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  • Edward Snowdens father tells him to stop leaking

    Lon Snowden, the father of US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, has urged his son to stop leaking, not to do anything treasonous and to return ...

  • Hong Kong Welcomes Edward Snowden to the Neighborhood

    Edward Snowden has emerged as a popular figure in Hong Kong, where he has been based since fleeing the U.S. (Kin Cheung/AP) HONG KONG -- It may still be early in Edward Snowden's attempt to find safe haven here, but a new poll and a weekend rally demanding that the local government protect Snowden indicate that the people and government of this semi-autonomous region of China may be taking ...

  • Hong Kong Flat in cautious trade

    STOCKS ended flat yesterday in cautious trade as investors wait to see what the US Federal Reserve's plans are for its stimulus scheme. The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged down 0.02 point to 21,225.88. Mark To, head of research at Wing Fung Financial, said volumes had been thin as investors await the Fed policy committee's decision on QE. "Levels are neither very attractive nor ...

  • A Government Building A Tech Scene Hong Kongs Cyberport

    Cyberport HK is a 1 million square foot office, coworking space, incubator and hotel in Hong Kong. Hong Kong-based tech community, Cyberport HK, is not your average incubator and coworking space. For one thing, it's huge. With 1 million square feet of tech-centric office space located about 15 minutes from central Hong Kong, Cyberport is a boon to the 150+ companies that call it home and ...

  • Hong Kong dolphin numbers dwindling quickly

    View Photo AFP/AFP/File - A Chinese white dolphin swims in waters off the coast of Hong Kong on March 17, 2012. Conservationists Tuesday warned that the number of rare Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong waters has ...


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The Wasp Woman [DVD]

The Wasp Woman [DVD]

The Giant Gila Monster may have been the perfect make-out movie. After all, as a low-budget, B-movie sci-fi/horror hybrid aimed directly at the insatiable teenage market, it played drive-ins in the late 1950s and early 1960s, yet it is so inept and boring that I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to watch it all the way through. So, even if stuck on a blind date about whom you're ... ...

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  • Hong Kong’s Offshore Trade Surging HKTDC Study | HKTDC

    HKTDC Director of Research Nicholas Kwan (centre), Deputy Director of Research (Greater China) Pansy Yau (right) and Principal Economist (Global Research) Daniel Poon discussed the export outlook and offshore trade at today’s press ...

  • Gregory So visits design firms

    Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So visited two Hong Kong design firms today to discuss promoting the wider use of design in industrial and business processes.He first stopped at a brand consultancy company at the InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong, which adopts a holistic approach to brand design covering brand development, corporate identity, interior design and visual ...

  • Warning issued on oral product

    The Department of Health today urged people not to buy or consume Wei C Yin Qiao Pian, as it may contain dangerous drug ingredients.The Hospital Authority informed the department that a 41-year-old woman was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in October with rhabdomyolysis and hypokalemia. Her blood potassium level was found to be low.She recently told her doctor she had consumed the ...

  • Fatal traffic accident investigated

    Police are appealing for information about a traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O today in which a 78-year-old woman died.She was struck by a rubbish truck that was entering a school on Mau Tai Road about 1.48pm.Sustaining serious injuries to her lower body, she was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and later died.Witnesses should call Police on 2305 7575 or 2305 ...

  • HK murals move to Tin Shui Wai

    The 'Hong Kong: Our Home' art display will be shown at Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Leisure & Cultural Building from today until August 11.The display, which has been on show at the History Museum, features two giant paintings showing the cityscape of Hong Kong on both sides of Victoria Harbour, and was created as part of the 'Hong Kong: Our Home' Campaign launch ceremony on ...

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