Hong Kong finance chief not optimistic about city’s economic outlook
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong finance chief not optimistic about city’s economic outlook
Financial secretary doubles down on prediction that city will record more than HK$100 billion deficit.
Mirror’s Keung To to headline Hong Kong youth music charity’s 2022 festival
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Mirror’s Keung To to headline Hong Kong youth music charity’s 2022 festival
Keung To of Cantopop boy band Mirror and Grammy-winning soprano Sumi Jo are the headline acts for the 2022 Hong Kong Generation Next Arts (HKGNA) Music Festival, which begins on November 18.
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Hong Kong this week: further reopening, legal education and Mirror arrests
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at how the city is further easing Covid curbs as it hosts more key events, while a tragic concert accident in July returns to the spotlight as police detain suspects.
Hong Kong’s first locally trained turbaned Sikh solicitor not afraid to stand out
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Hong Kong’s first locally trained turbaned Sikh solicitor not afraid to stand out
Newly admitted solicitor hopes others from ethnic minority communities will also seek higher education and pursue law.
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Hong Kong Mirror concert organisers banned from renting public venues for now
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Hong Kong funds’ FTX exposure is ‘immaterial’, securities regulator says
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Hong Kong funds’ FTX exposure is ‘immaterial’, securities regulator says
The Securities and Futures Commission checked with fund managers and determined their exposure risk to the company and its FTT cryptocurrency is limited
Hong Kong lawmakers: proposed penalties in new child abuse law too lenient
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong lawmakers: proposed penalties in new child abuse law too lenient
Labour and welfare secretary defends three-month maximum jail sentence and says it is in line with offences of similar gravity.
Pici and The Pizza Project restaurants operator plans regional expansion
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South China Morning Post
Pici and The Pizza Project restaurants operator plans regional expansion
Chances are, if you are in Hong Kong, you have been to one of Pirata Group’s restaurants. Now its CEO wants people further afield to have that opportunity too.
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Hong Kong sports officials tasked to look into improvements over protest song saga
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Hong Kong’s John Lee set for Apec charm offensive in Thailand
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Carcinogen found in over half of fish oil supplements tested: Hong Kong watchdog
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Hong Kong sports officials tasked to look into improvements over protest song saga
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Superstar ballerina Natalia Osipova headlines 2023 Hong Kong Arts Festival
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Superstars Anna Netrebko, Natalia Osipova headline Hong Kong Arts Festival
Performances by the Russian soprano and ballerina and the premiere of a musical about Sun Yat-sen are among the highlights of the 2023 festival.
Hong Kong’s MTR tests new trains fitted with old system in bid to replace ageing model
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s MTR tests new trains fitted with old system in bid to replace ageing model
Insider reveals operator has not ruled out train defects as a cause of Sunday’s derailment at Yau Ma Tei station.
Horse-riding simulator therapy in Hong Kong offers disabled entry into sport
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Horse-riding simulator therapy in Hong Kong offers disabled entry into sport
Leong Pui-yee, who has cerebral palsy, shares benefits of horse-riding as a long-time participant in Riding for the Disabled Association activities.
Hong Kong Law Society president to visit Australia to clear up city’s image
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Law Society president to visit Australia to clear up city’s image
Chan Chak-ming will speak at a legal industry conference in Sydney in the sector’s latest effort to counter negative impressions overseas.
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‘Hong Kong should complain to rugby world body, ban Korea over song blunder’
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Don’t get hair extensions wrong like Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears
Anyone can use hair extensions, but without expert advice they can go wrong. We find out how to do them right, and how to choose the best hair extensions for your hair type and needs.
Hong Kong schools get revised version of graphic video about 1937 Nanking massacre
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong schools get revised version of graphic video about 1937 Nanking massacre
Some scenes blacked out in teaching aid after children as young as seven viewed graphic images last year.
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‘Totally undesirable’: Hong Kong’s MTR apologises for train evacuation fiasco
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‘Totally undesirable’: Hong Kong’s MTR apologises for train evacuation fiasco
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Hong Kong immigration to Vancouver reversing years of decline
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Hong Kong immigration to Vancouver reversing years of decline
Canadian census and visa data show rises in tandem since 2020 imposition of national security law in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong hotels shy away from bid to turn them into hostels for the young
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Hong Kong hotels shy away from bid to turn them into hostels for the young
Hotels banking on return of tourists as government wants to expand and revamp youth hostel scheme to provide 3,000 more places inside five years.
University farm to give Hong Kong taste of local dairy for first time in 2 decades
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University farm to give Hong Kong taste of local dairy for first time in 2 decades
City University’s facility expects to produce its own milk and ice cream next year.