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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’s war chest grows the most in 2 decades on bull market
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported a record HK$194 billion (US$24.7 billion) in interim returns, as a bull run in the local stock market helped the city’s financial war chest chalk up its biggest six-month growth in more than two decades. The...
Hong Kong economy ‘expands solidly’, helped by strong showing of exports
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Hong Kong’s economy grew by 3.1 per cent in the second quarter this year from the same period in 2024, picking up slightly from the first three months, with the government attributing it to strong export performance and improved domestic demand....
Hong Kong Q2 GDP expands 3.1%, faster than forecast
Channel News Asia
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July 31, 2025
HONG KONG :Hong Kong's economy grew a faster-than-expected 3.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, official advance estimates showed on Thursday, expanding for a tenth quarter. That was a faster rate than the mean forecast of 2.7 per cent...
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 tightens student fee rules for children of non-local talent
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
Children of non-local talent will be required to stay in Hong Kong for at least two years to become eligible for resident student benefits at publicly funded tertiary education institutions from the 2028-29 academic year, as part of efforts to...
Hong Kong injury scares emerge in Tottenham camp ahead of historic overseas North London Derby
Yardbarker
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July 31, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur had an open training session at Kai Tak Stadium, as many of the top Premier League sides do when they visit overseas for these preseason tours, and these are not only the opportunity for the supporters to see their heroes up...
Hong Kong establishes Collaborative Centre for Medical and Engineering Innovation
Biospectrum Asia
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July 30, 2025
Hong Kong establishes Collaborative Centre for Medical and Engineering Innovation July 31, 2025 | Thursday | News Deeply integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with medical imaging The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and...
Hong Kong is Hyped and Hopeful As It Plans to Issue First Stablecoin Licences
The Global Economics
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July 30, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will launch its first batch of stablecoin licences early in the following year, since the city’s central bank urged prospective issuers to submit their application by the end of September. Stablecoin fever...
Hong Kong artists show experimental works on the China-North Korea border
South China Morning Post
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July 31, 2025
This summer, Hong Kong artists Tsang Kin-wah and Mark Chung escaped their hometown’s stifling heat by heading up to Dandong, the mainland Chinese frontier city best known for its border crossing with North Korea. Far-flung and with fewer than a...
Hong Kong notes significant increase in arrivals from the UK
Travel Daily Media
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July 31, 2025
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) reports a 14 percent increase in UK visitors to Hong Kong in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. With 169,000 UK travellers having visited in the first six months, the statistics reveal a...
Hong Kong Stadium suffered loss of HK$35 million over past 2 years
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 31, 2025
The Hong Kong Stadium suffered a loss of nearly HK$35 million over the past two fiscal years, the government has said, adding that it welcomes suggestions for “making good use” of the major sports venue. The 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier between...
Hong Kong gov’t to submit proposal on regulating e-bikes, e-scooters next year
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 30, 2025
The Hong Kong government will submit a proposal to the legislature next year on regulating the use of electronic bicycles, scooters and other electric mobility devices, the city’s transport chief has said. Hong Kong police make five arrests on...
Hong Kong – Leasing plans revealed for public market stalls in August
Web NewsWire
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July 30, 2025
Leasing plans revealed for public market stalls in August ***************************************************************** The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) revealed today (July 30) that open auctions for an overall of 474...
Hong Kong – LCQ14: Measures to help youths in own a home
Web NewsWire
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July 30, 2025
LCQ14: Measures to help youths in own a home ******************************************************** Following is a concern by the Hon Kenneth Leung and a written reply by the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, who is carrying out the...
Hong Kong – LCQ17: Repair and upkeep of external walls of structures
Web NewsWire
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July 30, 2025
LCQ17: Repair and upkeep of external walls of structures ************************************************************ Following is a concern by the Hon Chan Hok-fung and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, in the...
Hong Kong – LCQ20: Development of harbourfront of Kowloon City District
Web NewsWire
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July 30, 2025
LCQ20: Development of harbourfront of Kowloon City District *********************************************************** Following is a concern by Dr the Hon Starry Lee and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, in...
Hong Kong Shopping Festival Returns in August with Bigger and Better 2nd Edition
WhaTech
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July 30, 2025
- Spotlighting nearly 260 Brands and Opening the Way for Hong Kong SMEs to Thrive in Mainland E-commerce - The HKTDC returns with the second Hong Kong Shopping Festival in August, building on the initiatives in the 2024 Policy Address to help...
What we learned as Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
BBC
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July 31, 2025
There has been a real difference in Arsenal's style and how they have approached games on their pre-season tour of Singapore and Hong Kong. The Gunners scored 17 fewer goals than Liverpool last season and finished 10 points behind the champions in...