Hong Kong graffiti sells for record $65,000 at auctionOctober 7th, 2009 HONG KONG - A piece of graffiti by Hong Kong's self-proclaimed "King of Kowloon" has sold for a record 500,000 Hong Kong dollars ($65,000), auction house Sotheby's confirmed Wednesday. The piece by the late Tsang Tsou-choi, featuring rows of Chinese calligraphy on canvas, attracted fierce bidding in Sotheby's Asian art auction Tuesday.
5 Hong Kong construction workers die in fall down elevator shaft of skyscraperSeptember 13th, 2009 5 Hong Kong workers die in elevator shaft fallHONG KONG — A construction platform inside an elevator shaft collapsed Sunday, sending five workers falling 20 stories to their deaths inside a Hong Kong skyscraper, officials and state media said. Another worker was injured.
Bank launches world's first $150 note in Hong KongSeptember 8th, 2009 HONG KONG - A bank Wednesday marked its 150th anniversary in Hong Kong by launching what it claimed to be the world's first 150-dollar bank notes. Standard Chartered Plc, one of three note-issuing banks in the wealthy city of seven million, has printed 1 million of the 150-Hong-Kong-dollar notes, worth $19.35 each.
11 injured in Hong Kong acid attackSeptember 7th, 2009 HONG KONG - Eleven people were injured when a man threw acid during an altercation Sunday in a bustling market district, the fourth such attack in Hong Kong this year. Local television reports said victims had to be carried on gurneys to ambulances, their heads covered in bandages.
Century-old tea on sale in Hong KongAugust 13th, 2009 HONG KONG - A 109-year-old tea has gone on sale at Hong Kong's first international tea fair, a media report said Thursday. Just 10 grams of the pu-erh tea, which takes its name from Pu'er county in Yunnan province in south-west China, costs 8,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,025), the South China Morning Post newspaper said.
Hong Kong tutor faces jail for forcing pupil into having sexJune 25th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Hong Kong language tutor was Thursday facing jail after being convicted of using threats to force a 14-year-old girl pupil into having sex with him. Gary Siu Cheuk-ming, 27, lured the girl who attended his private Japanese lessons to a meeting in a hostel after claiming he could get modelling work for her and filmed her naked.
Hong Kong teacher convicted of having sex with pupil 280 timesMay 19th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Hong Kong primary school teacher was Tuesday facing a jail term after being convicted of having sex with a girl pupil 280 times, starting when she was 12 years old. Chu Chi-wah, 39, was found guilty of 11 counts of having sex with a minor over a two-year period 2004-06, at a court hearing Monday.
Liverpool makes 'outrageous' demands to play in Hong KongApril 29th, 2009 HONG KONG - English football premier league team Liverpool was Wednesday accused of pricing itself out of the market making 'outrageous' demands to play in Hong Kong. A Hong Kong Football Association source told the South China Morning Post the team's planned exhibition at the Hong Kong Stadium in July had been scrapped because of the financial demands.
Hong Kong taxes plastic bag usageApril 23rd, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong lawmakers Thursday approved a tax on every plastic bag handed out by supermarkets in the city as of July in a move to cut the mountain of waste created by the bags. The tax of 50 Hong Kong cents (6 US cents) will be levied from July 1 in a total of 2,000 shops, including every major supermarket, in the high-rise city of seven million.
A list of winners at the 28th Hong Kong Film AwardsApril 19th, 2009 Winners at the 28th Hong Kong Film AwardsHONG KONG — A list of winners in the top categories at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards announced Sunday at the Hong Kong Cultural Center:
Best film: "Ip Man"
Best director: Ann Hui, "The Way We Are"
Best actor: Nick Cheung, "The Beast Stalker"
Best actress: Paw Hee-ching, "The Way We Are"
Best supporting actor: Liu Kai-chi, "The Beast Stalker"
Best supporting actress: Chan Lai-wun, "The Way We Are"
Best screenplay: Lou Shiu-wa, "The Way We Are"
Best cinematography: Arthur Wong, "Painted Skin"
Lifetime achievement award: Josephine Siao
Life not worth living without Internet, Hong Kong youngsters sayMarch 20th, 2009 HONG KONG - Life would be meaningless and not worth living without the Internet, nearly one in seven Hong Kong youngsters said in a survey released Friday. Just under 14 percent of 1,800 respondents aged 12 to 25 insisted they could not live without the Internet while 80 percent described it as essential.
Sleepwalking boy falls from bedroom windowFebruary 12th, 2009 HONG KONG - An eight-year-old boy was in critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital Friday after sleepwalking and falling two floors from his bedroom window in the middle of the night a day earlier. The schoolboy, who has a history of sleepwalking, is believed to have opened the window and stepped out in his sleep while his parents and the family's maid were sleeping in other rooms.
Cigarette consumption rises in Hong Kong after smoking banJanuary 30th, 2009 HONG KONG - Cigarette consumption in Hong Kong is up almost 14 percent since a smoking ban was introduced in the city two years ago, a news report said Saturday. Government figures quoted by the South China Morning Post show that 3.79 billion cigarettes were bought in 2008, compared to 3.33 billion the previous year.
Hong Kong shares fall three percentJanuary 20th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell by almost three percent Wednesday as overnight losses on Wall Street and profit warnings from Chinese companies listed in the city deepened market gloom. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index ended the day down 376.14 points, or 2.9 percent, at 12,583.63.
Hong Kong stocks extend gainsJanuary 4th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks continued their positive start to 2009 Monday with a second day of gains, rising by almost 3.5 percent. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index climbed 520.5 points, or 3.46 percent, to close at 15,563.31.
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