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Boxed in: life inside the ‘coffin cubicles’ of Hong Kong – in pictures
Photographer Benny Lam has documented the suffocating living conditions in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats, recording the lives of these hidden communities.
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Once a Model City, Hong Kong Is in Trouble
When the British left 20 years ago, Hong Kong was seen as a rare blend of East and West that China might seek to emulate. Now, increasingly, it’s a cautionary tale.
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China’s richest man builds the world’s biggest indoor ski resort
Wang Jianlin made his first public appearance since Wanda Group was named on June 22 among several global asset buyers in a probe by the Chinese bank regulator. No wrongdoing was indicated.
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A shipment of ivory worth $9 million has been seized in Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs officials have announced their largest-ever seizure of ivory, a haul of “about 7,200 kilograms,” or 16,000 pounds. The shipment was hidden in a container labeled as fresh fish, but instead contained more than $9 million worth of ivory hidden under the seafood, the Hong Kong government reported.
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2,939 new Teslas were registered in Hong Kong in March—none in April
Currently, the only way to make EVs competitive is with government incentives.
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Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident Who Won Nobel While Jailed, Dies at 61
Mr. Liu, who was convicted in 2009 of inciting subversion and sentenced to prison, was given medical parole recently to be treated for late-stage cancer.
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Beaches closed after palm oil spill
Nearly a dozen beaches across Hong Kong were closed to the public on Sunday morning after congealed palm oil washed up on them, having spilled into the sea when two boats crashed in mainland waters. Local residents noticed clumps of oil on the sand, and beach workers took precautions to contain the mess. A similar substance was also spotted in Victoria Harbour.
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Hong Kong protest: Thousands march for jailed activists
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Hong Kong in protest at the jailing of three pro-democracy activists. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were initially given non-custodial sentences for their involvement in mass protests in 2014. But last Thursday the court of appeal gave the activists jail terms of between six and eight months.
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My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes
Benjamin Haas joins the retirees, working poor, drug addicts and convicted criminals who live crammed into the city’s tiny plywood cubicles
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Hong Kong's poor live in homes smaller than prison cells – study
The average living space for per person in the city is just 50 sq ft, the equivalent of just half a parking space. Poor residents in Hong Kong have less living space than prisoners in the city’s maximum security jails, according to a new study. The average living space per person was just 50 sq ft (4.6 sq metres), the equivalent of just half a parking space, a survey of 204 families in one neighbourhood by a local residents association found.
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Same Mistakes
Seramic
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Law doesn’t protect children from abuse, charity warns
Problem made worse as working parents often forced to turn to non-professionals for help because of a shortage of day care services, according to acting director of Against Child Abuse.
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Hong Kong police defuse unearthed World War II bomb
Hong Kong authorities successfully defused a newly unearthed World War II-era bomb on Sunday, according to police. The 450-kg (992 lb.) explosive was discovered during construction near the Hong Kong Convention Center on Saturday, Hong Kong police said on their official Facebook page. It was described as being 145 centimeters (nearly 5 feet) long, 45 centimeters (1.5 feet) wide and was believed to be American in origin.
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Enemy of the state? Agnes Chow, the 21-year-old activist who has China worried
If China has its way, Agnes Chow’s political career will be over before it begins. The self-described “average schoolgirl” who transformed into a thorn in the side of the Chinese leadership was last week blocked from running for political office in Hong Kong because of her party’s pro-democracy manifesto. The unprecedented move penalises mere affiliation with a political idea and was designed to prevent Chow and her Demosisto party colleagues from entering the Legislative Council.
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Hong Kong democracy activists urge UK to release unseen files
Hong Kong democracy activists are demanding that Britain releases tens of thousands of unseen files from the former colony that they believe are urgently needed to help defend its autonomy as Beijing tightens control. Details of the documents first emerged five years ago – but the British government says it will still be “some time” before it can set a date for release. Sir Malcolm Rifkind, foreign secretary until weeks before the handover, and Paddy Ashdown, a long-time supporter of pro-democrats in the region, have called for the papers to be prioritised.
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Hang Seng Index plunges in biggest intraday point loss in 30 months
Hong Kong stocks plunged by more than 1,000 points at the open on Tuesday morning, in the wake of a US market meltdown overnight that saw the Dow Jones industrials record its worst one-day points drop in history....
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China, African Union deny report bloc's building was bugged
Chinese and African officials say a report that China bugged the African Union headquarters is a ploy to undermine their relations.
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Blue in the Dark
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The buyers of the record-shattering $760,000 parking space in Hong Kong have been identified
Jack Chan Siu-kit and Cheung Tsui-ling are reportedly the mystery buyers of the world's most expensive parking space.
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Number of people sleeping in [Hong Kong] McDonald’s soars six-fold in five years
Study finds that, surprisingly, many who chose to spend their nights in branches of the fast-food chain have homes of their own. By Shirley Zhao.
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