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Thursday, July 24, 2014

South China Morning Post- Hong Kong


The trend towards single-block flat developments as a result of the government's aggressive hunt for building land is likely to push up management fees for both private and subsidised flats.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:18am
McDonald's Hong Kong last night suspended sales of its popular chicken nuggets after admitting it had imported chicken and pork from the Shanghai food processing plant at the centre of a rotten...
25 Jul 2014 - 10:41am
Former minister Michael Suen Ming-yeung said he was aware in 2005 of Hui's work for developer's parent company, but not for its joint venture which bid for the West Kowloon job.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:15am
A former civil servant was not capable of splashing hot water on her Bangladeshi maid in the way the helper described because of her poor physical condition, medical experts told the District...
25 Jul 2014 - 9:08am
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying's multimillion-dollar donations to pan-democrats have rekindled a decade-long debate on whether Hong Kong needs a new law to make political parties' financing more transparent...
25 Jul 2014 - 8:52am
A Legislative Council committee will meet soon to decide whether to investigate allegations that several lawmakers failed to declare donations from media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:42am
McDonald’s Hong Kong said on Thursday it would suspend the sales of five popular menu items available in the city in the wake of the "rotten meat" scandal.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:32am

Opinion

Hong Kong directors Ann Hui On-wah and Peter Chan Ho-sun will return to this year's Venice Film Festival with their latest screen offerings and stellar mainland casts.
25 Jul 2014 - 4:57am
Ocean Park is hoping to remove the problem by developing a smartphone application to allow visitors to book rides in advance.
25 Jul 2014 - 10:03am
A major computer glitch has crashed the United States' global system for processing passports and visas, with delays expected to hit applicants across the world.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:05am
More than 900 students in private undergraduate degree programmes will receive subsidies of up to HK$70,000 a year under a new government scheme.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:42am
A group of 16 Vietnamese nationals arrested in Hong Kong's biggest airborne ivory-smuggling case were yesterday jailed for six months each.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:42am
Hong Kong is on the threshold of a historical turning point. But this turning point could, in a heartbeat, turn into a breaking point.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:42am
Five pro-democracy lawmakers accused of secretly accepting millions of dollars in donations from media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying may face official investigations.
24 Jul 2014 - 12:11pm
Pan-democrats want to meet Beijing officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs in a bid to break the deadlock on political reform before the National People's Congress Standing Committee makes a...
24 Jul 2014 - 9:15am
UK lawmakers may visit Hong Kong as part of a parliamentary probe of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, 30 years after it was signed - a move welcomed by pan-democrats.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:10am
Housing Authority says only 8,900 public rental homes will be completed this year - far below target - but it expects to catch up soon.
24 Jul 2014 - 9:31am
Rural power broker Lau Wong-fat has topped the no-show charts across all three major bodies of the Legislative Council - after being identified as the least active member of the Legislative...
24 Jul 2014 - 5:33pm
Basketball megastar LeBron James made a flying visit to Hong Kong - and for some lucky local youngsters, there was even a chance to shoot hoops with the NBA's biggest name.
24 Jul 2014 - 4:57am
The wife of Rafael Hui Si-yan discussed with a Sun Hung Kai Properties representative in 2001 how to fit out two luxury Happy Valley flats developed by the property giant, the High Court heard...
24 Jul 2014 - 8:58am
A former civil servant accused of pouring scalding-hot water on her maid was in the shower at the time the alleged assault happened, the District Court heard.
24 Jul 2014 - 9:05am
The MTR Corporation will review its thunderstorm protection system and how it keeps passengers informed after lightning caused hours of delays on the West Rail Line on Tuesday.
24 Jul 2014 - 9:34am
Pro-democracy groups are threatening a campaign of "passive resistance", including class boycotts by university students, if Beijing rules out allowing the public to nominate candidates for chief...
24 Jul 2014 - 4:57am
Hongkongers, including the city's 90,000 Australian passport holders, have been invited to pay their respects to the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, after the Australian consulate...
24 Jul 2014 - 1:08am
The city’s food safety officials have scheduled an urgent meeting with a fastfood restaurant chain on Wednesday evening to follow up on the “rotten meat” scandal involving a Shanghai processing...
24 Jul 2014 - 7:49am
A request for HK$40 million in funding to help non-profit groups make use of former landfill sites has been backed by the Legislative Council's environmental affairs panel, despite concerns the...
24 Jul 2014 - 6:41pm
Two members of a watchdog group who protested at The Link Real Estate Investment Trust's annual general meeting were carried away from the venue.
24 Jul 2014 - 4:57am

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