Posted on 18 April 2013. Tags: hong, King, Kong’s, Market, TrackerProperty, Yuan
By Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG, April 18 (Reuters) -As China relaxes investment restrictions in the onshore bond market, bond yields between yuan debt in Hong Kong and onshore are expected to converge gradually. RECENT STORIES: CNH Tracker-Dim sum bond eyes strong pipeline, yield under pressure. More stories about the CNH market Daily onshore yuan reports [...]
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Posted on 17 April 2013. Tags: creative, Head, hong, Kong’s, South, spaces
A grove of metallic canary-hued bamboo has cropped up in an industrial area on Hong Kong’s south side, signaling not a resurgence of nature but a new creative identity. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong
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Posted on 16 April 2013. Tags: Considers, court, Highest, hong, Kong’s, Marriage, Trans, Womans
A transgender woman in Hong Kong is asking the city's highest court to overturn a lower court's ruling that she cannot marry her boyfriend because she was assigned male at … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 13 April 2013. Tags: create, Future, hong, Innovate, Kong’s, stateoftheart
/enpproperty–> When one is asked to name the world's leading financial centers, in the West, London and New York are invariably mentioned, while in the East, Hong Kong just as readily springs to mind. The fact that a once sleepy fishing village can become a major center of financial activity speaks highly of Hong Kong [...]
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Posted on 12 April 2013. Tags: debate, Future, hong, Kong’s, patriotism, seems, straightforward
The meaning of the word patriotism seems straightforward, but not so in the debate on Hong Kong’ s future, where it has a long history of flux. Full News here – Hong Kong feed
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Posted on 11 April 2013. Tags: delays, hong, isn't, Kong’s, Liable, says
Hongkong International Terminals insists it will not be financially liable for delays suffered by lines and shippers because of ongoing strikes by dockworkers usually deployed on its … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 10 April 2013. Tags: caloriecounting, hitting, hong, hurts, Kong’s, rice, shops, supermarkets
In this latest episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, a traditional rice shop owner laments how his business is declining in changing times, but argues it still has a vital role to play Traditional rice shops are dying out in Hong Kong due to changing consumption habits among younger Chinese and competition from supermarkets, [...]
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Posted on 09 April 2013. Tags: days, delays, hong, Kong’s, long, reported, ship
Shipment delays to and from Hong Kong are ongoing as productivity at facilities run by Hongkong International Terminals continue to be affected by shortages of crane operators and other key workers because of striking … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 05 April 2013. Tags: 1x07, airport, building, engineering, extreme, hong, kong, Kong’s, Video
Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場), being bui…
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Posted on 03 April 2013. Tags: artists', auction, freewheeling, hong, Kong’s, test
A special sale will showcase Hong Kong ink paintings and put local artists in touch with mainland collectors. The sale, part of China Guardian’s spring auction at the Island Shangri-La tomorrow, will feature 25 lots by 20 Hong Kong artists, including Liu Kuo-sung, Lui Shou-kwan and Kan Tai-keung. Full News here – Hong Kong feed
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Posted on 26 March 2013. Tags: Chief, elect, Executive, hong, Kong’s, limit, right
A law academic has warned that the National People’s Congress Standing Committee might limit Hong Kong’s rights to elect its chief executive by universal suffrage despite the assurances contained in the Basic Law, the city’s mini-constitution. Eric Cheung Tat-ming, assistant law professor at the University of Hong Kong, made the observation a day after Qiao [...]
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Posted on 25 March 2013. Tags: abode, appeal, court, domestic, down, Helpers, hong, Kong’s, turns
The Court of Final Appeal ruled on Monday morning that foreign domestic helpers do not as a class enjoy the right to apply for permanent residency because their residence in Hong Kong is highly restricted. The top court also rejected the Hong Kong government’s request to seek an interpretation from Beijing, saying it was not [...]
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Posted on 20 March 2013. Tags: D.I.Y., Director, hong, Kong’s
Called “a studio’s dream,” Andrew Lau represents a breed of filmmaker who can wear every hat. Just don’t crowd his set. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong
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Posted on 19 March 2013. Tags: hong, Housing, Kong’s, laments, Leung, Tianjin, visit, Woes
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has Hongkongers’ housing needs in mind as he made his first official visit to Tianjin on Tuesday morning. Leung, who is on a five-day visit to the mainland, set off from Beijing on high-speed train to visit the northern municipality. He made his first stop at the Tianjin Planning Exhibition Hall, [...]
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Posted on 13 March 2013. Tags: around, hong, Kong’s, Market, pawn, Shop, turn
Hong Kong's first-ever initial public offering (IPO) by a pawn shop has caught the imagination of retail investors, sending shares of the new entrant Oi Wah Pawnshop Credit Holdings surging over … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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