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Relatives identify Hong Kong balloon crash victims in Egypt

Six of the nine Hong Kong victims of the Luxor balloon crash have been identified by their relatives, a Hong Kong police officer said in Cairo on Friday.

HK curbs on milk formula spark debate on social media

“Hong Kong is always championing its free market laurels. Do they think about all the fresh water, vegetables and grain [the mainland] supplies to them?” a microblogger wrote referring to the new...

Milk traders able to skirt checks at border town

Traders of contraband milk formula are shifting their operations to a historic street in the border town of Sha Tau Kok, which lets them skirt tighter checks on parallel exports that began on...

Relatives of Hong Kong balloon victims gather at crash site in Egypt

They gathered in the field where the balloon crashed near the village of Hager El Dibie, west of Luxor, to perform mourning rituals. Accompanied by Hong Kong officials, the families - who had made...

Seven injured in lift accident in North Point building

The accident happened at about 8pm in a commercial building at 480 King's Road. The lift dropped suddenly just after it had passed the first floor on the way up.

Chek Lap Kok security staff receive 4pc pay rise

Sidney Chau Foo-cheong, head of the government-owned Aviation Security Company (Avseco), described the increase as "catch-up pay" that would better reflect the nature of aviation security as...

Financial Secretary John Tsang defends his budget amid criticism

He emphasised the 16 per cent increase in government spending over the next financial year, saying it was rare for a government anywhere to be lifting expenditure.

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Beijing's late move in extradition fight over fugitive accountant revealed

A Spanish court freed a fugitive accountant wanted by Hong Kong over an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud despite an eleventh-hour intervention by Beijing, the Sunday Morning Post has learned.

Hong Kong's first home-brewing contest held at The Globe in Central

The event was open to anyone who had brewed beer here since November. Twenty contestants took part - 20 entered beers and one a cider - and samples of each brew were on hand for the public to...

Restaurants targeted by officials in raid on 'Rat Alley' in Lan Kwai Fong

Up to 10 officers were involved in the raid on Wednesday that saw three restaurants closed down for the night in Wing Wah Lane - a short alley that extends off D'Aguilar Street and which got its...

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Mainland mums help teach moral education at Hong Kong kindergarten

The idea initially was to help children get in touch with their emotions - joy, anger, sadness and fear. "We want to teach the children how to use words rather than actions to express themselves...

Li Ka-shing's firms deny links to Rafael Hui

Two companies controlled by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, issued a strongly worded public denial of a story linking them to Rafael Hui Si-yan, the former government No 2 who is accused of...

Egyptian balloon operators could be back in business this week

Operators of hot-air balloons in Luxor may restart their trips this week despite ongoing investigations into the accident that killed nine Hongkongers and 10 other tourists on Tuesday.