A prominent political economist has put forward a new compensation scheme for villagers displaced by development.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
Lawmakers
last night finally approved the government's request for preliminary
funding for work on controversial new towns amid chaotic scenes and vows
of legal action from pan-democrats, who said...
28 Jun 2014 - 4:11am
A
record number of lawyers took to the streets yesterday to protest
against Beijing's white paper that they say jeopardises judicial
independence, a value that sets Hong Kong apart from the rest...
28 Jun 2014 - 4:18am
Li
Ka-shing has revealed he is having trouble sleeping. Widening
inequality, an intensifying scarcity of resources and a decline in trust
are some of the issues keeping him awake at night.
28 Jun 2014 - 9:37am
The
city's four biggest accounting firms have joined in a statement
condemning Occupy Central for its planned civil disobedience action.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:01am
They
were responding to unconfirmed reports that a limit of 52 trips per
year on holders of multiple-entry permits had been raised at a meeting
between Hong Kong officials on Monday.
28 Jun 2014 - 5:09am
While
some hail the economic power of mainland visitors, others decry their
behaviour and say they have a negative impact. Is there an answer?
28 Jun 2014 - 5:10am
Opinion
28 Jun 2014 - 2:55am
27 Jun 2014 - 2:40am
Today's Poll
- 77
- 23
Total number of votes recorded: 57
The
central government's liaison office posted photographs on its website
late on Thursday showing its director, Zhang Xiaoming, visiting Sheung
Shui and talking to shopkeepers and residents.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:17am
Threatened
dolphins will return to their habitat when disruption from the building
of the airport's third runway ends, an international expert said
confidently yesterday, citing two examples from...
28 Jun 2014 - 5:12am
A
former Law Society president staged a small-scale demonstration of
mostly non-lawyers in Central yesterday to counter a march by about
1,800 legal professionals voicing their discontent with...
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
Police
will not open an extra eastbound lane for protesters on Hennessy Road
during this year's July 1 march, despite an appeal committee pressing
for the decision to be left open.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
Hong
Kong is a stronghold for traditional marriage and family values, with
up to 75 per cent of parents holding negative views on gay-rights
issues, research by a conservative Christian group...
28 Jun 2014 - 5:15am
The soccer manga artist whose work has spilled over into the real world was in Hong Kong yesterday.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
As
the antique tram trundled along the timeworn route from Sai Wan to
Causeway Bay, Joseph Ting Sun-pao transported his fellow passengers back
to days long gone.
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
Temperatures
in typical urban areas of the city are expected to rise by two to three
degrees Celsius in the next three decades, according to findings
unveiled by the Polytechnic University...
28 Jun 2014 - 3:41am
A
captain involved in the National Day ferry collision that killed 39
passengers almost two years ago has received court permission to hire a
Queen's Counsel to fight his case against manslaughter...
28 Jun 2014 - 5:17am
Allan
Chiang Yam-wang called on Google to pioneer a "borderless service" and
adopt a "non-discriminatory approach" to applying the privacy right.
27 Jun 2014 - 10:03am
Lawyers
organising today's march in defence of judicial independence received
fresh impetus yesterday as a retired judge and two leading law deans
stood by critics of Beijing's white paper.
27 Jun 2014 - 7:37am
A
long-time friend of Rafael Hui did not ask questions before helping him
transfer funds because he believed Hui would never engage in illegal
activities, the Court of First Instance heard.
27 Jun 2014 - 5:55pm
A
University of Hong Kong team is working on a way to merge footage from
different angles into a three-dimensional reconstruction of the scene.
27 Jun 2014 - 7:56am
Mainland
customs officers have confiscated a shipment of materials intended for
use in Occupy Central's unofficial referendum, disrupting the
preparation of nine new polling stations.
27 Jun 2014 - 5:42pm
A security flaw in internet-payment firm PayPal's system may heighten fears about cybersecurity in jittery Hong Kong.
27 Jun 2014 - 8:39am
Police
are investigating the death of a woman who lost consciousness after
undergoing liposuction at a private clinic specialising in hair
transplants yesterday.
27 Jun 2014 - 8:34am
Charging
individual households for the volume of waste they produce is the
preferred method for people living in buildings with property management
services, a public consultation has found.
27 Jun 2014 - 2:54am
Students
at City University have threatened to take "radical action" after
accusing the university of having kept them in the dark on its plan to
sell its popular Community College.
27 Jun 2014 - 2:56am
Cynthia
Ip says troubles of chief executive's daughter, who posted photos
indicating she had cut her wrists, remind her of her own hardships.
27 Jun 2014 - 2:34am
A
Sri Lankan torture claimant has been given another chance to have his
application reviewed after Court of Appeal judges found an adjudicator
was unfair in not giving him an oral hearing before...
27 Jun 2014 - 2:59am
News
30 May 2014
Ultra-marathon burns victim wins HK$72m payout from HK adventure…
News
12 Jun 2014
64 mainland Chinese women held in vice raids at Kowloon hotels
Comment
04 Jun 2014
Myth of the bilingual Hongkonger
News
30 May 2014
Models accused of torturing animals in sex films have all charges…
Lifestyle
30 May 2014
More Hong Kong expats seeking Chinese citizenship, minorities left…
News
09 Jun 2014
'I've been called a mainland dog', reveals award-winning student…
Business
27 Jun 2014
Air China and Cathay Pacific inject 2b yuan into cargo venture
Sport
06 Jun 2014
British cyclist dies after colliding with van in Tung Chung
Comment
16 Jun 2014
End of ESF as the affordable choice for Hong Kong's middle class
Lifestyle
20 Jun 2014
Streaming devices allow fans to watch all World Cup matches free of…
Property
03 Jun 2014
Records fall as prices of small flats rebound
Comment
07 Jun 2014
Worrying times for Hong Kong's retail trade as mainland visitors…
Property
11 Jun 2014
Flood of empty homes exceeds needs of first-time buyers in China
Lifestyle
25 Jun 2014
House that Dee built is home sweet, tiny home
Comment
07 Jun 2014
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