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The victim, surnamed Tai, was working atop a four-metre-high scaffold when he was struck by a 50cm by 50cm piece of debris.

Hong Kong property developer New World Development said on Monday it plans to sell 300 new homes at a discount of roughly 50% to the market price in the citys first subsidised private housing... | December 6, 2021

Hong Kong property developer New World Development said on Monday it plans to sell 300 new homes at a discount of roughly 50% to the market price in the city's first subsidised private housing project.

A Hong Kong construction worker was killed on Monday, a day before his 35th birthday, when a concrete slab fell on him at the site of a high-profile renovation and development project.

Bzzzzz: If it wins, BOPK to ‘file all the cases’ to rescind Carbon Market deal. We have all the evidence, says Tomas. Plans ‘mayor of the night,’ dorm for single-moms working at call centers.

The triannual Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC, 中非合作论坛, Zhongfei hezuo luntan) convened in Dakar, Senegal this week (Xinhua, November 29). This year’s meeting was held at the ministerial level, a departure from the last two fora, which were leader-level summits. More African heads of state, 50, attended the 2018 FOCAC meeting in Beijing than the UN General Assembly that year. …

Work is just as important as school in learning and acquiring skills. This is the main conclusion of our forthcoming study on Human Capital Accumulation at Work which served as background paper for the 2019 WDR on the Changing nature of work.

Forest huts and woodland lodges are the inspiration behind the interiors of Timber House, a residential tower in Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture.

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