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  • Community arts centre opens

    Artists will have a new space to experiment with their ideas of artistic creation as Oi! opens today.Located at 12 Oil Street in North Point, Oi! is a new art space with two exhibition galleries and a lawn of about 300 square metres for displaying outdoor works.Speaking at the opening ceremony, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-shing said Oi! is a starting point for aspiring artists to unlock ...

  • Baby treated for Hib infection

    The Centre for Health Protection has received a report of an invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B infection case involving a five-month-old baby girl.She is currently in stable condition and her home contacts are asymptomatic.The girl showed flu-like symptoms on May 18 and was admitted to hospital the following day. She was diagnosed to have septicaemia and her blood culture grew Haemophilus ...

  • Cancelled ExCo meeting not new

    The cancellation of Executive Council meetings on non-recess days has precedents and is not uncommon.This was the message from the Executive Council Secretariat in response to media enquiries on ExCo's meeting arrangements.It said more than 10 regular Tuesday meetings were cancelled from 2007 to ...

  • UBS Securities fined $1.6m

    The Securities & Futures Commission has reprimanded and fined UBS Securities Hong Kong $1.6 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to position limit failures.The disciplinary action follows an investigation into UBS holding, on behalf of its client UBS AG London, 175,697 contracts in China Construction Bank stock options, in breach of the prescribed position ...

  • Waste plan support needed KS Wong

    Hong Kong needs to create a culture that promotes waste reduction and recycling, Secretary for the Environment KS Wong says.Speaking to the media after attending a radio programme today on the new blueprint for sustainable use of resources, he said the majority of the public support the idea of volume-based charges to reduce waste."So we are now in a stage to engage the public to talk about ...


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Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

If Meet the Parents was about the horrors of trying to impress your girlfriend's parents and failing miserably at every turn, then its sequel, Meet the Fockers, is about the horrors of coming to terms with your own family. The film's comic foundation is the un ... ...

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  • Readers Digest Trusted Brand 2013

    Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Survey: Among Asian Regions, Hong Kong Consumers Believe Most Strongly in Social Media Comments Over 70% Likely to Trust Comments on Social Media Platforms HONG KONG, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reader's Digest's annual consumer survey across Asia revealed that consumers in Hong Kong rely excessively on social media in forming their consumption ...

  • Consumer prices up 4

    Overall consumer prices rose 4% year-on-year in April, compared to the corresponding increase of 3.6% in March.The Census & Statistics Department said today, netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the year-on-year rate of increase in the Composite Consumer Price Index in April was 3.9%, compared to 3.7% in March.The change was attributable to increases in ...

  • Consumer prices up 4

    Overall consumer prices rose 4% year-on-year in April, compared to the corresponding increase of 3.6% in March.The Census & Statistics Department said today, netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the year-on-year rate of increase in the Composite Consumer Price Index in April was 3.9%, compared to 3.7% in March.The change was attributable to increases in ...

  • Industry Experts Lead JNA Awards 2013 Judging Panel Albert Cheng James Courage and Lin Qiang to Serve as Judges Again

    JNA Awards , the most prestigious awards event in the jewellery and gemstone industry, is delighted to announce that three of the industry's most recognised names will sit on the judging panel for the second time. They are Albert Cheng, Managing Director of World Gold Council- Far East (WGC); James Courage, Chief Executive of Platinum Guild International (PGI); and Lin Qiang, President and ...

  • AmCham HK Astutely Assessed Chinas Next Round of Reforms

    HONG KONG, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong assembled more than 20 experienced senior executives and other experts today to assess "Hong Kong's Role in China's Next Round of Reforms" at its annual China Conference, held at the Four Seasons Hotel. "Hong Kong will continue to play a key and unique role in facilitating the next ...

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