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This year, Hanukkah and Christmas overlap, so we are looking forward to welcoming visitors of all faiths to celebrate the two holidays.

The defendants will likely face trial by a panel of national security judges and no jury.

Hong Kong’s revamped home and youth affairs bureau plans to stockpile emergency supplies and build a new network of volunteers to raise community mobilisation abilities in crises.

The owners of an iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant that made headlines around the world after reports emerged it had sunk at sea, appeared Thursday to walk-back earlier claims it was beyond salvageable, insisting the vessel was still in the waters near the Paracel Islands, as calls grow for a full investigation into the incident.

Hong Kong maritime authorities have requested that the owner of the capsized Jumbo Floating Restaurant submit a report, revealing it had been given the approval to be transported to Cambodia before it sank in the South China Sea. The Marine Department on Tuesday (June 21) night said it had not been told of the sinking before the company announced it...

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's chief executive hopeful John Lee on Sunday (May 8) won a small-circle election, securing more than 99 per cent of the votes cast. The sole candidate garnered support from 1,416 members of the 1,461-strong overwhelmingly pro-Beijing election committee. Some 1,428 people cast their votes, a 98 per cent turnout. At the balloting venue at the...

Voting has closed with a 98 per cent turnout; the result is expected to be out by early afternoon.  . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hong Kong formally confirmed John Lee as its next top leader after an uncontested election, solidifying an era of more direct Chinese political contro...

Across the NBA, consultants are teaching players and coaches how to see the game through the eyes of referees to gain an edge on their opponents.

A range of observers and experts predicted that mainland China’s rapid economic modernization since the early 1990s would lead to social and political liberalization. Needless to say, that has not come to pass. The mainland’s economic reforms have neither led to liberal democracy nor social equality, nor have they enhanced transparency and accountability. Still, I am more