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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

South China Morning Post- Hong Kong


Scuffles broke out and police hauled protesters away this morning when officers and bailiffs started clearing barricades on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, as Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement entered...
Updated 26 Nov 2014 - 11:11am
Angry stand-offs at the Occupy Mong Kok protest site in Kowloon lasted until the early morning of Wednesday amid attempts by police to return occupied streets to traffic and protesters’ growing...
26 Nov 2014 - 8:58am
A think tank says the government should reduce housing expenses and build more hostels for young people, who must now save for 14 years to afford the down payment on an average flat.
26 Nov 2014 - 9:07am
At least 80 protesters were detained yesterday amid clashes with police during the first round of court-ordered clearance operations in the Mong Kok protest zone.
26 Nov 2014 - 8:55am
The jury in the highest-profile corruption trial in Hong Kong's post-colonial history will begin deliberations on December 15 at the earliest.
26 Nov 2014 - 9:33am
British parliamentarians have cancelled a trip to Shanghai after the Chinese embassy withheld the travel visa of Conservative MP who orchestrated debate on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
26 Nov 2014 - 9:09am
The Philippines has lifted an entry ban against nine Hong Kong journalists who shouted questions at President Benigno Aquino last year, a government spokeswoman said after a media backlash.
26 Nov 2014 - 9:09am

Opinion

Local buying is the key driver sending Hong Kong home prices to fresh highs, according to a survey, with demand from mainland buyers dropping to a six -year low in the third quarter and likely to...
26 Nov 2014 - 9:35am
ATV's licence to broadcast is in severe doubt, a court heard yesterday, with the industry's regulator telling bosses at the troubled station it was inclined to tell the government not to grant a...
26 Nov 2014 - 7:48am
Elsa Lui, 50, spent a decade under intense stress and dealing with depression symptoms because of family issues and a burdensome mortgage.
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
The Marine Department's radar tracking system is not designed for detailed accident investigation, the trial of two coxswains involved in the National Day ferry collision two years ago heard...
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
People awarded a new government scholarship to study at top universities overseas will have to sign a contract agreeing to return and contribute to Hong Kong society after they graduate, the...
26 Nov 2014 - 8:14am
A total of HK$133,000 will be granted to the city's best and brightest secondary school students in this year's Student of the Year Awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored...
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
Plastic waste poses one of the biggest threats of pollution on Hong Kong's beaches, this year's International Coastal Clean-up programme has found.
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
Swimming classes at a top international school have been suspended since early last month because its physical education teachers failed to meet safety requirements.
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
The family of Hong Kong jewellery designer and philanthropist Sandra d'Auriol has yet to hear from Californian prosecutors on whether criminal charges will be brought in relation to her death in a...
26 Nov 2014 - 3:11am
Suspended sentences were not sufficient punishment for a lawyer and a consultant who took shares of their clients' compensation, something they knew to be illegal, the Court of Appeal found...
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
A security guard at the Legislative Council building told a court yesterday of "chaotic scenes" in June when dozens of protesters breached the building to oppose the government's development plan...
26 Nov 2014 - 8:19am
A proposal to move a medieval well that lies in the way of the Sha Tin-Central railway might destroy a link to the ancient Silk Road, lawmakers said yesterday.
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
Veteran media entrepreneur and pro-democracy chat-show host Stephen Shiu Yeuk-yuen has accused triads of being behind an ambush early yesterday during which the car he was in was rammed before a...
26 Nov 2014 - 3:31am
A total of 195 new HIV cases were reported in the third quarter of the year, the highest number ever in a single quarter, the Centre for Health Protection said yesterday.
26 Nov 2014 - 8:21am
A proposal to extend the retirement age of newly hired civil servants will be submitted to the Executive Council soon so it can be introduced next year, government sources say.
25 Nov 2014 - 10:56am
Hong Kong bailiffs tasked to enforce a court order against a key protest camp have successfully torn down barricades at an intersection in Mong Kok.
25 Nov 2014 - 6:14pm
Hong Kong has moved up two places to become the world's fifth-best city for international students, according to QS Quacquarelli Symonds' annual report.
25 Nov 2014 - 9:22am
Scotland's independence debate seems a world away from Occupy Central, but it may offer lessons on how to end the deadlock facing Hong Kong.
25 Nov 2014 - 5:11am
Students pursuing liberal studies degrees should not be asked to analyse residents' responses to major social events or discuss why the city's youth participate in community issues.
25 Nov 2014 - 7:48am
The family of Sandra d'Auriol, who fell to her death in January while suffering psychosis after cosmetic surgery, are spearheading a campaign to highlight the condition.
25 Nov 2014 - 9:22am

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