Amy Nip

25 Jul 2012

The Hong Kong Book Fair ended in acrimony yesterday with exhibitors staging a protest over loss of earnings due to the organisers' typhoon arrangements.

10:12PM

More English books, discounts

18 Jul 2012

Book lovers can expect large discounts and a wider selection of books in English when the Hong Kong Book Fair opens today.

That's as competition among 530 exhibitors intensifies due...

9:38PM

Face-reading machine tells you what to read

11 Jul 2012

The distance between your facial features can betray your age, according to the creator of a kiosk at this year's Book Fair which is said to be able to make reading recommendations based on such...

7:47PM

Ambulance rule 'put my pregnant wife at risk'

25 Jun 2012

An irate husband yesterday criticised inflexible emergency procedures after his pregnant wife was taken by ambulance to a public hospital with no maternity ward.

6:34PM

Arts veteran backs Hui for culture

27 May 2012

Drama veteran Ko Tin-lung last night added his support for Florence Hui Hiu-fai to be culture minister in the next government, following criticism that she lacks knowledge of the field.

3:57PM

Abandoned cats swamp Lingnan volunteers

8 Apr 2012

A plea has gone out to pet owners to stop dumping their cats at Lingnan University in Tuen Mun, where volunteers are struggling to take care of more than 100 of them.

12:11PM

Opinion

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

Updated 4:18AM

Tom Holland

Plunge in gold price puts a bad idea out of its misery

Updated 4:18AM

Woman in death leap lands on maid, killing her

A woman leapt to her death from the roof of a block of flats yesterday - and landed on a passing domestic helper, killing her.

12:02PM

Check policies first, insurance buyers told

Investors should think twice before buying a life insurance policy, especially if it involves a long-term contract, the Consumer Council warns.

10:17AM

Ocean Park takes a step back in time

Rickshaws run on a street lined with dai pai dong food stalls tended by girls with braided hair and flowered shirts.

10:11AM

HK$8m 'sea view' flat too low, says buyer

Two homebuyers complained to the Consumer Council yesterday about being misled into buying expensive homes in Cheung Kong (Holdings)' exclusive Oceanaire development in Ma On Shan.

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9:29AM

Misleading sales tactics targeted in trade bill

It is not uncommon for restaurants in online food-review forums to be highly praised, so much so that the comments do not appear to have been written by bona fide diners.

8:07AM

Devil is also in the details of airline luggage rules

Always check the fine print. That advice also applies to airlines' rules on luggage, the Consumer Council said as it revealed that complaints in this area doubled last year - from 14 to 30.

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7:32AM