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[Recap] Tech and AI leaders expand China’s 2026 rich list as DeepSeek founder makes debut hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/te…
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The police ordinance does not empower officers to demand identity proof, a lawyer for Ronson Chan has argued as the former head of Hong Kong's largest press union applied to challenge his conviction for obstructing police at the Court of Final Appeal.
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Ronson Chan, who helmed the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) from 2021 to 2024, applied to the High Court on Wednesday for permission to take his challenge to the top court.
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[Recap] Hong Kong independent bookstore Luck Win to shut Mong Kok branch by year end after half a century hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/ho…
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[Recap] Rumours that design defect caused waste plant fire ‘groundless and entirely fictitious,’ gov’t says hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/ru…
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[Recap] China says it takes Mbappe apology ‘seriously’ after Mao remark hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/ch…
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[Recap] Data breach at Hong Kong Airlines, YOHO, and Broadway affects 1,600 customers hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/da…
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[Recap] ‘Physical hell’: Hong Kong hosts gruelling underwater hockey tournament hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/ph…
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[Recap] Proposed twin high-rises along Hung Hom harbourfront will not affect iconic Lion Rock ridgeline, gov’t says hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/pr…
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Kylian Mbappe was dropped by major Chinese brands after a video circulated of the Real Madrid and France superstar apparently joking about Mao Zedong. Video: Alfred Davies/AFP.
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The number of mega-wealthy people in China reached an all-time high this year, with tech tycoons including the founder of DeepSeek joining a closely watched rich list as the country expands its AI reach.
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Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP.
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The number of people worth more than 5 billion yuan ($750 million) rose to a record 1,529, according to the annual Hurun China Rich List released Tuesday, dwarfing the previous high of 1,460 in 2021.
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[Recap] Hong Kong lawmakers’ monthly pay tops HK$110K after unannounced 1.6% salary rise hongkongfp.com/2026/10/28/ho…
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Hong Kong's decades-old bookstore Luck Win has announced the shutdown of its Mong Kok branch by the end of the year, becoming the city's latest independent bookstore to close.
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Luck Win announced on Tuesday that its Mong Kok bookshop would close by December 31 at the latest. It did not cite any reasons.
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China said Wednesday it took "seriously" an apology from Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe after comments he made poking fun at Mao Zedong sparked a social media storm and saw Spanish football yanked off state TV.
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Photo: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP.
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Mocking former leader Mao — blamed by historians for millions of deaths — is taboo in China and the French player's remarks saw him become the latest foreign sports figure to anger Beijing.
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Hong Kong's privacy watchdog is investigating reported data breaches affecting 1,600 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, YOHO, and Broadway Photo Supply.
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Privacy (PCPD) said in a Monday press release that it had received a report on October 5 that personal data belonging to 790 customers of online electronics retailer YOHO had been breached. The customers received scam calls claiming refunds were available for damaged packages.
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