’ principle

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Masked suspects hunted by Hong Kong police over Legco blast

Police are looking for more than 10 people after an explosion outside the Legislative Council building in Admiralty on Wednesday night, which has prompted a security clampdown that will see hundreds of officers guarding the premises when scrutiny of the controversial copyright bill resumes next week.

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Fast Eddie: Hong Kong education minister Ng Hak-kim insists reading 30 books a month is 'a piece of cake'

Education minister Eddie Ng Hak-kim, who was widely ridiculed for saying he could read 30 books a month and more than 10 books during a long-distance flight, went a step further on Thursday by claiming that devouring that much words was “a piece of cake”.

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Hong Kong restaurants say 'yes' to breastfeeding mothers

First-time mother Yvonne Lam Ho-yi didn’t expect she would have to hide in order to breastfeed her newborn son in public.

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Hong Kong doctors urged to use new trade deal to cash in on two-child policy

Beijing's two-child policy and latest trade pact will create openings across the border, but red tape is just one of the pitfalls for medics eyeing a move

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World's worst? ParknShop in Hong Kong Central tops list of unhealthy food and alcohol promotions

Hong Kong has emerged the top offender in a new international study that found unhealthy foods are the most promoted products in online supermarket circulars around the world.

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1 in 8 Hong Kong residents from mainland China, government report

Since the city’s 1997 handover, about 879,000 cross-border immigrants have made the city their home.

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Goalless embarrassment: Hong Kong hold China to a 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier

(South China Morning Post) In a fevered atmosphere, city's soccer aces repeat famous result from Shenzhen in World Cup qualifier, sparking wild fan celebrations

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Goalless embarrassment: Hong Kong hold China to a 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier

(South China Morning Post) In a fevered atmosphere, city's soccer aces repeat famous result from Shenzhen in World Cup qualifier, sparking wild fan celebrations