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Number of prisoners in Hong Kong his record low

Prison chiefs are struggling to explain why the number of criminals and suspects locked up in Hong Kong's jails has fallen to fewer than 9,000, a record low.

Updated 7 Sep 2014 - 8:56am

Moderate pan-democrat can still run for chief executive, Rita Fan says

Pan-democrats "who are not on the front line" could still have a chance of being accepted to run in the next chief executive election, Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai says.

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-hung sues jailers for making him 'Short Hair'

Lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung is suing the Correctional Services Department for cutting his signature locks when he was jailed in June although his lawyers had said he would seek a judicial...

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

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ENVIRONMENT

Developers pledge less wasteful gift hamper packaging … next year

After sending out corporate gift hampers that were two-thirds full of styrofoam bricks, one developer says it regrets the design and is now collecting the packaging from recipients for recycling...

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

ACCIDENT

Girl, 2, falls to her death from flat window; helper arrested

A domestic helper was arrested after a toddler in her care plunged to her death from a fifth-floor flat in Yau Ma Tei while her parents were out.

Updated 7 Sep 2014 - 9:00am

Let ancient relics tell Hong Kong's early story, experts say

When thousands of relics dating back to the Song and Yuan dynasties were unearthed at the site of the planned To Kwa Wan railway station, debate centred on how to preserve them - and whether they...

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

Will China allow a moderate pan-democrat to run for Hong Kong chief executive?

Fewer prisoners ending up back in jail, thanks to increased help

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

ANIMAL CRUELTY

Wanted? I'm going back to China: Man who put dog in washing machine flees Hong Kong

Updated 7 Sep 2014 - 9:42am

CHARITY

Ice bucket challenge sees donations to local charity surge

7 Sep 2014 - 4:56am

Opinion

Philip Bowring

Hong Kong government's asset hoarding leaves society poorer

7 Sep 2014 - 3:56am

Michael Chugani

Hong Kong's democracy fighters stumble from defeat to defeat

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6 Sep 2014 - 1:39am

Alex Lo

It's Chris Patten against David Cameron on Hong Kong, not Tung Chee-hwa

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5 Sep 2014 - 8:59am

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Prosecution rests in marathon corruption trial of Rafael Hui Si-yan

Prosecutors yesterday completed their case in the graft trial involving former government No 2 Rafael Hui Si-yan, overrunning the original 70-day schedule set for the entire trial by two days.

6 Sep 2014 - 3:07am

EMPLOYMENT

Number of skilled Hong Kong labourers working in Macau triples in two years

The number of skilled construction workers leaving Hong Kong for Macau has more than tripled in the past two years just as the former is struggling with severe labour shortages.

6 Sep 2014 - 7:23pm

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‘Irrational’ pan-democrats blew it on reform fight, says Civic Party’s Ronny Tong

Civic Party lawmaker Ronny Tong Ka-wah lashed out at his pan-democratic allies yesterday, saying that while he was "very disappointed" with Beijing's decision on political reform.

6 Sep 2014 - 3:10am

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Pan-democratic parties threaten to boycott electoral reform consultation

Leaders of two major pan-democratic parties say they will boycott the next round of consultation on reform later this year - in which the government's proposal must conform to Beijing's tough...

6 Sep 2014 - 5:08am

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DEVELOPMENT

Plan to build flats on site earmarked for Science Park growth put on hold

A decision on a controversial plan to build flats on a site earmarked for the Hong Kong Science Park's expansion was put on hold yesterday by the Town Planning Board.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:13am

CRIME

Outcry over dog in washing machine

A man who apparently put a dog in a washing machine and posted photographs on Facebook showing it struggling in the water has sparked a police investigation into suspected animal cruelty.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:12am

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Former Canto-pop singer Roy Chow bound over for assault on wife

Scandal-struck former Canto-pop singer Roy Chow Wing-hang was bound over on Friday for an assault on his wife last month.

6 Sep 2014 - 3:25am

FOOD

Mainland chickens return to markets just in time for holiday

A total of 6,800 live chickens and 1,500 pigeons from the mainland reached Hong Kong yesterday - just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:17am

Development chief's wife was intent on seeing pupils punished, court hears

The family who sued the development minister and his wife for defaming them said the minister's wife seemed intent on seeing that the family was punished, a court heard yesterday.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:02am

Mother who made up abduction story after dumping dead body of her baby is jailed

It was "unimaginable" that a mother could dump the dead body of her six-month-old baby girl in a rubbish bin, a judge said yesterday, sentencing her to five years in jail.

6 Sep 2014 - 3:42am

An engineer's fiery passion for robots

Sham, 29, studied engineering at Chinese University before starting his own company, then called Hong Kong Robotics. His first foray into business involved creating custom designed circuit boards...

6 Sep 2014 - 5:14am

Donor's plea to submit to a little pain to save a life

Donating bone marrow hurts. That's a fact. What isn't true is that it is in any way detrimental to one's health.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:14am

'Living dictionary' keeps family history, culture and language alive

Robert Hau Kun-sun can trace back his family's ancestry an incredible 28 generations. He takes pride in showing visitors, including hundreds of schoolchildren every year, village life in the New...

6 Sep 2014 - 5:15am

MEDICAL

Elderly woman dies in Hong Kong hospital after feeding tube is mistakenly inserted into her lung

Tseung Kwan O Hospital has apologised to the family of a 92-year-old woman who died after a feeding tube was inserted into her lung instead of her stomach.

6 Sep 2014 - 3:46am

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CRIME

More teenagers caught trying to smuggle drugs into Hong Kong

Customs officials are concerned that trafficking syndicates are using more young people to smuggle illegal drugs over the border into Hong Kong.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:18am

ARTS

Tonnochy director takes city back to the present

Tonnochy is set in the late 1970s in the infamous Wan Chai nightclub of that name, but it's no nostalgia piece, said its director, Fredric Mao Chun-fai.

6 Sep 2014 - 5:18am

Taiwanese groups press for passage of asylum bill to help Hong Kong activists

Taiwanese activists have vowed to speed up deliberations on a bill that would offer political asylum to any Hongkongers persecuted because of their fight for democracy.

5 Sep 2014 - 5:53pm

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Some senior Chinese cadres oppose universal suffrage for Hong Kong, says source

Some senior cadres believe it would be wrong to grant Hong Kong universal suffrage unless strict restrictions are imposed and say decision to allow “one man, one vote” in 2017 was unwise.

5 Sep 2014 - 9:13am

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Kwok brothers consulted Rafael Hui on range of issues, graft trial told

SHKP co-chairman's diary reveals the Kwoks sought chief secretary's advice on Wen Jiabao, Leung Chun-ying and Legco election results.

5 Sep 2014 - 5:51pm