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Sunken shipwreck in Hong Kong harbour likely that of HMS Tamar
Could a shipwreck recently found off Wan Chai be the remains of HMS Tamar, Hong Kong's most famous warship? Max Joseph delves into a murky, and probably political, mystery
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Creeping censorship in Hong Kong: how China controls sale of sensitive books
The mainland’s economic control of bookshops and media outlets in the territory has resulted in soft censorship and restrictions on what people are able to read
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“You’re being watched”: Hong Kong police warn activists planning protests ahead of political reform vote
As tension mounts ahead of vote on electoral reform, senior police officer issues warning to those planning protests or occupations
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Hong Kong bra protest after woman jailed for ‘breast assault’
Dozens of activists including men wearing bras have staged a protest in Hong Kong after a woman was sentenced to three-and-a-half months’ jail for assaulting a police officer with her breast.
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Hong Kong Says Goodbye to Thousands of Neon Signs
The stock image of Hong Kong is populated with neon signs; like the neo-noir dystopian landscape of Blade Runner, the city’s layers are made up of glowing symbols and architecture. It’s sad then, to see these signs—a sight that has greeted locals and tourists for the better part of the century—on the brink of extinction as the government has deemed them "illegal" slated them for systematic removal from the streets. Last week, the city said a sentimental goodbye to another icon...
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These Stunning Photos Show Life On The Densest City Block On Earth
Before it was demolished, Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City was a marvel of urban life. Its dark, vibrant imagery has influenced pop culture in ways you don't even realize.
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Hong Kong political gulf not closing any time soon
If the district polls are any indication, both Beijing loyalists and pan-democrats cannot make significant headway against other side. By Gary Cheung, Emily Tsang and Stuart Lau.
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Going back home: life as a reverse immigrant
Decades after her mother immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada, Andrea Yu made the reverse move. She’s one participant in a growing trend: second-generation reverse migration. By Andrea Yu.
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Thousands protest in Hong Kong over missing publishers; booksellers worried
Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a reprise of anti-China protests of over a year ago, demanding to know the whereabouts of five missing people linked to a local publisher of books critical of Beijing's leadership. By Donny Kwok and Kalum Chen.
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Hong Kong’s New Year night of ‘rioting’ leaves Mong Kok in lockdown after street hawker crackdown descends into ugly street battles between police and protesters
Police: ‘Radical elements’ with ‘makeshift weapons and shields’ set fires set as they ran out of control creating a ‘riot’. One of Hong Kong’s busiest districts was in virtual lockdown this morning after a night of violence which saw the police open fire with two “warning shots” as protesters launched missiles and set fires as a crackdown on illegal street food hawkers escalated into what some witnesses described as a ‘riot’. Hong Kong’s government “strongly condemned” the protesters.
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Hong Kong’s popular, lucrative horror movie about Beijing has disappeared from theaters
Despite selling more tickets on fewer screens than Star Wars. By Heather Timmons.
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Hundreds of Birds Dazzle Tuen Mun Residents as They Fly to a New Fishing Spot
The 9,000 great cormorants who call Hong Kong home in winter may have found a new place to eat near Tuen Mun, according to video captured by starstruck residents and circulated on social media.
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Dirty money centre? Hong Kong in money laundering spotlight as suspected Russian drug lord and his former model lover probed
Australian criminal investigation under way over pair accused of illegally amassing millions in city. By Danny Lee.
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Hong Kong National Party: The course of HK Independence is irreversible
The concept of Hong Kong independence is no more a taboo for Hong Kong’s youngsters. By Benny Kwok.
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Using Cell Phone Data to Track Segregation in Hong Kong
There’s plenty to learn about where residents travel each day, and with whom they choose to interact. A recent study found a city that is terribly segregated not just by where people live, but across many dimensions of how they move around.
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‘Beijing will send in troops if Hong Kong declares independence’
In a rare show of unity, a Democrat has joined a pro-Beijing rival to warn against testing Beijing’s tolerance by calling for Hong Kong to break from China, warning the consequences should not be underestimated. Democratic Party executive director Lam Cheuk-ting said Beijing would likely send troops to take over should the city seek to go independent. Pro-Beijing lawyer Junius Ho Kwan-yiu said Hong Kong could risk its water...
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Hong Kong's incredible bamboo spidermen
Balanced on swaying poles, scaffolders in Hong Kong cling to Tinkertoy-like constructions of bamboo sticks. This is how the city's tallest skyscrapers are built.
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Gucci apologizes for telling off Hong Kong shops selling luxury paper offerings to the dead.
The sudden apology was prompted by the subsequent backlash from the public after news of the warning letters spread, which saw them being criticized for being overzealous in protecting their brand.
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China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet works
China is confidently promoting its vision of “Internet Sovereignty.” By Simon Denyer. (May 23, ’16)
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Tiananmen Square Vigil Draws Thousands in Hong Kong
While Hong Kongers crammed into a park Saturday to remember the victims of China’s bloody crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 27 years ago, many student groups held rival events in a sign of the widening rift in the city’s pro-democracy movement. The annual evening vigil at Victoria Park is the only large-scale public commemoration of Beijing’s brutal crackdown held on Chinese soil. About the only sign in Beijing that it was the anniversary of the crackdown was the tightened security around Tiananmen Square.
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