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Unemployment rate steady at 3.5pc for second month

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate in April was 3.5 per cent – same as the level in March, government figures released on Monday showed.

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Lawmakers question SFC handling of HKMEx closure

Legislators on Monday cast doubts on the securities regulator’s decision to allow the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange to surrender its licence, instead of immediately suspending it, after it emerged...

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Shock as People Power founder Wong Yuk-man quits his own party

Maverick lawmaker Wong Yuk-man announced he was quitting People Power, the radical party he founded in 2011, with immediate effect.

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Legco chief rejects pan-dems' two-thirds vote plan to end budget filibuster

The Legislative Council president has sparked new controversy after he rejected pan-democrats' suggestion that any bid to end a filibuster should require two-thirds of lawmakers' votes.

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Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt

A Macanese lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the gambling centre said on Monday the attack was an attempt to intimidate him.

Jorge Menezes said the two assailants used bricks to bash...

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Andrew Li Kwok-nang wants clear timeline for talks on 2047 issues

Andrew Li Kwok-nang, who retired as chief justice in 2010, made the call when he reflected on the 30th anniversary of the "Young Professionals Delegation", which headed north to express their...

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Hong Kong Catholics have same-sex marriage fears after court ruling on transsexual

Reverend Dominic Chan Chi-ming, the vicar-general of the Catholic Diocese, said he was concerned about the possibility of de facto same-sex marriage. Chan's remarks came as the church's...

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'Improper' for Hong Kong to boycott Manila over Taiwan fisherman's shooting

Responding to a call on Saturday by Global Times for Hong Kong and Macau to join a boycott of the Philippines, possibly through tourism and trade, security chief Lai Tung-kwok said: "Taiwan has...

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Cancer expert urges caution on preventative mastectomies

Preventative mastectomies are not encouraged unless the high-risk individuals are overwhelmed by fears of developing breast cancer, according to a breast cancer expert.

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Rule me out of forging consensus on political reform: Elsie Leung

Elsie Leung Oi-sie, deputy director of the Basic Law Committee that advises the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law's implementation, told the South China Morning...

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Going out in style: Piano-themed coffins among attractions at Hong Kong cemetery expo

Piano-themed coffins, paper caskets and pet urns were all on display at Wan Chai Exhibition Centre last week as more than 2,500 undertakers from around the world descended on Hong Kong to exhibit...

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Scholarism to bypass police nod in protest over June 4 crackdown

The march - to protest Beijing's refusal to vindicate the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen movement - will be joined with another one arranged by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic...

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Hongkongers just want to be heard, says eminent Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

You can stop one protest for a time, but you can't stop another one from starting up if you don't deal with the problem, says an eminent Buddhist monk.

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