... rs in the city. "It’s too early to say that the anti-mask law is not effective. For any new policy or new legislation, it would take time for it to be implemented," Lam told the media on Tuesday ahead ...More
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... o build a city with a more balanced economic development. He reviewed whether Kowloon East can become the next commercial center. Hong Kong is a knowledge-based economy that consists of diverse profes ...More
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... not – the city has been in exploiting the GBA brand. The successful bidder must sign a letter of intent with at least one global resort brand, bring in at least 20 foreign companies within three years ...More
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... ds in the city center, and glued themselves to cars, while protesters in Berlin halted traffic at the Victory Column roundabout. Dutch police stepped in to arrest more than 100 climate activists block ...More
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... rt in the city, while supermarkets and banks were closed. Friday’s protests across the territory erupted hours after Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers for the first time in more than 50 years ...More
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... ay in the city of Diwaniya some 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, according to police. In nearby Hilla one protester was bludgeoned to death, according to police and hospital sources. Three ...More
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... sday. The city is also expected to ban face masks under a colonial-era emergency law that has not been used in half a century, media reported. The loosening of restrictions on the use of force came in ...More
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Hong Kong recorded a worse-than-expected decline in retail sales in August as the escalating civil unrest in the city affected tourist arrivals and deterred local shoppers, prompting some industry obs ...More
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... involves city planning and infrastructure, as influential as Gates is, he still found it difficult to intervene. To counter the problem, the Gates Foundation launched the Reinvent the Toilet initiati ...More
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... emple and City One stations on the Ma On Shan Line, the public broadcaster said. A government statement issued at 2:09 a.m. on Thursday said that since Wednesday night, “violent protesters have conduc ...More
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In early September, there was some chatter within the political circles that the government could postpone, or even cancel, the upcoming District Council election due to the social unrest in the city. ...More
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... fe in the city. Walking on the overflowing streets of Causeway Bay on a busy weekend, strolling along the Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, or squatting on a stool in Temple Street for a spicy crab p ...More
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As anti-government protesters fought pitched battles with police in Hong Kong streets last week, a group of bankers in another part of the city were busy taking in billions for the public float of the ...More
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China's National Day “Golden Week” used to bring great sales opportunities for retailers in Hong Kong as mainland tourists swarmed the city's shopping districts, but the holiday was off to a bad start ...More
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... southern city of Huizhou in June and suspended another factory late last year, underscoring grueling competition in the country. The South Korean firm’s share of the Chinese market shrunk to 1 percen ...More
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... Kong, the city – with its low taxes and strong infrastructure for enforcing the rule of law – has become a global financial center. In the process, Hong Kong has served as a catalyst and intermediary ...More
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... pping our city will most likely persist in the days ahead. No one can say when all this turmoil will end. Businesses from retail to dining are facing their biggest challenge in decades. But ever the ...More
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... ce in our city. The police force – once touted as the finest in Asia – is now marred by allegations of abuse, its name overshadowed by paranoia and skepticism. You are right that the maintenance of th ...More
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