New Kowloon

Triad gang's message service at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre exposed

23 Aug 2012

A police officer went undercover as a prisoner to help bust a triad gang that sent in members posing as visitors to deliver messages and goods to inmates at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.

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Boy at public housing school joins elite group of top-scoring pupils

21 Aug 2012

Chan Sze-hoi believes Hong Kong is a place where hard work pays off whatever your background - and he should know, having joined the ranks of top scorers in the Diploma for Secondary Education...

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Society has a role to play in resolving HK's housing crisis

20 Aug 2012

Yesterday's Sunday Morning Post published my article about living in a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po for a week.

5:32AM

Living in a squalid subdivided flat is a miserable experience for SCMP reporter

19 Aug 2012

"Do you have anything cheaper in Sham Shui Po?" The landlord is showing me a subdivided unit in Prince Edward, with its own window and bathroom. At HK$3,200 a month, though, it's too expensive for...

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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.

3:27PM

Leung's allies show dissent at rallies

16 Jul 2012

In what looked like a case of 'if you can't beat them, join them', protesters from pro-establishment factions were seen among the rowdy crowds outside two town hall meetings yesterday, in a sign...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Legco report faults lands staff

'Serious dissatisfaction and disappointment' over her previous bureau's performance has followed Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor into her new role as chief secretary.

3:17PM

Free fans help needy elderly cope with heat

When the mercury rises, most Hongkongers simply turn on an air conditioner. For many elderly people living in windowless cubicles, however, it's a luxury merely to have an electric fan to relieve...

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New project launches hit secondary market

Launches of residential projects have further reduced demand in Hong Kong's subdued secondary market, where sales have now fallen for five consecutive weeks to a 19-week low.

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Luxury flat sales poorest this year

Luxury home sales over the weekend saw their worst performance this year, with developers managing to sell just 20 per cent of 285 flats on offer at two high-end projects - The Riverpark and...

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Flat defaults point to mainland malaise

Mainlanders' love affair with Hong Kong property is cooling, with some either defaulting on home purchases or being forced to sell at a loss as mainland credit tightening and growing bearishness...

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Wave of new homes may boost sentiment

The launch of flat sales at several new developments in the coming months may help restore confidence in the property market at a time when secondary-market sales are weak, property analysts say...

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