Category: Hong Kong
HK police body cameras spark fears
In a first for Asia, Hong Kong police said Thursday they will trial the use of video cameras attached to their uniforms to film exchanges with the public, despite concerns [...]
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HK media office attacked
The office of a news publication in Hong Kong was attacked by four masked men Wednesday, sending shockwaves through the city’s traditionally free-wheeling journalism [...]
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HK exchanges net falls 21pct
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd, 0388.HK -0.64 percent which is in the midst of completing its acquisition of the London Metals Exchange, reported a 21 percent drop in [...]
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HK Airlines to end London service
Hong Kong Airlines will end its service between Hong Kong and London due to poor demand, reports said Wednesday, another blow to the carrier after authorities banned its [...]
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Cathay Pacific posts first-half net loss
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a first-half net loss of HK$935 million ($121 million) on Wednesday, citing higher fuel prices, strong competition and economic instability in [...]
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Dynam falls on first day of trading in HK
Dynam Japan Holdings Co. (6889), the first Japanese company to have its primary listing in Hong Kong, dropped 10 percent on its debut after the pachinko hall operator raised [...]
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HK minister’s property interests draw controversy
Hong Kong’s five-week old government was rocked by its third controversy involving senior officials, as Secretary for Development Paul Chan acknowledged he knew about [...]
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HK Airlines plays down growth ban
Hong Kong Airlines Monday played down the impact on its business of an unprecedented aviation authority ban on expanding further until it meets all safety requirements for [...]
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Food agenda: HK Food Expo
The next big event on the food show calendar is the Hong Kong Food Expo, which is expected to feature 900 exhibitors from around the world. Here are the other major food [...]
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Jail for HKers after huge Australia cocaine bust
Two men from Hong Kong were on Friday handed lengthy jail terms in Australia after importing Aus$173 million (US$181 million) of cocaine hidden in lawnmowers. Lau Pak Kwan, [...]
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Cheung Kong profit slumps on China property weakness
Hong Kong property developer Cheung Kong said Thursday its first-half net profit slumped 54 percent from a year ago, due partly to falling income from property sales. The [...]
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HK’s Hutchison says 1H profit drops 78pct
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa said Thursday that first-half profit tumbled 78 percent from the year before when results were boosted by [...]
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Bank of East Asia beats with 10pct net-profit rise
Bank of East Asia Ltd, Hong Kong’s fifth-largest lender by assets, said Thursday its first-half net profit rose 10 percent, driven by a rise in interest income and [...]
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HK June retail sales rise 11pct yr/yr
June retail sales data (percent change from a year earlier): CONTEXT: – In the second quarter of 2012, the volume of total retail sales rose by 1.9 percent, seasonally [...]
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HK firm accused of insider trading in US
The Chinese tycoon behind a company that was implicated in an insider-trading investigation in the US is one of China’s richest entrepreneurs, having first built his [...]
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