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  • Military Attack strikes in Singapore Airlines International Cup

    Military Attack, under jockey Zac Purton, wins the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup by 3 3/4 lengths at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday. Military Attack, one of the stars on the Hong Kong circuit this year, extended his winning streak to four races with a convincing victory in Sunday’s $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. A ...

  • Insight Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes

    ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...

  • On fleeting Hong Kong trips Chinese make frugal fashionable

    By Donny Kwok and Lavinia Mo HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 5:00pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour. Wealthy Chinese used to stop over in Hong Kong ...

  • SAR `losing edge to mainland cities

    Hong Kong's lead as the most competitive city in China is diminishing, although it continues to top the list for the 11th year, according to a study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In its latest "Report on the Competitiveness of Chinese Cities," the academy also predicts the SAR's service industry will be overtaken by the mainland.Following hot on Hong Kong's ...

  • Horse Racing Hong Kong horses score double win at SIA Cup

    Singapore's most prestigious international horse racing event -- the Singapore Airlines International Cup -- witnessed a Hong Kong double on ...


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Casino Jack

Casino Jack

Casino Jack opens with its eponymous antihero, disgraced super-lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff (Kevin Spacey), delivering an increasingly angry defense of himself into a bathroom mirror. He is not practicing a speech, nor is his defense directed at anyone in particular. Rath ... ...

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  • Hong Kong dolphins at risk from pollution

    Hong Kong's harbour is home to unique pink dolphins, but there are growing concerns pollution is damaging their habitat. The dolphins inhabit some of the busiest waters in the world and so far have overcome the challenges posed by living in such a heavily-used environment. Now, activists fear escalating pollution levels are too much even for them. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports ...

  • Horse racing-Hong Kong horses steal the show in Singapore

    By Peter Rutherford SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong horses swooped to capture the biggest prizes on the Singapore racing calendar on Sunday, Military Attack romping to an easy win in the S$3 million ($2.39 million)SIA Cup and Lucky Nine landing the S$1 million KrisFlyer Sprint. Military Attack made it four wins on the trot after blowing away a top quality field in the main race at ...

  • Hong Kong City Guide Where to Eat Play and Stay

    Hong Kong has plenty of superlative hotels, amazing food, and cool shopping. That's why we've narrowed down a few picks from our editor at large, Hanya Yanagihara--to make it easier for ...

  • On Hong Kong Shelves Illicit Dirt on China Elite

    Visitors from mainland China climb the narrow stairs to a cramped room here filled with forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposs about ...

  • HK Our Home activities to be held

    A host of activities for the 'Hong Kong: Our Home' Campaign will be staged this week, including art exhibitions, the HSBC Share-To-Care Volunteer Campaign, and the Cohesion of Youth Carnival.From May 22, two free exhibitions will run concurrently at the new Visual Arts Exhibition & Activity Centre on Oil Street, North Point.The 'Embark! Beyond the Horizon' exhibition, ...

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