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... from the yen's 14-year high against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei index shed 301.72 points to 9,081.52. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares tumbled almost five per cent as investors were spooked after Dubai asked for a debt repayment delay for a key ... Comment?
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The passing of the torch for the 2009 East Asian Games in Victoria Harbor, on Aug. 29. The games begin in Hong Kong on Dec. 5. HONG KONG Hong Kong is not exactly a city of sport-lovers. Sure, there's the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens and horse racing at the ... Comment?
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Anti-drug painting in HK sets world record
About 3,300 students in Hong Kong Thursday broke a Guinness World Record by making a giant finger painting featuring anti-drug messages at the Victoria Park of the city. Comment?
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Singapore and partners: Pay and performance
... 181,948 GDP (million current PPP US$, 2008) 238,503 Estimated growth this year: Minus 2 to minus 2.5 per cent. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang Salary in dollars: $516,000. In local currency: HK$4 million Population (thousands, 2008) 6,978 ... Comment?
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong, China
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I returned to HK with one mission, to secure my visa for China. It was meant to be the easiest place to achieve a visa and I was hoping to get a three month visa there. Comment?
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Holidays abroad popular again despite downturn: survey
Going on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing one in 5 people plan to travel overseas, even if it's largely within their region. Comment?
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Taiwan indie drama wins Chinese-language 'Oscars'
... Live Without You." Dai beat more acclaimed rivals -- including Malaysian art-house director Tsai Ming-liang and Hong Kong's Clara Law as well as China's Guan Hu. The independent film, which also brought a best original screenplay prize for Dai, was ... Comment?
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Dress rehearsal at East Asian Games venues
... and table tennis competitions will take place. The dress rehearsal started with table tennis matches involving Hong Kong athletes Tang Peng, Jiang Hua-jun, Tie Ya-na and Ko Lai-chak. Between matches, spectators watched Japanese cheerleaders perform ... Comment?
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Indie drama wins Golden Hourse
... Live Without You.'' Dai beat more acclaimed rivals _ including Malaysian art-house director Tsai Ming-liang and Hong Kong's Clara Law as well as China's Guan Hu. The independent film, which also brought a best original screenplay prize for Dai, was ... Comment?
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Hong Kong's October exports fall 13.1%
Hong Kong's exports in October fell 13.1 percent year on year to 240.8 billion HK dollars , compared with a decline of 8.6 percent in September, statistical authorities said Thursday. Comment?
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Chinese vice premier meets HK banking delegation
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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan meets with Norman Chan, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority who led a delegation of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. Comment?
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PLA Garrison Troop in HKSAR conducts 12th troop rotation
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A warship of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army arrives at the Stonecutter Island Naval Base in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in south China for the annual rotation Nov. Comment?
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Travelers are ready to hit the road again
GOING on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing that one in five people plan to travel overseas, even if it's largely within their region. Comment?
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HK's October visitor arrivals up 9 pct
HONG KONG: Hong Kong saw a 9 percent year- on-year rise in visitors in October to 2.762 million, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said Friday. Comment?
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Beijing law expert backs trade seats in reform debate
Implementing universal suffrage does not mean that functional constituencies have to be abolished, a leading mainland expert on Hong Kong affairs says. Comment?
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China confirms A/H1N1 mutations
... been two deaths in relation to the injection. That's acceptable." Meanwhile, similar cases have been found in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The health department there says one human A/H1N1 case has the same mutation as the one ... Comment?
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More headed to HK for flu jabs
SHENZHEN: The worsening H1N1 flu situation is prompting some local residents to pay for vaccines in the neighboring city of Hong Kong when they become available next month. Comment?
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PLA forces in Hong Kong conduct 12th routine rotation
The Chinese People's Liberation Army garrison troops in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday conducted its 12th troop rotation since it assumed Hong Kong's defense responsibility on July 1, 1997. Comment?
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HK police track Facebook suicide group
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police are seeking the Internet user behind a Facebook group that encouraged teenagers to commit mass suicide, a report said yesterday, after a 15-year-old member tried to kill himself. Comment?
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Eight A/H1N1 flu mutation found on Chinese mainland
... case from Britain. Similar strain was detected three months later in Zhejiang Province. The health department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced one human swine influenza (HSI) virus which had the same mutation as the one ... Comment?
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