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  • Hong Kong Finds Its Footing in Art World

    As Art Basel inaugurates its first fair in the Far East on Thursday, it will not only be staking its claim to a growing market for contemporary and modern art, but also bolstering Hong Kong's position as the dominant art hub of ...

  • Fallout spreads in Hong Kong over shut-down Mercantile Exchange

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A close political ally of Hong Kong's chief executive has vowed to cooperate with an investigation into the shuttered Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange after the city's financial watchdog said it had alerted the police to ...

  • Alert issued on bogus email

    The Monetary Authority today issued an alert on an email purporting to be sent from the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia).It asks recipients to give remittance confirmation, and may contain files with unknown content attached.The bank has clarified that the email was neither issued nor authorised by it, and it has not asked customers or any other person to give the remittance ...

  • Gold Bars Hit New Record Premium in Hong Kong Ahead of US Fed Speech Europe Urged to Start Aggressive Money Printing

    prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade in the wholesale market on Wednesday, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...

  • Private recreation leases reviewed

    The Home Affairs Bureau has advised all private recreational leaseholders that the Government will conduct a comprehensive review of the private recreational leases policy, and that lessees should not assume that their leases will be renewed under the same terms and conditions upon expiry.Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing told lawmakers today that whilst renewing private recreational ...

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Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) [DVD]

Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) [DVD]

In the droll black comedy Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana), Marcello Mastroianni plays Ferdinando Cefal, a genuine cad who, by all reasonable standards, should be utterly contemptible. Yet, Mastroiannis cunning comic performance, the nimble sc ... ...

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  • Elderly get dental subsidy

    Under the Elderly Health Care Voucher Pilot Scheme, seniors aged 70 or above can make use of the vouchers for dental services provided by private dental clinics and those run by non-government organisations.Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man told lawmakers today the Government increased the annual voucher amount to $1,000 from January 1.He said there are about 2,060 registered ...

  • Heavy rain brings landslips flooding

    A trough of low pressure lingering around the Guangdong coast brought several episodes of heavy rain and thunderstorms to Hong Kong this morning, causing landslides and flooding in some places, the Hong Kong Observatory says.The Black Rainstorm Warning Signal was issued from 4.10am to 9.45am. The signal was last raised in July, 2010.From midnight till noon, more than 150mm of rain was recorded ...

  • Minimum wage set correctly Labour chief

    Requiring the minimum wage to rise at a higher rate than inflation would not be a suitable option, says Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.Speaking in response to a question in the Legislative Council today, Mr Cheung said such an arrangement would cause a self-perpetuating inflationary spiral of wages and prices chasing each other. The evidence-based approach adopted by the ...

  • Art Basel highlights Hong Kongs new status as arts hub

    The recent rise of "illegal" street demonstrations in Malaysia does not adversely impact tourism in general, says new Tourism Minister Mohd Nazri Abdul ...

  • CE mourns Sir Denys Roberts

    Chief Executive CY Leung today expressed his sadness at the passing of former Chief Justice Sir Denys Roberts.Sir Denys was appointed Attorney General in 1966 and Colonial Secretary (later renamed as Chief Secretary) in 1973. He was Chief Justice from 1979 to 1988. He had also served as Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal between 1997 and 2003.Mr Leung said Sir Denys had made ...

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