Passport

Greece entices non-EU property investors with residence offer

23 Apr 2013

Greece will be offering residence to non-EU investors buying or renting property worth over €250,000 (HK$2.5 million), in a bid to revive its moribund real estate industry, officials say. The...

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Taiwan protests over new mainland passports

24 Nov 2012

Taiwan yesterday protested against the mainland for printing maps and pictures of the island in its new passports, calling their inclusion not only provocative but harmful to cross-strait...

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20pc rise in mainland tourists expected after change in permit rules

1 Sep 2012

Travel agencies on the mainland expect a 20 per cent increase in visitor numbers after a change in permit rules which will allow non-permanent residents of six cities easier access to Hong Kong,...

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North Korean agents given passports by Kiribati and the Seychelles

22 Aug 2012

An activist has uncovered evidence in Hong Kong documents that North Korean agents were granted nationality and passports by the Seychelles and Kiribati, in spite of pledges not to do so.

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You can't hurry love ... or pride in country and people

6 Aug 2012

Pink Floyd were wrong when they sang 'We don't need no education', and not just because of their poor grammar. We should all be educated in the history of our own countries. But they were right...

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City Digest

27 Jul 2012

Court rejects academic's bid for judicial review

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

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Academic battles poll ban

A City University academic whose foreign passport bars him from standing in the Legco election in September is challenging electoral law.

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Briefs

Missing American's family believe he will be found

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Passport ban ends on Yunnan women

Young women in three counties in Yunnan will be able to apply for passports like other mainlanders from today after the lifting of restrictions imposed seven years ago due to concerns that many...

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Talking points

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

170 nations' emissaries seek ground for warming pact

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Marks in passport foiled lying visitor

A mainland woman has been jailed for five months for lying about her travel plans and tampering with her passport to conceal previous deceit.

Huang Zhen was convicted in Sha Tin...

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No passport, no money and no way to get home

Penniless German citizen Ewald Widiner has to have one of the most bizarre applications for refugee status the city has seen.

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