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Activists express outrage over Hong Kong’s ‘shark fin rooftop’
Hong Kong conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday after images of a factory rooftop covered in thousands of freshly sliced shark fins emerged, as they called for curbs on the “barbaric” trade. The southern Chinese city is one of the world’s biggest markets for shark fins, which are used to make…
Hong Kong cops investigate Jackie Chan’s tough Triads talk
Hong Kong police said they will investigate comments made by action star Jackie Chan that he had used guns and grenades to confront triad gang members. The Rush Hour star told the Guangzhou-based Southern People Weekly magazine that he had been “bullied” by triads, or the Chinese organised crime societies,…
Thousands take part in mass 12/12/12 weddings
Thousands of couples in Hong Kong, mainland China and Singapore flocked Wednesday to tie the knot on 12/12/12, seeking good fortune for marriages begun on the century’s last repeating date. Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively said 696 and 540 couples were scheduled to attend marriage registries, continuing a…
Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong home to go on sale
Kung fu legend Bruce Lee’s former residence in Hong Kong will be put up for sale after a plan to turn the property into a museum dedicated to the icon failed, a report said. Philanthropist Yu Panglin, who owns the mansion, which became a rundown ‘love hotel’, said he was…
Hong Kong customs seize four tons of smuggled ivory
Hong Kong customs officers seized almost four tonnes of ivory worth about $3.4 million, hidden in shipments from Kenya and Tanzania, officials said Saturday. The 1,209 pieces of raw ivory tusk and a small number of ivory ornaments were discovered in two containers marked “plastic scrap” and “roscoco beans”, shipped…
Man dies competing in Hong Kong triathlon
A 27-year-old British man died while competing in a triathlon in Hong Kong at the weekend, police said Monday. Daniel Bagshaw, a trainee solicitor, collapsed near the finish line of the ITU Triathlon Asian Cup near Hong Kong Disneyland on Sunday, having already completed the swimming and cycling stages of…
Hong Kong tycoon’s lesbian daughter wants $65 million marriage bounty dropped
A gay Hong Kong woman on Friday implored her tycoon father to rescind a $65-million “marriage bounty” for any man who can win her heart, as applications poured in from around the globe. “For your family’s sanity’s sake, Daddy please rescind the notice!!!!” Gigi Chao, 33, wrote on her Facebook…
Hong Kong tycoon offers $65 million bounty to marry off lesbian daughter
A Hong Kong tycoon has offered a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter, a report said Wednesday. Cecil Chao announced the financial reward of HK$500 million after his daughter, Gigi, married her same-sex partner of seven years in France earlier…
First gay Hong Kong lawmaker seeks legalization of same sex marriage
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s first openly gay lawmaker is known as “Slow Beat” from his days as a disc jockey, but Raymond Chan says there is nothing slow about his plans to reform the Asian banking hub. Chan publicly revealed his sexuality only after winning a seat in the…
Hong Kong moves to evict Occupy protesters
Hong Kong on Tuesday sent bailiffs to evict protesters camped outside the HSBC bank headquarters, the last outpost of the anti-capitalist “Occupy” movement in Asia. Unarmed officers began clearing around a dozen protesters from their camp on the ground floor plaza of the bank’s office tower, which has been occupied…
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