Provides the latest RSS feeds for Hong Kong News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page China National News.com http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/cat/b82693edf38ebff8/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:51 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:51 -0400 30 HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:11pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home prices rose 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier - the sharpest since April 2011 - after a 3.6 ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214621773/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:04 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214621773/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Military Attack, under jockey Zac Purton, wins the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup by 3 3/4 lengths at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday. Military Attack, one of the stars on the Hong Kong circuit this year, extended his winning streak to four races with a convincing victory in Sunday’s $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. A 5-year-old ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619163/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:26:53 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619163/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619001/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619001/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 By Donny Kwok and Lavinia Mo HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 5:00pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour. Wealthy Chinese used to stop over in Hong Kong ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619153/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214619153/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong's lead as the most competitive city in China is diminishing, although it continues to top the list for the 11th year, according to a study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In its latest "Report on the Competitiveness of Chinese Cities," the academy also predicts the SAR's service industry will be overtaken by the mainland.Following hot on Hong Kong's ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214618233/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:02 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214618233/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Singapore's most prestigious international horse racing event -- the Singapore Airlines International Cup -- witnessed a Hong Kong double on ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214616131/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21:09 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214616131/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong's harbour is home to unique pink dolphins, but there are growing concerns pollution is damaging their habitat. The dolphins inhabit some of the busiest waters in the world and so far have overcome the challenges posed by living in such a heavily-used environment. Now, activists fear escalating pollution levels are too much even for them. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214615552/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29:48 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214615552/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 By Peter Rutherford SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong horses swooped to capture the biggest prizes on the Singapore racing calendar on Sunday, Military Attack romping to an easy win in the S$3 million ($2.39 million)SIA Cup and Lucky Nine landing the S$1 million KrisFlyer Sprint. Military Attack made it four wins on the trot after blowing away a top quality field in the main race at ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214615081/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:39:51 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214615081/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong has plenty of superlative hotels, amazing food, and cool shopping. That's why we've narrowed down a few picks from our editor at large, Hanya Yanagihara--to make it easier for ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214614671/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:49:47 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214614671/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Visitors from mainland China climb the narrow stairs to a cramped room here filled with forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposs about ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214612615/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:43:41 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214612615/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 A host of activities for the 'Hong Kong: Our Home' Campaign will be staged this week, including art exhibitions, the HSBC Share-To-Care Volunteer Campaign, and the Cohesion of Youth Carnival.From May 22, two free exhibitions will run concurrently at the new Visual Arts Exhibition & Activity Centre on Oil Street, North Point.The 'Embark! Beyond the Horizon' exhibition, ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611253/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:40 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611253/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man (right) listens to the briefing by the Chief Executive Officer of a Chinese medicine clinic in Ktzting Anton Staudinger on the facilities and operation of the clinic during a visit in ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611252/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:40 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611252/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Passenger trips and air-traffic movements at Hong Kong International Airport rose 1.1% and 5.1% year-on-year in April, to 4.9 million and 30,530, while cargo volume increased 4.5% to 342,000 tonnes.The Airport Authority said today that for the first four months of the year, the airport handled 19.2 million passengers, 1.28 million tonnes of cargo, and 119,025 flight movements, representing ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611254/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:39 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214611254/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Art lovers, collectors and gallerists will gather on Thursday for Hong Kong's inaugural edition of Art Basel, sealing the city's status as an international art hub and Asia's leading art destination. The four-day annual show is the world's premier art fair and has until now only been held in Switzerland and the United States each year. More than 2,000 international artists ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214610309/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:31:02 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214610309/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) announces today it has decided to voluntarily surrender the authorisation to provide automated trading services ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214609801/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:40:09 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214609801/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 HONG Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets yesterday, in a step toward reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.The cars have been rented by the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, which is testing them over the next six ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214609351/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:48:11 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214609351/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 The former head of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Timothy Tong has appeared before legislators looking into claims he misused public money during his time in office, but the meeting was cut short after one and a half hours, with members of the Public Accounts Committee complaining they failed to get any useful information out of him.During the session, Tong, who ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608883/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:25 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608883/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Many of Hong Kong's unairconditioned buses, nicknamed 'hot dog' buses in Cantonese due to their heat in summer, were retired years ago after serving local passengers for decades.Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB) has provided parts from these buses to the Hong Kong Design Institute to give students material to transform into useful and creative products.The project helps students gain ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608890/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:54:01 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608890/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 HONG KONG ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608202/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:28 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214608202/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 HONG KONG: He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge - modernizing his family's $25 billion empire for what he calls a "new era". The grandson of Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, who built ... http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214606604/scat/b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:03 -0400 http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/214606604/scat/b82693edf38ebff8