Hong Kong Island

26 Aug 2012

The Treaty of Nanking was signed 170 years ago and, although its anniversary won't be marked by many, its legacy remains highly charged in the post-colonial era. Stuart Heaver reports.

Magnet for investors

13 Dec 2012

Despite the government's all-out effort to bring down prices in an overheated property market, experts foresee prices on Hong Kong Island to remain strong.

Hong Kong Island contenders battle for every last vote

10 Sep 2012

Incumbent lawmakers from the pan-democratic and pro-establishment camps went head-to-head in the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency showdown yesterday, with the Civic Party's Tanya Chan...

Legco elections backgrounder: Hong Kong Island Constituency

6 Sep 2012

The Hong Kong Island constituency will gain one more seat this year, bringing the total number to seven.

Appeal by People Power to cast blank ballots is malicious, Democrats say

4 Sep 2012

The Democratic Party has called on voters to ignore a "malicious" appeal to cast blank ballots in Sunday's election for the Legislative Council "super seats".

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Affable history of the district at Hong Kong's heart

Ad man and author Harry Reid has lived, on and off, for more than 20 years in Hong Kong. He first stumbled upon Wan Chai as an impressionable youth: "I was 22 and a bachelor, and frankly I couldn'...

Car rams into lobby of Sing Tao Building

A car rammed into the large plate glass windows of the Sing Tao News Corporation headquarters in a pre-dawn attack yesterday - three weeks after masked men marched into another Hong Kong media...

Albert Ho Chun-yan says Democrats to step up campaign after poll setback

Democratic Party chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan promised yesterday to boost his party's campaign efforts to retain its seven geographical-constituency seats in the Legislative Council, after opinion...

Independents plan offbeat exploits to wow voters

Hong Kong should prepare itself for some raucous election action next month as the independent candidates vow to steal the limelight from their better-known political competitors in the race for...

Explosive change for a woman at the top

Edith Sia Siu-ping used to dress for the office and spend her days managing external relations for her construction company in comfort and safety. Now she is handling explosives and drills beside...

Eu in about-turn over elections as she eyes NT seat

Civic Party lawmaker Audrey Eu Yuet-mee made a surprise about-turn yesterday when she announced she would stand in the New Territories West constituency in September's Legislative Council election...