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Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Sarr’s stunner seals derby win in Hong Kong
NBC Sports
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July 31, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 1-0 in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the first-ever north London derby held outside of the UK went in favor of Thomas Frank’s Spurs. MORE — Premier League preseason schedules for all 20 teams Pape Matar Sarr’s...
Hong Kong fans savour Tottenham victory over Arsenal on record-breaking night
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 1-0 in a barnstorming contest in front of a febrile and record-breaking crowd in Hong Kong on Thursday night. Pape Matar Sarr scored a fabulous winning goal befitting the first North London derby played outside the...
Hong Kong basks in job well done as Tottenham boss praises ‘perfect’ occasion
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
The curtain came down on the first Hong Kong Football Festival on Thursday, with a game between bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham that made a mockery of its friendly status and left organisers basking in the glow of a job well done. By any...
Hong Kong LGBTQ event cancelled after venue denial without explanation
The Sun Daily
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July 31, 2025
HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQ events, Pink Dot Hong Kong, has been cancelled after organisers were denied a venue “without explanation”. The annual celebration, held since 2014, was scheduled for October 12 but could not proceed...
When Sally Yeh dominated Hong Kong music and film in the 1980s and ’90s
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
This is the 56th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. In the dazzling, neon-drenched heyday of 1980s and ’90s Hong Kong, when Cantopop music reigned supreme across the region and the...
Hong Kong renames ‘space oil’ drug as etomidate to help deter potential users
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong authorities have renamed the emerging drug “space oil” as etomidate, after its main ingredient, as part of efforts to avoid promoting any positive feelings towards the narcotic. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on...
Hong Kong LGBTQ event canceled after venue denied 'without explanation'
The Standard
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People from different generations have fun at gay pride parade with banner. [AFP] One of Hong Kong's largest events to celebrate diversity and promote LGBTQ rights will not take place this year because it was denied a venue "without explanation",...
Seventeen to perform at Hong Kong’s largest stadium alongside Coldplay and other global stars
The Korea Times
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July 31, 2025
K-pop group Seventeen will take the stage at Hong Kong’s largest stadium, joining the ranks of global acts like Coldplay and Jay Chou, its agency said Wednesday. According to Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen will hold its “Seventeen World Tour...
Arsenal fans delight in first foreign NLD: 'Hong Kong flooded red and white – words cannot describe that feeling'
The Athletic
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July 31, 2025
Since Arsenal adopted Louis Dunford’s The Angel (North London Forever) as their pre-game anthem, it has become a fixture at the Emirates Stadium. To hear it sung with just as much gusto at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium is another matter entirely....
Hong Kong police thank dispensary for ‘understanding’ after wrongful raid complaint
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong police have thanked a dispensary chain for its “understanding and cooperation” after the firm publicly accused officers of mistakenly raiding its Tsim Sha Tsui branch during a citywide anti-triad operation and disturbing its customers....
Hong Kong's economy expands 3.1 percent in Q2
Xinhua News Agency
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HONG KONG, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's economy continued expansion in the second quarter of 2025, with real gross domestic product (GDP) up 3.1 percent year on year, local data showed on Thursday. The growth rate picked up from 3 percent...
Hong Kong retail sales show signs of strain despite June uptick
Nikkei Asia
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong retail sales lost steam in June after a modest rebound in May, the latest data shows, indicating that the market is still struggling with a combination of weak domestic consumer sentiment, outbound travel and lukewarm...
Hong Kong democracy campaigner accuses UK police of asking her to ‘self-censor’
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
A former Hong Kong politician and prominent democracy campaigner has accused British police of asking her to “self-censor” and “retreat from public life” after officers asked her to agree to avoid public gatherings. The request, outlined in a...
Hong Kong's Economy Surpasses Expectations with 3.1% Growth in Second Quarter
BGNES
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong’s economy grew by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to official estimates released today, AFP reported. The result exceeded forecasts and was driven by strong exports, spurred by companies seeking to take advantage of a temporary...
Hong Kong Sees 3.1% Growth In Second Quarter
International Business Times
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong's economy grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter, according to government estimates released Thursday, beating expectations, with strong exports buoyed by businesses racing to take advantage of US tariff easing. Hong Kong is a special...
Hong Kong’s KMB in ‘shock’ move to use open-top double-deckers on tourist route
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that...
Hong Kong economy grows more than expected on export strength
The Business Times Singapore
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July 31, 2025
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s economy grew by a faster than expected 3.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, official advance estimates showed on Thursday (Jul 31), expanding for a 10th straight quarter on the back of strong exports and...
Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ carnival cancelled after host venue backs out
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
The 11th edition of Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQ carnival has been cancelled after the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority backed out of offering an event venue without giving any reason, organisers have said. The organising committee for Pink...
Hong Kong urged to reopen case into taxi driver who died after arrest
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
The daughters of a taxi driver who died after being put in a headlock during an arrest in 2012 have called on Hong Kong authorities to bring the police officer involved to justice after an inquest concluded that he was killed unlawfully. A jury of...
Hong Kong retail sales continue their creeping recovery
Inside Retail Asia
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong retail sales continued to increase in June, but at a slower pace compared to May’s uplift. The value of retail sales in the special administrative region was HK$30.1 billion (US$3.8 billion) in June, representing a 0.7 per cent...