Hong Kong Informer

They are Hong Kong’s politicians of the future and, despite coming from different parties, they all consider themselves patriots. But while each has no problem defining their idea of patriotism, they differ on whether a true patriot would call for an end to one-party rule. Holden Chow Ho-ting, the 33-year-old chairman of the Young DAB, [...]

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The Home Affairs Bureau is recruiting young people to take part in voluntary teaching services in Shaoguan and Meizhou in Guangdong Province, through its Service Corps programme.   Since the programme’s launch in 2011, 36 young people have joined the mission to provide voluntary teaching services in Shaoguan. In this fourth phase of the programme, [...]

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Thirty-six young people were commended for their outstanding achievements in personal development, leadership and social services in the first Outstanding Youth Commendation Scheme.   Speaking at the award presentation ceremony today, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing said the Policy Address 2013 states youth development policy would focus on creating development opportunities for young people. [...]

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The latest appointments to the nation’s top consultative body mark the rise of a younger generation of advisers to Beijing. A number of prominent veterans have retired, clearing the way for their children or fellow party colleagues to join as new members of the body. The list of new appointees to the Chinese People’s Political [...]

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Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly Subscribe to INDIE TRAILERS: goo.gl Young and Dangerous: Reloaded Official Trailer #1 (2013) – Hong Kong Action Movie HD Written by original scriptwriter Manfred Wong, this reboot of the hugely popular series of 1990s movies – based on the comics of Cowman and Dickey Yau – [...]

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TORONTO (AP) — The Ontario Securities Commission is going after the auditors of troubled Chinese timberland company Sino-Forest Corp., accusing Ernst & Young of failing to conduct its audits in accordance with industry standards. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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TORONTO (AP) — The Ontario Securities Commission is going after the auditor of troubled Chinese timberland company Sino-Forest Corp., accusing Ernst & Young of failing to conduct its audits in accordance with industry standards. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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A village in Yuen Long was in mourning yesterday for two boys killed in a fire at their home. Investigators were checking a burned-out air conditioner for faulty wiring. Eight-year-old Elliot Watkiss and his brother Frankie, seven, were asleep in the first-floor bedroom of the family’s house in Pat Heung Upper Village when the fire broke [...]

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A fire at a house in Pat Heung Upper village near Yuen Long killed two brothers, aged seven and eight, local media reported on Saturday. The fire broke out at about 1 am Saturday on the first floor of the house. Firefighters rescued the trapped brothers and a 31-year-old domestic helper from the second floor. [...]

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They were each other’s first – and last – loves. Sweethearts Edwin Hui Ka-wai and Yumi Au Hiu-lam perished together in the October 1 ferry collision off Lamma. Despite having dated for only two months, their relationship was honoured at a joint memorial service both sets of parents held at the International Funeral Parlour in [...]

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The number of reported young drug abusers under 21 dropped 22% from 1,288 to 1,005 in the first half of 2012, according to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse.   The Action Committee Against Narcotics held its quarterly meeting today to review the local drug situation in the first half of the year.   The [...]

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Washing hands with soap can halt the spread of diseases such as diarrhoea and pneumonia, which kill 3.5 million children a year, yet Hong Kong hotels throw away two to three million barely used bars annually. Students at the University of Hong Kong aim to change that after devising a way to turn hotel waste [...]

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Former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen said he “highly respected” the youngsters who staged a 10-day protest against the introduction of national education outside the government headquarters and hoped they could maintain their passion to serve the city. And he said the government’s action showed it was listening to what the public wanted. Full News [...]

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A statue of a bull stands outside Exchange Square, where the trading hall of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is located. Hong Kong's securities regulator is seeking accounting records for a … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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HONG KONG, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — So Klose, a matchmaking agency, is helping an Indonesian young man look for his Miss Right in Hong Kong and is now inviting suitable ladies to join the … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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