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  • Duck immortalised in City Gallery

    The giant rubber duck gracing Victoria Harbour has become a popular attraction. Following this trend, City Gallery has placed a replica of the duck in its Lego model of Tsim Sha Tsui.The past and present Tsim Sha Tsui models in the gallery's City Impression area use Lego to show how the popular shopping district looked in the 1970s, and how it looks today, recreating landmarks like the Star ...

  • Emerging and lesser-known artists seek global audience at Hong Kongs Art Basel

    Visitors walk past the "Beetle Sphere" by Ichwan Noor at the Art Basel Hong Kong fair in Hong Kong on May 23, 2013. The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city's new role as a global arts hub amid an explosion of personal wealth in mainland China. AFP PHOTO / Philippe ...

  • In Hong Kong Beef Over Sammy Kitchens 3D Cow

    Sammy's Kitchen in Hong Kong . And that is not the only way this restaurant stands out in a neighborhood clustered with Cantonese fare. Sammy's trademark is a large three-dimensional billboard of a cow. It juts out over Queen's Road West in the Sheung Wan district, a neighborhood where the odor of dried squid mingles with the aroma of herbs from nearby traditional medicine ...

  • Eligible electors urged to vote in by-election

    Kwun Tong District Council Ping Shek Constituency voters are urged to vote in a by-election tomorrow.The polling station at Ping Shek Estate Catholic Primary School in Ping Shek Estate will open from 7.30am to 10.30pm.A hotline, 2891 1001, will operate from 7am to 11pm to answer queries, while a complaints hotline, 2827 7251, will operate from 7:30am to 11pm to handle complaints about electoral ...

  • Baby ill with influenza A

    The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a confirmed case of severe paediatric influenza A infection affecting an 11-month-old girl.The baby, with good past health, came down with a fever and cough on May 17. Her condition deteriorated on May 23 and she was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit the next day.She is now in critical condition, with a ...


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Movie Review

Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) [DVD]

Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) [DVD]

The title of Louis Malles feature debut, Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour lchafaud), is something of a sick joke and a perfect summation of both the film itself and the film noir genre from which it derives its raison dtre. On the literal ... ...

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  • Govt aims to strike balance over landfill concerns

    Secretary for the Environment KS Wong says Hong Kong will have trouble dealing with waste in the near future if the city cannot expand its landfills. The Government will try to strike a balance to respond to local concerns.Speaking to the media after attending a radio programme this morning, Mr Wong said everyone in Hong Kong should consider both the city's concerns and local needs, and ...

  • Campaign aims to cut food waste at source

    Secretary for Transport & Housing cum Housing Authority Chairman Prof Anthony Cheung (third left, front) and Secretary for the Environment (third right, rear) KS Wong attend the award presentation for Food Waste Has Value - Innovative Cooking Recipe ...

  • Resignation will not affect URA works

    Secretary for Development Paul Chan said Barry Cheung's resignation will not have a significant impact on the Urban Renewal Authority's work in the short term, as its work plan had already been submitted to the Development Bureau.In a media session today, Mr Chan said an earlier re-appointment decision was based on the consideration that many veteran non-executive members of the ...

  • Greening partner campaign launches

    Secretary for Development Paul Chan (centre, front row), and Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Wai Chi-sing (second right, front row), officiate at the opening ceremony of the Be Our Greening Partner campaign and tree ...

  • 43 green schools commended

    Forty-three schools and kindergartens were commended today for their meritorious green projects and contribution to environmental greening.Speaking at the prize-presentation ceremony today, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department 's Chief Leisure Manager (Green Campaign) Horace Cheung said the number of participating schools had increased from around 300 in 2000 to more than 850 this ...

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