Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

Year of the Snake

Only time can tell what to make of this 'wicked' lot

18 Feb 2013

In the annual ceremony at Sha Tin's Che Kung temple, Heung Yee Kuk chairman Lau Wong-fat drew a stick bearing the number 95. The message on the stick, loosely translated, read: "In a splendid...

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Year of the Snake festivities charm Sha Tin race-goers

15 Feb 2013

The Lunar New Year race meeting at the Sha Tin Racecourse on Tuesday was not short of festive elements.

Actors Liza Wang Ming-chuen and Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung - who said they had spent most...

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Taoist omen warns Hongkongers to beware of 'wicked people'

12 Feb 2013

A stick bearing the number 95 was drawn by Heung Yee Kuk chairman Lau Wong-fat at Sha Tin's Che Kung Temple in the annual ritual. The prediction for stick 95 says: "In a splendid carriage you...

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Hong Kong tougher than any snake

12 Feb 2013

The Year of the Snake does not stand out as a particularly auspicious one in the Chinese zodiac. Yet Hongkongers and other Chinese communities around the world have ushered in the new lunar year...

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Year of the Snake is a year to buy gold

12 Feb 2013

The Year of the Snake, according to fung shui master Wong Man-chiu, will continue to be a volatile year in both the macro economy and the stock and property markets.

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John Tsang sees better economy in Year of the Snake

12 Feb 2013

"The European and US markets seem to be more stable than last year, while there are signs that the mainland economic growth is accelerating," Tsang said on his blog on Sunday. "Hong Kong's economy...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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Howard Winn

Way to go

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Zhejiang 'Snake Village' seeks New Year boom

In the 1980s, villagers began raising snakes for food and traditional Chinese medicine, transforming the Zhejiang village economically.

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Snake species creeping up in Hong Kong

Exotic snake species from Africa, Southeast Asia and elsewhere are making homes for themselves in Hong Kong, after being abandoned by pet owners or escaping from food shops, according to...

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Psy and CY flip-flops among Lunar New Year fair's hot items

Hello Kitty helium balloons, stuffed toys and silky dog outfits. These are some of the more popular items still up for grabs at the Lunar New Year fair, which ends tomorrow morning.

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TALKING POINTS

Talking points

World sees in Year of the Snake

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STOCKS

It's snakes and ladders on CLSA's Fung Shui Index

The Hang Seng was likely to continue climbing to an intrayear high in August on the back of a strong performance in the resources sector, the broker said. Afterwards, it would slump and fluctuate...

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LAI SEE

CLSA nails custard to the wall for tongue-in-cheek report

Whither the slither? This and other compelling questions for investors in the Year of the Snake are raised and answered in CLSA's 19th Fung Shui Index.

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