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Hong Kong government responds to US-China economic, security report

Nov 20, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- In response to media enquiries, a Government spokesman today (November 20) made the following response to comments in the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) 2009...

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City Telecom's net profit surges 70% in FY 2009

Nov. 20, 2009 (China Knowledge) - City Telecom (H.K.) Ltd<1137>, one of Hong Kong's largest fixed-line carriers, has reported that its net profit soared 70% year on year to HK$212.83 million in the fiscal year ended Aug....

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Colour me dazzled

Record auction prices for rare coloured diamonds “If you have money to invest, there is no safer haven than something rare,” says Laurence Graff, the London-born “King of Diamonds”. If this is sales talk, he is his own best...

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Hong Kong stocks finish 0.86% lower

Hong Kong shares Thursday fell for a third day, with the benchmark index moving down 0.86 percent, or 197.17 points at 22,643.16 due to overnight falls on the Wall Street. Hang Seng Index opened up 0.24 percent, or 54.51 points...

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Action hots up on Bund realty front

Hutchison Whampoa and Sun Hung Kai Properties are likely to enter the bidding race for the city's most expensive piece of real estate, according to industry sources. The two heavyweight Hong Kong realtors are already active...

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Exhibition showcases HK's conservation success

Heritage show: Secretary for Development Carrie Lam launches the Heritage Alive: UNESCO Culture Heritage Awards Exhibition. An exhibition showcasing 12 examples of Hong Kong's heritage conservation which have won the...

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Lawmakers urged to handle reform package

Lawmakers have a constitutional responsibility to deal with the political reform package for 2012, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam says, adding Hong Kong should take a step forward at that time to...

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Hong Kong Shopping Portal, ShopInHK.com, Expands Delivery to Macau and Adds Google Book Preview

Nov 21, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- ShopInHK.com, an online shopping venue based in Hong Kong, announced today that it will be expanding its shipping options to include deliveries to Macau by secure and reliable courier...

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Bonhams Offers Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings in London

LONDON.- Bonhams will offer the Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings at its 2009 Autumn Auction. A foremost collector of fine arts in Hong Kong, George Bloch (12 October 1920 - 27 April 2009) was born into...

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New Voices: A dark comedy called SunRail becomes tragedy

SunRail didn't start out as a bad joke. The citizens of Central Florida, no longer amused by losing weeks of their lives every year staring at bumpers, demanded alternatives. With no new private solutions on the horizon,...

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