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  • Hong Kong The InterContinental Hotels Bounty Of Rooms With A Sensational View

    The sharply angled facade of the InterContinental Hong Kong is one reason why so many rooms have such spectacular harbor views. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Here's his first swing: H-VQ or Harbor-View Quotient, which is the number of rooms that have a bona-fide view of a harbor divided by the total number of hotel rooms. If a hotel had only harbor-view rooms, the H-VQ would be one. For most ...

  • Hong Kong launches plan to tackle waste crisis

    HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong on Monday launched a ten-year plan to reduce waste by 40 percent per person as part of efforts to catch up with other leading Asian cities and avert a looming environmental crisis.With a population of more than 7 million, the city currently sends 1.27 kg (2.8 pounds) per person per day to three huge outdoor landfill sites which are set to reach capacity by 2020.The ...

  • Avian flu Hong Kongs rubber duck deflates

    Duck soup: Florentijn Hofman's Rubber Duck floats - flattened - in Hong Kong's Victoria harbour, prompting a slew of conspiracy theories. Photograph: Jerome ...

  • Hong Kong shares 0.50 per cent higher

    Hong Kong shares finished 0.50 per cent higher after record-setting gains on Wall Street following bullish comments from a prominent hedge fund manager.The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 113.96 points to end at 23,044.24 on turnover of HK$54.87 billion ($7.14 billion).US stocks surged to new all-time closing highs Tuesday on renewed optimism after a prominent hedge fund manager said the stock ...

  • First Major Hong Kong Business Mission in Kazakhstan | HKTDC

    Some 30 companies and 36 businesspeople from Hong Kong are in Kazakhstan looking for trade, investment and partnership opportunities with Kazakhstan companies. The five-day business mission, which continues through 24 May, was organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). The mission is supported by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Kazakhstan Consulate to Hong ...


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True Grit (2010) [Blu-Ray]

True Grit (2010) [Blu-Ray]

One of the primary pleasures of Joel and Ethan Coens career over the past three decades is not confined to the individual films themselves (although more than half of them stand as some of the best American cinema of their era), but in their relation to each other. Never content to repea ... ...

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  • ExCo meeting suspension valid

    The Executive Council Secretariat says there will be no Executive Council meeting on May 21, because there are no agenda items.The statement was made today in response to media enquiries, and the arrangement was agreed upon by its members at the weekly meeting on May 14.It said the Government attaches great importance to the council's work, which deals with items submitted by policy bureaus ...

  • Health chief attends WHO assembly

    Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man attended the World Health Organisation's 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva today, as a member of the China delegation.Dr Ko met with Minister of the National Health & Family Planning Commission Li Bin and Macau's Secretary for Social Affairs & Culture Cheong U to discuss the latest avian influenza A(H7N9) situation on the ...

  • Man treated for flesh-eating disease

    The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a case of necrotising fasciitis, or flesh-eating disease, involving a 43-year-old man.He was pricked by a fish while working in a restaurant on May 8 and fell ill the following day. He was admitted to hospital on May 10.He tested positive for Vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria that causes necrotising fasciitis. He is in stable ...

  • CAPO gets ISO certification

    The Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) was given ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 10002:2004 "Quality Management - Customer Satisfaction" Certification today.The certificate recognises the office's commitment to ensuring a professional and transparent approach in handling complaints.Speaking at the certificate presentation ceremony, Assistant Commissioner ...

  • Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair is Going Mobile

    UBM Asia announced the launch of a mobile application for its Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fairs. Powered by the show's official online media, JewelleryNetAsia, the Mobile Buyer Guide will be available to visitors and exhibitors of June Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair in Hong Kong (20-23 June, 2013) and subsequently for the September edition as well. ...

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