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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 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...
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",...
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 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...
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...
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...
Sarr’s Screamer Gives Tottenham Victory Over Arsenal In Hong Kong
Channels TV
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July 31, 2025
Pape Matar Sarr scored from the halfway line as Tottenham punished a shaky performance by Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya to win the first north London derby staged outside the UK 1-0 on Thursday. Raya, who had already been caught in no-man’s land...
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...
North London Derby Makes Historic Hong Kong Debut As 50,000 Live The Dream Khaleej Times
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur delivered a slice of football history on Thursday by staging the first North London derby outside the United Kingdom as nearly 50,000 fans packed Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium for a pre-season...
Sarr stunner settles north London derby in Hong Kong
Goal
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Pape Matar Sarr scored a stunner as Tottenham beat Arsenal 1-0 in an unsurprisingly fiery friendly that featured a late appearance from the Gunners' new striker, Viktor Gyokeres. Spurs hit the post three times in the first half Sarr chipped Raya...
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 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...