Hong Kong Informer

At a Legislative Council committee hearing into his hospitality spending, Tong attributed the higher entertainment bills racked up during his five-year tenure at the Independent Commission Against Corruption to a rise in the number of visitors to the agency’s headquarters in North Point after it opened in 2007. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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About 13,550 flats are expected to be built this year, with a further 15,820 forecast for next year.The figures were outlined in the online version of the Hong Kong Property Review 2013, published by the Rating & Valuation Department today.It reported that 10,150 flats were built last year, beating the average number of 9,854 units [...]

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All franchised buses in Hong Kong will be wheelchair accessible in 2015-16, except for a small number running on Lantau Island.Acting Secretary for Transport & Housing Yau Shing-mu told legislators today that about 68% of franchised buses in Hong Kong are now wheelchair accessible.The number increased from 3,602 in April 2012 to 3,855 in March [...]

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Hong Kong’s levels of je ne sais quoi are slated to get a boost in the coming year, with the signing of a government agreement that will bring more French expatriates to the already French-accented Chinese city. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong

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About 1,500 academics, students and researchers – including a former US diplomat – have signed an online petition for more funds for the University of Hong Kong library, which they say is “going downhill very fast”. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Some 500 supporters of the Occupy Central plan that demands genuine universal suffrage will rally on June 9 to discuss possible problems the movement may face, its founder said yesterday. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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As a major transit and financial center connecting East and Southeast Asia, Hong Kong has always had a flourishing contraband industry. Now, a new kind of white powder is being trafficked.Five years … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying urged Hong Kong business leaders to boost co-operation with the mainland and Taiwan at a financial forum on Thursday. He acknowledged worries among the business community that Hong Kong might lose cross-strait trade following a trade pact between Beijing and Taipei, but he said the city could benefit as well. The [...]

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/enpproperty–> ZHENGZHOU – At an investment promotion conference held Wednesday in central China's Henan province, a Hong Kong official expressed hope for more investment from inland companies, which have witnessed booming development. Victoria Tang, an official from Invest Hong Kong, said the region has been a favorite for inland companies due to its rich international [...]

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Police have warned of “an alarming increase” in drug dealers who sell to schoolchildren – in particular, those at English School Foundation (ESF) schools. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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As Hong Kong Presses for More Democracy, Friction With Beijing Rises HONG KONG — Looming over a modest Chinese medicine shop here that sells dried deer penises for virility and bat feces for vision is a 40-story monolith of dark glass and gray steel: the Hong Kong offices of the Chinese Communist Party. Full News [...]

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The Centre for Health Protection has been informed of two more confirmed human cases of Influenza A (H7N9) in Shanghai.   The National Health & Family Planning Commission notified the centre the cases involved a 59-year-old man and a 67-year-old man.   The Shanghai Municipal Public Health Bureau said the patients’ six close contacts have [...]

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The Centre for Health Protection has been informed of two more confirmed human cases of Influenza A (H7N9) in Shanghai.   The National Health & Family Planning Commission notified the centre the cases involved a 74-year-old man and a 66-year-old man.   The Shanghai Municipal Public Health Bureau said the 11 close contacts of the [...]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson presented a more cantankerous face during his second day of testimony in a breach of contract case in Las Vegas. Attorneys for Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen say Las Vegas Sands, where Adelson is CEO, owes him $ 328 million for working behind the scenes to help [...]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul and Republican Party super donor Sheldon Adelson presented a more cantankerous face during his second day of testimony in a breach of contract case in Las Vegas. He bickered with the judge and disparaged the skills of Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen, who is suing Las Vegas Sands for [...]

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