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HONG KONG News, Jan 08, 2014

Hong Kong movie mogul Run Run Shaw dies - News and Weather ...
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HONG KONG (AP) - Run Run Shaw built a Hong Kong movie and TV empire that nurtured rising talents like actor Chow Yun-fat and director John Woo ...
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Wing Hang Bank Tumbles After OCBC Said to Bid: Hong Kong MoverBloomberg
By Bloomberg News 2014-01-06T06:47:20Z ... The Hong Kong lender's HK$35.7 billion ($4.6 billion) market capitalization is about 1.7 times ...
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Economic Times

China Mobile Probes Loss-Making Exit From Hong Kong TVBloomberg
By Bloomberg News 2014-01-06T09:29:24Z ... Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (1137) said last month it paid about HK$157.4 million for the China ...
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Robocoin Plans to Open Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong, SCMP ReportsBusinessweek
Robocoin will partner with local businessmen in Hong Kong, the newspapersaid, without providing names. Robocoin opened the first Bitcoin ATM in ...
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International Business Times UK

Football: Hong Kong arrests nine over possible match-fixingGlobalPost
The Hong Kong Football Association, which regulates the former British ...Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post has reported ...
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Business Recorder

Li & Fung Jumps After Calling 2013 a Solid Year: Hong Kong MoverBloomberg
Li & Fung Ltd. (494) rose the most in almost five months in Hong Kong ... “The stock was heavily shorted ahead of the news so a lot of investors are ...
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Good news for stout drinkers: Welsh answer to Guinness is coming ...South China Morning Post
They were looking for outlets for their new product and he was more than willing to oblige, meaning drinkers in Hong Kong will soon get the chance to ...
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Hong Kong Stocks Rise as IMF Readies to Boost Global GDP OutlookBusinessweek
Hong Kong stocks rose, with the city's benchmark index heading for a ...Shanghai Securities News reported today, citing an unidentified person.
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Economic Times

Hong Kong Stocks Climb to Three-Week High as Tencent AdvancesBusinessweek
The world's second-biggest economy may expand 7.5 percent in 2014, Shanghai Securities Newsreported today, citing an interview with Zhu ...
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China Studies Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau FTZ ProposalTax-news.com
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong ... including Shenzhen, and the special administrative regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau.
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Hong Kong property prices likely to continue decliningWantChinaTimes
Hong Kong's property prices are predicted to continue their downward trend this year as property developers including Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong ...
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WantChinaTimes

School Teacher Who Protested Injustice: A Top 10 Hong Kong News ...The Epoch Times
Lots of Hong Kong people took the incident of Ms Lam as one of the Top 10 news stories in Hong Kong in 2013. Teacher Lam spoke in an interview ...
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Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong movie and TV mogul who popularized ...Calgary Herald
His television empire, which remains a dominant force in Hong Kong, was ... A journalist for the South China Morning Post newspaper recounted ...
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Hong Kong Stocks Slump Most in Six Months on China DataBloomberg
Hong Kong stocks declined, with the city's benchmark index sinking the most ... “The Hong Kongmarket may experience some pullback for the time being ... expand 7.5 percent in 2014, Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday, ...
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Hong Kong box office up 4% in 2013Screen International
Hong Kong's box office increased by just 4% in 2013, with Iron Man 3 heading the chart with a haul of $13.72m, according to local industry body the ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (HACTL) December Tonnage (Table)Businessweek
The following table shows cargo volumes at Hong Kong Air Cargo .... Note: Total tonnage and percentage changes calculated by Bloomberg News.
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The Sun Daily

Hong Kong stocks end 2.24pc lower, Hang Seng Index dived 522.77 ...Business Recorder
Hong Kong was the biggest loser in a regional sell-off after Beijing released figures ... Friday's data followed news on Wednesday and Thursday that ...
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Business Recorder

Li Ka-shing Trust to Test Waters for Up to $5 Billion IPOWall Street Journal
A power station on Hong Kong's Lamma Island owned by Mr. Li's Power Assets. The trust is being carved out of the utility company. Bloomberg News.
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Wall Street Journal

UK foresaw enhanced influence in China at handover talks, papers ...South China Morning Post
But Britain did not make these suggestions to China amid fears that they could hamper talks onHong Kong's future, according to the newspaper report ...
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GH Financials gets Hong Kong approvalFinancial News
GH Financials Group, a London-based provider of clearing services for exchange-traded derivatives, has won approval to operate in Hong Kong, ...
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Financial News

Lottery companies cash in as China raises bet on puntersNEWS.GNOM.ES
HONG KONG (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – Every day during his lunch break, Chinese businessman Shen Bin buys three lottery tickets for about 33 cents ...
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HSBC Hong Kong December PMI 51.2 Vs 52.1 in NovemberNASDAQ
By Dow Jones Business News, January 05, 2014, 10:03:00 PM EDT ... HONGKONG--The HSBC Hong Kong manufacturing Purchasing Managers' ...
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Business Today

Kim Jong-Un Uncle Eaten Alive By Dogs, Says Hong Kong ReportBustle
A disturbing rumor emerged out of China last week, and if true, Kim Jong-un is even scarier than we thought. According to Hong Kong newspaper Wen ...
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Washington Post

Zaha Hadid's Hong Kong tower to open in MarchArchitects' Journal
The practice landed the scheme, which will have a capacity for 1,450 students, following a competition back in 2007. Shunning 'the classic typography ...
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Hong Kong Stocks Rebound but Investors Remain Cautious -KGINASDAQ
By Dow Jones Business News, January 07, 2014, 10:03:00 PM EDT ... 0248 GMT [Dow Jones]Hong Kong stocks are trading firmly higher but the ...
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Story That Kim Jong Un Fed Uncle To Dogs Was Probably Satireideastream
The post was picked up by a Hong Kong newspaper and then reported as fact around the world. People watch a TV news program showing North ...
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China media: Run Run ShawBBC News
The death of entertainment tycoon and philanthropist Run Run Shaw leads to soul-searching over the decline of Hong Kong's media industry.
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BBC News

Donnie Yen finds 'Monkey King' a test of enduranceNews On 6
AP National News VideoMore>> ... HONG KONG (AP) - Donnie Yen found playing the Monkey King in the upcoming fantasy epic "The Monkey King" ...
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Salon

Hong Kong November Retail Sales up 8.5% by ValueNASDAQ
By Dow Jones Business News, January 02, 2014, 04:00:00 AM EDT ... HONG KONG--Retail sales by value in Hong Kong increased 8.5% on year in ...
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Appleby advises China Wood on Hong Kong Stock Exchange listingThe Lawyer
The Appleby team was led by Judy Lee, a corporate partner in Appleby's Hong Kong office, assisted by senior associate Chris Cheng. PC Woo & Co ...
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Film mogul Run Run Shaw dies at 107Belfast Telegraph
Pioneering Hong Kong film producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularised the kung fu genre which influenced Quentin Tarantino and other ...
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Billionaire Chen Guangbiao reveals US$600m Hong Kong link to ...Hong Kong Standard
Billionaire Chen Guangbiao says he has persuaded a Hong Kongentrepreneur to contribute ... Chen said he is serious about buying thenewspaper.
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Hong Kong Standard

AP News AlertKansas City Star
World News · AP News Alert ... January 6. The Associated Press. HONG KONG — Hong Kongmedia mogul Run Run Shaw has died at age of 107.
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Column: Two decades later, Hong Kong eludes China's graspNew Haven Register
By Adam Minter, Bloomberg News. Posted: 01/07/14, 4:53 PM EST |. Are China's leaders destined to ask each other, “Who lost Hong Kong?”.
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Billionaire Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw dies aged 107DigitalJournal.com
Hong Kong resident Run Run Shaw was a major player in the Asian film industry but as BBC News reports "He also launched Hong Kong's biggest ...
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Hong Kong courts lag behind in granting open access to legal ...South China Morning Post
Ruling in favour of British newspaper The Guardian, the UK Court of Appeal ruled that where documents had been placed before a judge and referred ...
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Drugs seized in raids on southern Chinese villageReuters Canada
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police in the southern Chinese province of ... for drug production were also seized, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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New York Times

Scandalous Bejing Ferrari Crash a Political Murder, Reports Hong ...The Epoch Times
The Hong Kong-based Mingjing News published a similar article soon after. ... Also, the two earliest reports [both the Beijing Evening News and the ...
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Hong Kong Editor Removed Amid Fears For Press FreedomRadio Free Asia
The editor of an influential Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong has been removed from his post amid worries about the future of press freedom in the ...
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At 50, 'Monkey King' star Donnie Yen says he still has stamina to ...mysask.com
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2013 file photo, Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen smiles during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The action star plays ...
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Run Run Shaw dies aged 106Screen International
Hong Kong newspaper the South China Morning Post reported in its obituary of Shaw that the secret to his longevity was going to bed early, eating ...
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Macau casinos hit jackpot with $45B in revenue - WNCN: News ...WNCN
HONG KONG (AP) - The tiny Chinese city of Macau has again smashed its annual record for casino earnings as revenues last year hit a staggering ...
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CTV News

AFP's Alex Ogle finds the right angles to photographNEWS.com.au
The Hong Kong-based snapper for the AFP news wire took this photo last month to illustrate housing affordability. HONG KONG-ECONOMY. Some of ...
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China's Stocks Fall to Five-Month Low on Economic Growth ConcernBloomberg
By Bloomberg News 2014-01-06T03:55:07Z ... The logo of China Railway Group Ltd. is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong.... Read More.
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Public transport services to be boosted during 'shutdown of Bangkok ...Bangkok Post
Airlines have cancelled a total of 112 scheduled flights, or 56 round-trips, from Singapore and Hong Kong to Bangkok until late February because of ...
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The Nation

NK leader's uncle executed by dogs story came from Chinese satire ...RT
International media outlets jumped on the story after it was reported by aHong-Kong-based newspaper. The story portrayed the North Korean leader ...
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RT

China media: Shinzo Abe speech criticisedBBC News
The moment Brandt knelt down, his nation stood up," Xinhua news agency said in ... Over in Hong Kong, Apple Daily and Ming Pao are calling for the ...
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BBC News

Confusion reigns over true length of great man's lifeSouth China Morning Post
Apple Daily claimed a photo of his Hong Kong identity card showed his date of ... equates to November 19 in the Western calendar, the newspaper reported. ... University of Hong Kongprofessor of sociology Lui Tai-lok said some ...
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Hong Kong Media Mogul Shaw Dies At 107Bernama
HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong media mogul and ... passed away at home on Tuesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported citing an ...
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Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 ... - World NewsEric Baculinao and Alexander Smith, NBC News
Hong Kong-based pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po reported that Jang and his five closest aides were set upon by 120 hunting hounds which had ...
World News

Hong Kong news : Munir Dar suspended for illegal action | Cricket ...
Munir Dar, the Hong Kong left-arm spinner, has been found to have an illegal bowling action and has been suspended by the ICC from bowling in ...
Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com

Hong Kong Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Dies - ABC News
Run Run Shaw built a Hong Kong movie and TV empire that nurtured rising talents like actor Chow Yun-fat and director John Woo, inspired Hollywood ...
abcnews.go.com/.../hk-movie-mogul-run-run-shaw-died-age-...

BBC News - Hong Kong kung fu film pioneer Run Run Shaw dies
Entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, a major figure in Asia's film industry, dies at the age of 107.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25618414

Hong Kong movie pioneer Run Run Shaw dies | News - Home
Sir Run Run Shaw, the media tycoon who helped bring Chinese martial arts films to an international audience, died in his home in Hong Kong on ...
www.local10.com/news/Hong-Kong.../-/index.html

Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw dies at 106 - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: By Grace Li and Alice Woodhouse HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media mogul Sir Run Run Shaw, who created an empire ...
news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-media-mogul-run-run-shaw-dies...

Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong movie mogul, dies at 106 - UPI.com
7 (UPI) -- Hong Kong movie billionaire Run Run Shaw, whose Shaw .... and trusted source for news, analysis and insight for readers around the world.
www.upi.com/Top_News/.../UPI-93671389075722/

Tourists visit Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens - Xinhua ...
Tourists visit Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens---Tourists visit the Hong Kong ...English.news.cn | 2014-01-05 15:21:47 | Editor: Yang Yi ...
news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014.../c_133019717.htm

BBC News Thousands rally in Hong Kong to demand democratic ...
Over 10000 people in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to demand democratic reforms. The Chinese government has agreed to allow citizens in ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMDgkdDN4iE

HONG KONG: AP News Alert - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com
Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw has died at age of 107.
www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/06/.../ap-news-alert.html

Nine arrested in Hong Kong fixing probe - Story - 3 Sport - 3 News
Nine people have been arrested over alleged match-fixing in Hong Kong, the city's anti-corruption watchdog says.
www.3news.co.nz/Nine-arrested-in-Hong.../Default.aspx

Run Run Shaw, Producer of 'Blade Runner,' Martial Arts Films, Dies ...
HONG KONG – Sir Run Run Shaw, one of the pioneers of the 20th century Chinese film industry, has ... Get Variety News and alerts free to your inbox.
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Hong Kong unveils government cloud, funding ... - Cloud Tech News
Hong Kong has launched the Government Cloud Platform, joining an array of countries with established cloud computing initiatives.
www.cloudcomputing-news.net/.../hong-kong-unveils-govern...

Is China Losing Hong Kong? - Bloomberg
Hong Kong belongs to China, but residents want to keep their distance, too. ... The Ticker blog is home to breaking commentary on the latest news in ...
www.bloomberg.com/news/.../is-china-losing-hong-kong-.htm...

Abe's shrine visit offers lessons for Hong Kong's opposition|Top ...
Home / HK Edition / Top News ... In Hong Kong, we can learn a few things from this recent episode. To some extent, the local opposition camp is ...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/.../content_17216766.htm

Hong Kong movie mogul Run Run Shaw dies - journalreview.com ...
Run Run Shaw built a Hong Kong movie and TV empire that nurtured rising ... We're always interested in hearing about news in our community.
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NEWS›HONG KONG VIRTUAL CURRENCIES Hong Kong to get ...
NEWS›HONG KONG VIRTUAL CURRENCIES Hong Kong to get world's second Robocoin brand Bitcoin ATM (scmp.com). submitted 17 hours ago by ...
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Bless Hong Kong campaign seeks to tackle poverty through ...
Bless Hong Kong campaign aims to raise public awareness of disparities. ... You are here. HomeNews Hong Kong ...
www.scmp.com/.../bless-hong-kong-campaign-seeks-tackle-po...

Ilongga falls to death from Hong Kong bldg - Panay ... - Panay News
ILOILO City – An Ilongga working as a domestic helper in Hong Kong fell from the apartment building where she was working and died.
www.panaynewsphilippines.com/.../11707-ilongga-falls-to-de...

HongKong travelers good news ! Now Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong ...
HongKong travelers good news ! Now Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the ...
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Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw dies at 107 News Yahoo ...
Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong mogul who created a media empire in Asia spanning movies to television, died on Tuesday at the age of 107, his c, ...
www.news.nom.co/hong-kong-media-mogul-run-run-shaw-di...

Congen ends year with gains, lessons | HONG KONG NEWS
FOR Consul General Noel Servigon, reaching out to Filipinos in far-flung areas in Hong Kong is the crux of providing consular services. In a talk with ...
hongkongnews.com.hk/congen-ends-year-gains-lessons/

UK Border Agency | Chinese New Year holiday closure - Hong Kong
Media information · News Feeds ... The visa application centre in Hong Kong will be closed from Friday 31 January 2014 to Monday 3 February 2014.
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/.../01-holiday-hong-kong

Hong Kong students raise awareness of ageing ... - SRN News
Hong Kong (AFP) - Students in Hong Kong have devised a system to highlight the problem pensioners face as the city comes to terms with the fact that ...
www.srnnews.com/.../hong-kong-students-raise-awareness-of-...
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