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Failed rescue mission: amazing tale behind Dragon Boat Races

It started with a death in the river, the legend says. But no one could predict the scale of the repercussions - which are marked today, more than 22 centuries later, with international sports events. The original festival has deep mainland Chinese roots, but was popularized worldwide by the people of Hong Kong. The…

June 21, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Comparison of Hong Kong and U.S. police shows stunning gulf

The shocking violence of the 2019 Hong Kong protests would have been met by armed military troops anywhere else on the planet, but the Chinese coastal city had only its police service to face it down. But now, as horrific new figures emerge about a new record high in the number of lethal casualties of…

January 17, 20230Comments ByGrenville Cross

Opinion

Hong Kong emerges from troubled times to brighter future

SEVERAL FACTORS HAVE harmed Hong Kong’s economy recently. There was the social turmoil in 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic raging around the world in 2020, and the political suppression of Hong Kong by Western countries led by the United States. This downturn started with the large-scale violent destruction caused by the revision of the Fugitive Offenders…

January 17, 20230Comments ByWilliam Leung

Hong Kong News

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

Born in a village in Brazil, footballer Pelé had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world by 1970. Image above shows him with another football legend, Diego Maradona, during an interview with El Grafica, a publication, in 1979. Below read about how Pelé was brought to Hong Kong. IN THE…

January 4, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

THE WORLD'S TOP SPOTS for the ultimate capitalist act, which is the launching of major companies on the global share markets, are all in China, a new study shows. Shanghai’s Star Market is in first place, followed by Shenzhen’s ChiNext, and then comes the traditional world leader in IPOs, Hong Kong. The data comes…

December 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Uni graduate? Here’s a free pass to billionaire city

WANT A WELL-PAID JOB? With a free work visa? In a low-crime city? With the world’s highest health score? In a community with more super-rich people than anywhere else on earth? And with a huge pot of money waiting to invest in whatever business you’re doing? The answer has got to be YES. And so…

November 22, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Opinion

How Hong Kong national anthem row exposes cultural chauvinism

WESTERN REPORTERS: YOUR CHAUVINISM is showing. Many western scribes and their followers are mocking Hong Kong people who are upset after a rather brutal prank or "an error" happened in South Korea, where a protest song was played in the place of the national anthem. Is it okay for these reporters to have a laugh?…

November 15, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Hong Kong stepping up intelligence ops: John Lee

THE STRUGGLE TO KEEP Hong Kong safe is not over, the city’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu said. “There are still underlying national security threats from different fronts,” he warned. In response, the city is putting more resources into intelligence gathering, the Chief Executive told a conference. “We will step up efforts in gathering and…

November 9, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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U.S. has launched ‘economic warfare’ against Chinese: FT

THE PRESENT U.S. administration’s determination to stop the world selling vital semiconductors to China “is an act of economic warfare”, top Financial Times columnist Martin Wolfe wrote on Friday. The move “is far more threatening to Beijing than anything Donald Trump did,” he added. “The aim is clearly to slow China’s economic development. That is…

November 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Primary children to swap crayons for coding: 2022 Policy Address

Hong Kong's new leader John Lee showed himself determined to build on Hong Kong's many success stories in his maiden Policy Address, given yesterday. Below is a summary of the main points. Or scroll down for a link to a video summary of the story. CHILDREN; GIVE THE crayons a break. Primary school kids…

October 20, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Failed rescue mission: amazing tale behind Dragon Boat Races

Comparison of Hong Kong and U.S. police shows stunning gulf

Hong Kong emerges from troubled times to brighter future

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

Uni graduate? Here’s a free pass to billionaire city

How Hong Kong national anthem row exposes cultural chauvinism

Hong Kong stepping up intelligence ops: John Lee

U.S. has launched ‘economic warfare’ against Chinese: FT

Primary children to swap crayons for coding: 2022 Policy Address

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