The screening system is now expected to be rewritten after five judges of the Court of Final Appeal unanimously allowed a challenge by three African men. The government said the ruling would not...
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- Mar 26, 2013
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The top court ruled yesterday that foreign domestic helpers did not have the right to apply for permanent residency, affirming the government's right to impose immigration controls. The landmark...
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Disneyland will increase its ticket prices across the board from tomorrow. The cost of visiting the theme park with an adult one-day ticket will rise HK$51, or 12.8 per cent, from HK$399 to HK$450...
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Parents at an English Schools Foundation private school have voiced their anger over a fee rise of nearly 10 per cent and a non-refundable building levy. Some say they will refuse to pay.
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The influence of mainland authorities on Hong Kong policy has been thrown under the spotlight by the exposure of a sensitive phone call, which Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has refused to...
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Now that the top court has turned down its request to seek Beijing's interpretation of the Basic Law in the right-of-abode issue, the administration should not directly approach the central...
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The Court of Final Appeal ruled that foreign domestic helpers were not considered "ordinarily residents" because they had entered Hong Kong under highly restrictive conditions.
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After 30 years in Hong Kong, Carmelita Castillo regards the city as home.
"I consider myself a Hong Kong resident. Hong Kong is my home," said the Filipino domestic helper, softly yet...
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With the top court shunning a government request to seek constitutional clarification from Beijing, the right of abode currently enjoyed by children born in Hong Kong to mainland parents remains...
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A task force set up to probe allegations that census officers have been faking answers to speed up their work has concluded that there is "no sufficient evidence to show the existence of...
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It should come as no surprise to Hongkongers to see Qiao Xiaoyang, a top National People's Congress official, setting the tone for the debate on the city's political reform even before the...
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The pan-democrats have vowed to continue with their plans to engage the public in discussing political reform, despite statements from senior Beijing law official Qiao Xiaoyang over the weekend....
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A law academic has warned that the National People's Congress Standing Committee might limit Hong Kong's rights to elect its chief executive by universal suffrage despite the assurances contained...
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