Thousands of Hongkongers on Friday called the Hong Kong Observatory after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake 180 kilometres away was felt in the city. Anxious residents reported by phone and online that...
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- May 23, 2013
- Updated: 7:45am
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Hong Kong felt tremors on Friday after a minor earthquake occurred in the mainland.
The Hong Kong Observatory said the 4.8-magnitude quake’s epicentre was in the Guangdong city of Heyuan,...
Hong Kong has survived many uncertainties and crises in the 15 years since the handover. However, we are still failing to plan ahead of time and think in a broader perspective. Water is a key...
The Hong Kong Observatory received more than 60 reports of tremors in the city yesterday following an earthquake on the mainland.
A convicted former vice-mayor in Guangdong avoided spending time behind bars for almost two years after being given a 10-year jail sentence for bribery, mainland media reported yesterday.
...A Hong Kong tour group returned home yesterday for medical treatment after their coach ran into the back of a truck on a highway in northeastern Guangdong province.
All 41 tour...
Guangdong's high-speed railway ambitions have extended to one of the province's poorest cities, Heyuan, despite doubts whether the project will be financially viable.
He Jian, 12, would like to have a chance to play computer games. But she knows she won't get it - even if she had access to a computer. She's too busy taking care of her 10-year-old brother and...
More than 500 Shenzhen lawyers signed an open letter calling for a retrial of human rights lawyer Liu Yao's case, his lawyer and local media said.
Hongkongers never have to think about water. It is always available and restrictions are few. But to the people of Heyuan, in northeast Guangdong province, the abundant water in Evergreen (Wanlu...
Court authorities in Heyuan , Guangdong, have again postponed the appeal hearing of a Shenzhen lawyer jailed for inciting village protests when helping farmers in a legal battle over land disputes...
Court authorities in Heyuan, Guangdong, have bowed to pressure from dozens of lawyers and will hold a public appeal hearing for a Shenzhen lawyer jailed for helping farmers in a legal battle with...
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