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Hong Kong fire leaves 20,000 households without power for 2 days

A fire in global financial hub Hong Kong has left 20,000 households without electricity for two days amid hot and humid weather.The city's government is requesting an investigation into the accident, which occured on Tuesday.

Reuters

Hong Kong’s floating restaurant sinks

Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a faded landmark of Hong Kong, sank in the South China Sea after being towed away from the city to an unknown destination.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks at sea

It had royal and A-list clientele over the years including Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Cruise

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‘Good or Bad, It’s Hong Kong History’ Says British Colonial Museum Founder

Bryan Ong has made it his mission to preserve items that tell the story of Hong Kong's British colonial past even as Beijing increasingly shapes life in the city that is firmly back in the fold of the mainland. Ong, 42, has been collecting colonial memorabilia since he was a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong’s famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant has sunk in the South China Sea

It encountered 'adverse conditions'

Wales Online

Hong Kong: Iconic Jumbo floating restaurant sinks

The Jumbo restaurant capsized in the South China Sea on Sunday near the Paracel Islands while on its way to an undisclosed location. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea four days after leaving harbour

The iconic eatery, which has closed its doors after operating for more than four decades, has capsized after encountering "adverse conditions" in the South China Sea, its parent company says.

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'Good or bad, it’s Hong Kong history' says British colonial museum founder

Reuters

Worried about the cost of living? This is the impact inflation is having in some of the world's most expensive cities

Australia isn't the only country seeing everyday foods like iceberg lettuce go from basic to bougie. This is what life looks like for people in some of the world's most expensive cities as inflation surges.

ABC News

Hong Kong’s Iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant Capsizes at Sea

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday. The restaurant encountered "adverse conditions" on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Floating Hong Kong restaurant capsizes in South China Sea

Jumbo Floating Restaurant encountered ‘adverse weather’ after being towed away from territory’s harbour

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea, less than a week after it was towed away from the city

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's last UK governor says crackdowns 'heartbreaking'

The last British governor of Hong Kong says Beijing’s crackdown on civil liberties in the former British colony has been “a lot worse” than he expected

The Independent UK

Factbox-Hong Kong's new cabinet to focus on national security

Hong Kong's incoming leader John Lee has announced a cabinet that includes a number of officials with a background in security, calling it a "results-oriented" governing team that will usher in a new chapter after protracted pro-democracy protests in 2019.

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China's gambling hub Macau shuts down amid COVID-19 outbreak but casinos remain open

The world's biggest gambling hub Macau has begun a second day of mass COVID-19 testing after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend. Most businesses have shut but casinos remain open.

Daily Record

Scots ex-wife of accused £212k embezzler 'went to cops after he joined dating app'

Kerry Lipton gave evidence against Gordon Couch who is accused of making off with fortune of Edinburgh widow who battled dementia

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong lawyers are the next target of Xi’s national security law

Veteran human rights lawyer Michael Vidler decided it was too dangerous to work in Hong Kong the moment a judge designated to handle national security law cases implied offering legal support to democracy activists could be a crime.

Reuters

China announces new Hong Kong leader's cabinet

China and Hong Kong issued a list of cabinet members on Sunday for incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee's new administration, according to the official Xinhua news agency and a statement from the special administrative region's government.

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The Times of India

Kolkata: Drink-drive charge slapped in Bypass crash

KOLKATA: The Dhandania family in New Alipore cannot believe that their mother, Minu Dhandania, who had safely landed in Kolkata from Hong Kong, was killed on the way home, despite no fault of hers. Minu, her husband, Devkishan, and two sons had returned from a weeklong holiday in Hong Kong…

Bangkok Post

Chinese fintech giant Ant closer to reviving iPO

HONG KONG: China’s central bank has accepted an application by Ant Group to set up a financial holding company, a key step toward finishing a year-long overhaul of Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s fintech business and reviving its stock market debut.

Bangkok Post

Greater Bay Airlines to launch commercial flight to Bangkok

HONG KONG: Hong Kong-based carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is set to launch its first scheduled commercial flight to Bangkok next month, with the company delaying fleet expansion amid continued border control measures between the city and mainland China.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?

Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong bans some media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executive

Press crackdown continues as Japanese, US and Taiwanese reporters blocked from 1 July event, which is also 25th anniversary of British handover

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Pressures Iran with New Sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Chinese and Emirati companies and a network of Iranian firms that help export Iran's petrochemicals, a step that may aim to raise pressure on Tehran to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The US Treasury department said it had imposed penalties on…

Benzinga

Alibaba Down Nearly 1%, Nio Up 2%: What's Weighing On Hong Kong Stocks Today

Shares of major U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Friday, with tech giants like Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), and Tencent Holdings (OTC:

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