Hong Kong Informer

Customs officers have arrested 40 people in a crackdown on counterfeit goods sold online.    Starting on May 1, about 80 Customs officers from the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau targeted online platforms including auction sites and social networks.   As of June 15, officers had seized 2,282 counterfeit items in 37 cases, including jewellery, handbags, [...]

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Unfortunately for Edward Snowden, from the village of Fence, north of Burnley, he just happens to share his name with the former CIA contractor currently in hiding in Hong Kong, having accused the US intelligence services of … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Looking for love in Asia, as in the West, is an increasingly digital exercise, and one that should come with a warning: Google not, lest ye be Googled. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong

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People can book the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department’s cremation service at its six crematoria starting June 1 on its website.   Applicants who wish to use the service should register in advance with the department’s Hong Kong or Kowloon Cremation Booking Offices and submit completed application forms and the originals of relevant documents including [...]

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Enrolment for the Yi Jin Diploma full-time programme for the 2013-14 academic year started today through a web-based registration system.   Secondary Six school leavers or adults aged 21 or above can apply.     Applicants can visit the Yin Jin Diploma enrolment website for details on the programme, and submit applications.   They must [...]

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The Housing Authority has launched a video entitled 60 Years of Public Housing Development in Hong Kong.   The 15-minute video highlights the different aspects of Hong Kong’s public housing, including building and unit designs, estate management activities and sustainable development.   It is viewable on the authority’s website.   An exhibition will be held [...]

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wedding dresses online store, announces the addition of 27 new wedding dresses to its wedding dresses 2013 collection.(PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Today, AmorModa, Hong Kong's well-known wedding dresses online store, announces the addition of 27 new wedding dresses to … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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There are myriad reasons to fake a pregnancy and an unusual product that helps people do just that is rising in popularity on shopping websites – a silica-gel “belly”. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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HONG KONG, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Online Limited (HKSE:543) ("Pacific Online," the "Company" or the "Group"), a leading internet content provider in China, today announced that it plans to release its [audited/unaudited] financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 after the close of Hong Kong markets on Tuesday, March 26, [...]

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A man who disrupted a University of Hong Kong website running a mock universal suffrage election for the chief executive position was sentenced on Monday to perform 160 hours of community service. Vincent Chan Cheuk-yin, 29, earlier pleaded guilty in Fanling Court to one count of attempted criminal damage. Full News here – Hong Kong [...]

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A mainland Chinese boy, who was asked by his mother to answer nature’s call in a bottle in a Hong Kong restaurant, has sparked online anger in the latest bitter exchange over etiquette. Manners … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More of the world’s elite universities are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses,” but it’s still uncertain whether so-called MOOCs will help more students earn college degrees. Coursera and edX, two of the leading MOOC providers, on Thursday announced major expansions that will roughly double the number of [...]

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Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has denied offering a set of get-rich-quick tips that have gone viral on the internet recently, saying the article carrying the tips purportedly made by him was actually not his work.   Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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An interior designer has been accused of posting a document online that claimed to be a government press release announcing new measures to rein in the property market. Police arrested the man, 32, in Happy Valley on Thursday night. He was released on bail pending further inquiries. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong said Friday it is investigating an online database containing the identity card numbers of over 1,100 residents, including some of the city's tycoons, published to protest a … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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