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  • Galaxy Securities debuts in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong on Wednesday after having to cancel its launch ceremony due to storms. The stock rose on its first day of trading. The firm's chairman Chen You'an is upbeat about growth ahead. For Galaxy Securities, Wednesday's storm in Hong Kong was like a parable of Chinese brokerages' ...

  • Art Basel in Hong Kong to kick off

    A visitor walks past an exhibit during the exhibition Art Basel in Hong Kong, in south China's Hong Kong, May 22, 2013. Art Basel in Hong Kong, the latest leg of the international circuit, will kick off here on Thursday. [Xinhua/Lui Siu ...

  • Hang Seng Shanghai open lower

    (14 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 0.81 percent lower, reflecting falls on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve hinted it could soon start to ease its policy of aggressive stimulus measures. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 189.05 points to 23,072.03 in the first minutes of trade. Stocks in Shanghai were down 0.44 percent in early trade ahead of the release of HSBC's ...

  • Hong Kong stocks drop before China factory data

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks dropped early Thursday as concerns that the Federal Reserve was considering winding down its bond purchases weighed on sentiment, with investors also cautious ahead of a preliminary reading on Chinese manufacturing activity in May. The Hang Seng ...

  • Hong Kong shares to open down 0.8 pct Chinese financials slide

    HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 9:25pm EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares were poised for a weaker start on Thursday, with Chinese financials weak ahead of the HSBC China flash purchasing managers' index for May that could offer fresh clues on the world's second-largest economy. The Hang Seng Index was set to open down 0.8 percent at 23,066.7. The China Enterprises ...


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Movie Review

The Replacements

It is clear that screenwriter Vince McKewin ("Fly Away Home") has been watching his sports movies. His script for "The Replacements" is a combination of every cinematic sports cliché, from genre classic like "Knute Rockne, All American" (1940), to later comedies like "Major League" (1988) and "Necessary Roughness" (1990). There isn't a single bone of originality in its entire 110-minute run ... ...

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  • Hong Kong shares may start weaker ahead of China flash PMI

    HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 9:05pm EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start weaker on Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses and ahead of the HSBC China flash purchasing managers' index for May that could offer fresh clues on the world's second-largest economy. Lenovo is due to post quarterly earnings later in the day, while Sinopec Engineering is due to ...

  • Sean Kelly announces acquisition of work by Tehching Hsieh by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

    Tehching Hsieh, One Year Performance 1978-1979 Sept 30, 1978 – Sept 29, 1979 Life image. Photograph by Cheng Wei ...

  • A Mighty Duck Returns to Hong Kong Harbor

    Hong Kong’s scenic Victoria Harbour has long been celebrated for its breathtaking views, and the recent addition of a 54-foot-tall rubber duck floating in its waters attracted thousands of visitors and sent sales of the signature bath toy surging. But onlookers were disappointed last week when the giant art installation hastily deflated and looked like ...

  • New Hong Kong Billionaire Horst Pudwill Emerges As U.S. Housing Recovery Boosts Power Equipment Exports

    Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Techtronic Industries, is a new Forbes billionaire with a networth of $1 billion. (Image credit: Techtronic Industries)) Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, has emerged as a new billionaire as shares of the power equipment supplier surged by more than 100% in the past year. With the bulk of its manufacturing facilities in ...

  • Kowloon East is rising

    The limited buying options of office space in the core areas of Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Island East, as well as high rents, have encouraged more long-term investors and end-users to consider decentralized areas such as Kowloon East. The emergence of Kowloon East as central business district 2 will be facilitated by the upcoming sizable supply there, coupled with infrastructure ...

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