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Worst fakes ever? Sharp rise in HK$100 bills made with basic ink-jet printers on A4 paper

Police warned the public about low quality, fake banknotes in small denominations yesterday, as the number of HK$100 counterfeits jumped more than four times in the first nine months of this year from the same period last year.

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HK family of four may be forced on to street if they have to leave rooftop slum by year's end

Landlord tells tenants to get out in wake of government crackdown on industrial buildings after Ngau Tau Kok fire

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Alibaba brings 11.11 Festival of shopping to HK, as global expansion gets underway

Introduction of Singles’ Day shopping event and Tmall.hk to the city reflects the e-commerce giant’s first step in its global expansion push

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Hong Kong and Philippine officials stop short of "total ban" on domestic workers cleaning exterior of windows

Two governments agree helpers should not be compelled to undertake ‘unsafe’ jobs following death of Filipino in August, but they decline to prohibit the practice completely

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Hormone-affecting substance in erasers could put children at risk: HK consumer watchdog

Michael Hui King-man, a member of the council, said there is currently no set limit in Hong Kong for how much plasticiser is allowed in stationary items. But he said the test referenced a standard established in Taiwan.

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World cannot afford Sino-US economic tensions to rise

The election rhetoric about China being voiced by US presidential candidates should stay on the campaign trail, and not find its way into the Oval Office

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Mainland-born "masters" of maths win accolades in Hong Kong

Zhang Yitang and Peng Shige get Qiu Shi outstanding scientist awards and one million yuan each

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The last thing a global economy in peril needs is the spectre of rising trade protectionism

The release of cash to the financial sector must be properly channelled to consumers and business, and not hoarded by the banks for balance sheet purposes

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Did setbacks in China scar tough-talking Trump?

US presidential candidate has failed to crack Chinese market over the years

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Boys to vastly outnumber girls in China for years

Although the boy-girl birth ratio has been falling, maintaining that momentum will become more difficult

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China's central bank lets yuan fall below defensive line

China’s central bank allowed the yuan to fall below a key defensive line on the first trading day after its inclusion as a “hard currency” in the International Monetary Fund’s basket.

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Hong Kong ranks 7th in mental health study, scoring lower than its Asian neighbours

Hong Kong lagged behind its Asian neighbours in mental health policies, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit which looked at mental health integration in 15 Asian-Pacific territories.

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Philippine government to ask HK to remove window cleaning from domestic workers' duties

Meeting scheduled between labour ministers following growing calls in city to remove chore that 'endangers lives'