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CY Leung 'notified' Beijing before unveiling stamp duty

It raised concerns that Leung could have breached the Executive Council's confidentiality rule and the principle of Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong, and that the information could have been...

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Li Ka-shing says 'loving the country' means being truthful and pragmatic

Li Ka-shing yesterday defined "love of country" - the quality Beijing sees as essential for Hong Kong's next chief executive. But Li refused to specifically say whether these should also be...

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Bernard Chan says 2017 election may require leap of faith from Beijing

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, he nevertheless expressed confidence that Hongkongers would not elect a leader who was unable to communicate with Beijing.

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Proposed MTR fare hike may be halved, says Michael Tien

The government aims to cut the MTR's proposed 3.2 per cent fare increase by half, according to a lawmaker briefed on the negotiations between the two sides on new tariffs.

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History made as barrister Louie Mui is jailed for illegal deals with clients

A barrister was sentenced to 3½ years' jail yesterday for what a judge said were "obnoxious" deals to buy into his clients' lawsuits and gain more than HK$1.6 million from their damages payments...

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RTHK extends veteran Forever Sze's acting period amid row

An RTHK senior executive at the centre of a storm over alleged political censorship at the government-run broadcaster has had his period as acting assistant director of broadcasting extended until...

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Carson Yeung's 'frivolous' bid to move case denied

A judge yesterday rejected businessman Carson Yeung Ka-sing's legal challenge over the venue of his upcoming money-laundering trial as "frivolous" and an abuse of process. Yeung, the owner of...

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Agencies end ban on sending Filipino helpers

The association representing domestic helper agencies in the Philippines has lifted a moratorium on sending workers to Hong Kong from today. The Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the...

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Lawmakers slam CY's Beijing call for 'breaching confidentiality'

The Civic Party's Ronny Tong Ka-wah said he had written to the Legislative Council's constitutional affairs panel: "The issue raised questions about the confidentiality principle and [the] "one...

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Bernard Chan said it was tough to form a governing team given the current political climate. Chan said in an interview with the South China Morning Post that the chief executive's job was not an...

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RIGHT OF ABODE

Cross-border babies not home yet

The justice secretary is expected to be grilled by lawmakers about the right of abode for children born in Hong Kong to mainland parents after the Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying stressed the city...

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Never a shortage of milk powder, says producer

The government's restrictions on taking infant milk formula across the border was "based on a mistake" and should be scrapped in the long term, a milk powder producer said.

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The last-minute dash for data by phone companies

Mobile phone service providers are making a last-minute rush to collect as much personal data as possible before a tighter law on direct-sales tactics comes into effect on April 1.

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