Tycoon Henry Tang has announced his candidacy to become Hong Kong’s next chief executive, despite calls to quit amid a scandal over a luxury den.
Pregnant women were among more than 1 500 protesters who took to Hong Kong’s streets to oppose the growing number of Chinese births in the city.
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/ 1 November 2011
A Hong Kong school has lost an appeal against a noise abatement order issued after a complaint about the daily ruckus emanating from its playground.
Catch what you can while you can — it’s not going to be around for much longer.
Asian players are easy prey for match-fixers, who are now so rampant they are believed to operate in nearly every Asian football league.
Research from the 2011 Grant Thornton International Business Report reveals that South African women currently hold 27% of senior management positions
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/ 22 November 2010
Hong Kong officials said on Monday tests indicated there was no city-wide outbreak of bird flu as the first patient in seven years was recovering.
Scientists in Hong Kong on Wednesday unveiled a new type of therapy that could be used to treat serious cases of swine flu.
Tens of thousands of people marched on Wednesday in Hong Kong’s biggest annual protest calling for greater democracy.
SA diplomats were on Tuesday demanding an explanation after an engineer transiting through Hong Kong complained of being strip-searched and deported.
Hong Kong must defer to China’s decision to grant immunity to Grace Mugabe over an alleged attack because Beijing is in charge of foreign affairs.
Hong Kong lawmakers and human rights activists on Tuesday called for the wife of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to be banned from the city.
In China thousands of stonecutters are dying from silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust while processing gemstones.
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/ 16 February 2009
Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe has bought a -million home in Hong Kong, Britain’s Sunday Times reported.
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/ 18 January 2009
A British photographer said on Sunday he had been beaten up and punched repeatedly by the wife of Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe.
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/ 14 December 2008
Dozens of people in Hong Kong were hurt after two bottles containing an acidic liquid were dropped from a building into a busy commercial district.
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/ 14 December 2008
Two Hong Kong Airlines pilots have been sacked after trying to take off from a taxiway rather than the main runway at the city’s airport.
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/ 1 November 2008
New Zealand came from behind to beat Australia 19-14 in their Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong on Saturday.
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/ 28 October 2008
All Black superstar flyhalf Dan Carter will start at centre for the one-off Test against Australia in Hong Kong on Saturday.
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/ 11 September 2008
Hong Kong Disneyland will celebrate its birthday on Friday after three difficult years.
The billionaire owner of kung fu legend Bruce Lee’s last home wants to build a tribute cinema, library and fan shops at the site.
Hong Kong was buffeted by gale force winds on Friday as typhoon Nuri churned toward the financial hub, with most of the city shut down.
A brother and sister have been nicknamed ”Spiderkids” after climbing down drainpipes from their 34th-floor high-rise home in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong websites are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam, research from an internet security company has found.
A Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese people and are seeking ,3-billion in compensation — per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.
A group of Chinese lawyers has sued CNN, saying remarks by commentator Jack Cafferty in which he called the Chinese ”goons” violated the dignity and reputation of the Chinese people, a Hong Kong newspaper said. The Beijing-backed Wen Wei Po said the Beijing court had yet to accept the case.
If South Africa are to triumph at the Hong Kong Sevens tournament this weekend, they’re going to have to get past unbeaten New Zealand first, but Bok skipper Neil Powell says they’re not even thinking about the mighty All Blacks. The New Zealanders have been in phenomenal form, winning all four tournaments this season.
The head of Hong Kong’s marine department said on Monday there was still no sign of life from the Ukrainian ship that sank with 18 missing crew presumed trapped on board. Nearly 48 hours after the boat went down on Saturday night, divers have been unable to get any response from inside the doomed vessel.
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/ 24 February 2008
A car registration plate has sold for ,1-million in Hong Kong, making it the wealthy city’s most expensive vehicle number, a news report said on Sunday. The plate — bearing the number ”18” — was bought by an electronics businessman after 43 rounds of bidding at an auction of car numbers on Saturday.
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/ 29 January 2008
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung-cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an ”epidemic” of lung cancers linked to cannabis. Studies in the past have demonstrated that cannabis can cause cancer, but few have established a strong link between cannabis use and the actual incidence of lung cancer.
American ace Venus Williams said she did not think corruption was a big problem in tennis, as she limbered up in Hong Kong for the Australian Open. ”No. I don’t think it is a big thing for tennis, to be honest,” she told reporters, when asked whether she had seen any evidence of match-fixing.
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/ 29 December 2007
China on Saturday ruled full democracy in Hong Kong by 2012 but flagged universal suffrage for 2017 in a long-awaited decision on democratic reform for the former British colony, officials said. The decision is likely to upset democrats who had been pushing for 2012 as a deadline for changes in the way the chief executive and the legislature are chosen.