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23 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

Disney will add new attractions in expansion of Hong Kong park

With flagging attendance at China's first Disneyland park, the Hong Kong special administrative government is eager to expand, especially with competition from a new Disneyland expected to be completed in Shanghai in 2014.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Kyodo News

H.K. leader suffers drop in popularity

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang's popularity rating has dropped to a new low, according to a Hong Kong University poll released Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, New York

Fri Nov 06, 2009

People's Daily Online

Energy efficiency labeling to be a must in Hong Kong

Air conditioners, refrigerators and compact fluorescent lamps for sale in Hong Kong will have to carry energy labels with information on their energy efficiency performance starting from Monday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Mondaq.Com

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Proposes To Enhance Investor Protection - Dechert

Introduction and Background In its Consultation Paper on Proposals to Enhance Protection for the Investing Public 1 issued on 25 September 2009, the SFC has published wide-ranging proposals to address some of the perceived short-comings in the current regulatory environment for the sale of unlisted investment products to the public.

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Related Topix: World News

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Xinhuanet

Shanghai Disneyland Project gets approval

China's central government has officially approved the Shanghai Disneyland Project, the Shanghai municipal government announced Wednesday.

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People's Daily Online

Global inflation pressure expected to remain muted in near future: official

The global inflationary pressure is expected to remain muted in the near future, partly reflecting slow economic recovery, Hong Kong's financial chief John Tsang said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Mortgage, Home

Tajikistan News.Net

Hong Kong seeks UN World Heritage status for geological site

Tajikistan News.Net Wednesday 4th November, 2009 Hong Kong is hoping to clinch Unesco World Heritage status for a 49-sq km geological site which boasts the high-rise city's most dramatic land and seascapes, officials confirmed Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Travel, China Travel

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Star Tribune

A look at economic developments around the globe

China's purchasing managers index expanded for the eighth straight month in October to 55.2, adding to further signs the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by a government-sanctioned industry group said Sunday.

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The Star Online

Doubly special day

The Double Nine Festival may slip by quietly on the local front, but in Hong Kong and China, Oct 26 is cause for celebration.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

People's Daily Online

Company-level ties between France, China important: French minister

The relationship at company level between France and China is very important, visiting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Friday.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Travel, China Travel, Southeast Asia

Thu Oct 29, 2009

International Herald Tribune

Night-Life Institution on Hong Konga s Gay Scene

The bar at Propaganda, a gay nightclub in Hong Kong. HONG KONG Propaganda isn't just the grandmother of the gay night-life scene in Hong Kong, it's something of a historic site.

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Related Topix: World News

Wed Oct 28, 2009

South China Morning Post

HK prepares for terror attack ahead of Games

Police, firefighters and medical officers on Tuesday morning tested their ability to cope with a biological attack at the upcoming East Asian Games.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

People's Daily Online

Hong Kong-Guangdong Business Conference held in Sydney

Hong Kong-Guangdong Business Conference was held on Tuesday in Sydney with both Guangdong and New South Wales leaders calling for greater cooperation in business and trade.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Australia, China, Asia

Mon Oct 26, 2009

People's Daily Online

Hong Kong proposes e-Learning pilot scheme

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is committed to developing e-learning which will enhance student learning and development, Secretary for Education Michael Suen said on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family

Sun Oct 25, 2009

MarketWatch

Craig Stephen's This Week in China: New property-bubble warnings in Hong Kong

If there was a single lesson from the subprime-inspired financial crash, it was that central bankers must watch asset prices and not just the heavily manipulated consumer price indexes.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Mortgage, Home

ETF Investor

Hong Kong ETF: Gearing Up for a Correction?

It's not just in the United States that some are worrying about a potential market and ETF pullback.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Channelnewsasia.com

Hong Kong tightens lending on luxury homes

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government has announced measures aimed at cooling the property market as low interest rates have spurred a dramatic surge in prices and fears of a possible bubble.

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Related Topix: World News, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Standard

HKMA reins in mortgage lending as bubble fears mount (Hong Kong) (31...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority moved to slow a surge in luxury property prices driven by rich buyers from the mainland by limiting mortgages amid growing concern over a property bubble in the territory.

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People's Daily Online

HK's consumer prices rise 0.5% in September

Hong Kong's overall consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in September over the same month last year, following a 1.6 percent drop in August, the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Thursday.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Luxury Hotel Growth Stymied In Hong Kong

A lack of suitable sites and the relatively high cost of land are frustrating efforts by some of the biggest names in the luxury hotel business to tap the lucrative business travel market in Hong Kong.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Hong Kong Travel

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