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Thirteen representatives of the Youth Ambassador Against Internet Piracy Scheme departed Hong Kong today for a three-day visit to Guangzhou. They aim to enrich their understanding of the protection of intellectual property rights in both Hong Kong and Guangdong by visiting intellectual property rights enforcement authorities, the industry and young people in the province. The [...]
National Development & Reform Commission Chairman Zhang Ping says the National 12th Five-year Plan supports Hong Kong’s role as an international finance and economic centre. Chief Executive Donald Tsang met with Mr Zhang today during his final duty visit to Beijing. Mr Zhang said the commission would facilitate Mainland-Hong Kong co-operation according to the Central [...]
Chinese government organs in Hong Kong are stepping up attacks on America’s representative to the territory, Consul General Stephen Young. Last Friday, the Foreign Ministry’s Lu Xinhua called in reporters from the Chinese-language press to accuse Mr. Young of interfering in local politics. Such a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Mr. Lu [...]
Over the past two years, the number of expatriates moving to Hong Kong has surged, lured by China’s booming economy. But the steady influx of newcomers has created a huge bottleneck in another area: the region’s international educational system. The dearth of places at the top preschool, primary and secondary international schools is acute and [...]
The Heritage Museum opened an exhibition on late Canto-pop legend Roman Tam today. It will run until July. Tam died in 2002, leaving a legacy of golden hits on the Hong Kong pop scene. The exhibition shows the development of Tam’s career and Hong Kong’s pop-music industry through the display of more than 220 artifacts. [...]
Police say a blaze that killed nine people in Mongkok may have been started deliberately. Thirty four others were injured, including a one-year-old child. Six of the victims are in a critical condition. It took nearly eight hours to put out the fire, which is the worst since the handover. An initial investigation suggests the [...]
If we cast our minds back just 11 years ago, it was a time of great optimism despite all the misplaced anxiety about the Millennium Bug. It was a new century. And a new century warranted a new start. Some predicted it would be the Asian Century, the China Century, or the APEC Century. But [...]
A playful year-old Labrador Retriever has become the centre of attention for the Wong household, though her days with the family are numbered. In the year they will spend together, both the dog and the family members will learn invaluable lessons. Jackie Wong and her family brought Dolly into their home in March, when they [...]
Investors have soured on many Chinese companies on fears of a slowing economy and worries about accounting fraud and corporate governance. But for analysts at investment firms, the stocks remain a hot ticket. In bullishness reminiscent of the technology bubble of the 1990s, analysts who work for investment banks based around the world rate nearly [...]
The Hong Kong governments’s former No. 2 announced Saturday he would run for the office of chief executive in March. “This is a serious decision,” Henry Tang told reporters Saturday. In September, the 59-year-old Mr. Tang resigned as city’s chief secretary for administration, the second-highest government job, paving the way to run for chief executive. [...]