Kwun Tong District

7 Oct 2012

Ahead of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth next year, a travelling pop-up cinema is screening a Hong Kong-produced film that celebrates the Italian composer's operatic...

11:54PM

Infighting could dash hopes of pro-government parties in HK legco election

13 Aug 2012

In past Legislative Council elections, the rivalry within the pro-establishment camp rarely rose to the surface.

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Weapon found on slope in Sau Mau Ping

10 Aug 2012

A weapon thought to be a submachine gun was found on a slope in Sau Mau Ping yesterday, prompting police to investigate where the gun came from and whether it had been used in any crimes.

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Retail switch for industrial sites has flaws

1 Aug 2012

Limited retail space for sale and rising land costs have led some shopping mall operators to consider converting industrial buildings to shopping arcades, but property experts question the...

10:43PM

Kwun Tong: Engine of industry sputters out

27 Jul 2012

Chong Yam-ming's factory canteen has seen better days. In the best years, thousands of workers per day called at his 4,400 sq ft canteen tucked inside a factory on Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong.

11:33AM

The image makers

1 Jul 2012

One of Tang Lai-ming's more vivid memories is of a family picnic when she was little. After a pleasant day out, she was disappointed when her brother was asked to take a portrait of the family....

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

3:37AM

Man leaps to death after killing wife

A mentally ill man jumped to his death from a 27th floor flat on a Sau Mau Ping estate last night after murdering his wife and seriously injuring his mother and a daughter.

2:06PM

Outlook & Living - East Kowloon

Set for take-off

1:58PM

Change of plan on redeveloping estates

The Housing Department will rebuild the 37-year-old Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po next year, marking a new redevelopment policy for public-rental homes that gives priority to sites that can yield...

12:52PM

City Digest

Mainlander held for abduction of girl

11:02AM

Studies to test feasibility of cave projects

The government is moving towards burying bits of the city - the unsightly ones - in underground caverns, freeing up more land for housing and economic development, according to officials.

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10:41AM

Tin Shui Wai, Peng Chau sites for tender

Two sites for tender in Tin Shui Wai and Peng Chau could net the government up to HK$765 million, according to property analysts who say they are not typical development sites.

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