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Hong Kong model’s in-laws face charges in grisly killing

Police in Hong Kong have filed murder charges against the former in-laws of a model, days after her body parts were found in a refrigerator

The Independent UK

Hong Kong airline worker shortage hits city’s push to reopen

Hong Kong’s goal to reclaim its spot as Asia’s premier financial hub is being tested by a scarcity of workers in the air industry that’s vital for re-establishing the city’s international links.

Bangkok Post

Body parts of missing model Abby Choi found in Hong Kong, ex-husband and family arrested

Four people were arrested for the murder and dismemberment of model and influencer Abby Choi after parts of her body were found in a Hong Kong rental unit, local police said Saturday.

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"This is our new home": The pub in Altrincham with the best prawn toast in the city

Harcourt already has a loyal following, and it's only been open a month

Manchester Evening News

Hong Kong model ‘butchered’ in money dispute

Hong Kong police have made four arrests for the murder and dismemberment of a 28-year-old model after a financial dispute with her ex-husband’s family, authorities said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Top jockey Zac Purton fined £15,000 for calling new chief steward "too strict"

Hong Kong's five-time champion jockey Zac Purton spoke out after becoming one of nine jockeys to have been suspended by Marc Van Gestel since he became the new chief steward

Daily Mirror

Markets mixed, Tokyo rallies as BoJ nominee backs loose policy

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries, though Tokyo rallied after Japan's incoming central bank head made the case for keeping its ultra-loose policy.

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Beijing official in Hong Kong warns US envoy after speech

A Chinese diplomat has met with the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and warned him not to cross “red lines” to protest what China called his “inappropriate” interference in the territory’s affairs

The Independent UK

Hong Kong martial arts coach jailed for inciting subversion

Hong Kong (AFP) - A martial arts teacher accused of running an armed movement to overthrow Hong Kong and China's governments was jailed for five years on Friday under the city's national security law.

AFP

Asian markets mixed, Tokyo boosted by BoJ nominee

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries, though Tokyo rallied after the man tipped as Japan's next central bank head made the case for keeping its ultra-loose policy.

AFP

Girl, 11, dies from bird flu in country's first infection of virus since 2014

The bird flu, which is known as avian influenza, spreads in poultry but was only deemed a threat after a 1997 outbreak among customers of a live poultry market in Hong Kong - with most cases involving direct contact with infected birds

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong exchange reports IPO drought in 2022 as profits slide

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's stock exchange last year saw the fewest new listings in more than a decade, it said Thursday as the city struggles to emerge from pandemic isolation and kickstart an economic recovery.

AFP

Coronavirus: Hong Kong extends mask mandate to March 8, expert cites high risk of influenza

Hong Kong has extended its mask mandate till March 8, with an expert saying the rule should remain for a while as the population is vulnerable to influenza.

Bangkok Post

Asian markets mixed but little joy as traders eye more Fed hikes

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets were mixed Thursday, with little buying enthusiasm after minutes from a Federal Reserve policy meeting indicated interest rates will likely keep rising longer than previously feared.

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Caixin Global

Hong Kong Relaunches Investment-for-Residency Program

City hopes to lure back bankers, lawyers and other professionals who decamped amid pandemic restrictions, though new program’s details are sparse

The Guardian - UK

Owlish by Dorothy Tse review – an anti-fairytale

Tse dissects the struggles of people and power in this subversive vision of perilous desire, set in a semi-imaginary Hong Kong

France 24

Chinese banker 'was looking to move wealth to Singapore before disappearance'

The missing founder of China Renaissance, Bao Fan, was looking to start a fund for his personal fortune, according to the Financial Times. Bao is one of the country's biggest financiers in the tech sector and could be the latest target of a crackdown on the industry. Also in the…

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong unveils US$97bn recovery budget

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's finance chief unveiled a HK$761 billion (US$97 billion) budget on Wednesday, plunging into the coffers to pay for the recession-hit city's post-Covid recovery.

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Hong Kong unveils US$97 billion post-pandemic budget

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's finance chief unveiled a HK$761 billion (US$97 billion) budget on Wednesday, plunging into the coffers to pay for the recession-hit city's post-Covid recovery.

Reuters

Hong Kong hands out cash, cuts duties in budget despite larger deficit

Hong Kong is set for back-to-back deficits but will give cash handouts and offer some help to first-time home buyers to help the economy recover from prolonged COVID-19 restrictions, the city's government announced in its budget on Wednesday.

AFP

Asian markets drop as traders contemplate higher-for-longer rates

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets sank Wednesday following hefty losses on Wall Street as still-strong economic data fanned expectations that US interest rates will go higher and stay there longer than expected.

AFP

Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing

Hong Kong (AFP) - Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had cancelled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city.

The Guardian - UK

Scientist convicted of editing babies’ genes has Hong Kong visa revoked over ‘false statement’

Local media report inquiry launched over application by Chinese scientist He Jiankui, whose work sparked ethics storm

AFP

Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing granted Hong Kong visa

Beijing (AFP) - A Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies said on Tuesday he was seeking collaborators after Hong Kong granted him a research visa, to the consternation of the scientific community.

Fortune

Scientist who gene-edited human babies is out of jail, trying to start a comeback

Hong Kong's visa scheme for top talent has attracted an infamous applicant: He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who controversially edited human embryos in 2018.

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