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Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close.
Schools, subways disrupted as storm batters China's south
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2023
» BEIJING - All schools, some subway stations and offices in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen were shut on Friday, as residual storm clouds from Typhoon Haikui unleashed historic rainfall for a fourth day.
HK police round up exiled activist’s relatives
Published on 11/07/2023
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police on Tuesday took away exiled activist Nathan Law’s parents and brother for questioning, local media reported, one week after the police issued an arrest warrant and a bounty on Law’s head.
Hong Kong embraces crowds of tourists during Workers' Day holiday
Published on 02/05/2023
» HONG KONG: Outside the Peak Tram ticket office at Central in downtown Hong Kong, was a stream of tourists queuing for tickets to the Peak, one of Hong Kong's top attractions.
A Hong Kong sawmill's last days
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/09/2022
» From the brine-soaked docks of a ferry pier to the red-painted pillars of a Buddhist temple, many an ageing wooden structure in Hong Kong has found new purpose in the hands of Wong Hung-kuen.
Disarray grips Hong Kong ahead of mass Covid testing, isolation
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Overflowing hospitals, empty supermarket shelves and grim quarantine camps -- Hong Kong is in chaos battling a ballooning Covid outbreak in a business hub once renowned for its efficiency.
Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» HONG KONG: Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus pandemic halted ferries, but scientists remain deeply concerned about their long-term survival in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
China launches Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
AFP, Published on 23/10/2018
» ZHUHAI, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the world's longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China Tuesday at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on its semi-autonomous territories.
China launches Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
AFP, Published on 23/10/2018
» ZHUHAI (CHINA) - The world's longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China will be launched Tuesday at a time when Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on its semi-autonomous territories.
Hong Kong mega bridge launch announcement sparks backlash
AFP, Published on 18/10/2018
» HONG KONG - An opening ceremony has finally been announced for the world's longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, but critics hit back Thursday over the secrecy surrounding the launch.