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China broker eyes Hong Kong rival

BBC News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

China's Haitong Securities says it will buy a 53% stake in Hong Kong's Taifook Securities for 1.82bn Hong Kong dollars.

PRESS DIGEST - Hong Kong - Nov 23

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

HONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

China’s Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

China’s Haitong Securities has become the first mainland brokerage to acquire an overseas rival after announcing that it would launch a takeover for Hong Kong’s Taifook Securities

China's Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

China's Haitong Securities has become the first mainland brokerage to acquire an overseas rival after announcing that it would launch a takeover for Hong Kong's Taifook Securities

Chinese migrants change names to be 'more Hong Kong'

The Independent (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

An increasing number of mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong are changing the spelling of their surnames to avoid discrimination in the former British colony, a report said Monday.

Hong Kong: Hospitals alert in calm before storm

H5N1 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Via The Standard: Hospitals alert in calm before storm. Excerpt:It may be an autumn calm in Hong Kong for swine flu (H1N1), but the Hospital Authority chief executive Shane Solomon has reiterated the organization is taking no chances. Swine flu...

Trailer for Forthcoming Hong Kong Epic Movie Bodyguards & Assassins

ONE INCH PUNCH (Free subscription) | yesterday

The forthcoming Hong Kong epic Bodyguards & Assassins tell the story of a group of martial artists trying to protect Dr. Sun Yat-sen – considered the father of modern China – from assassination. The movie features an enormous full scale replica of turn of the century Hong Kong built in mainland China and stars virtually [...]

Hong Kong stocks rebound on commodity producers

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares staged a modest recovery early Monday after dropping in the previous four sessions, with gold miners leading commodity stocks higher as the yellow metal's prices continued to rise to new record levels. The Hang Seng Index advanced 0.5% to 22,573.04, in spite of a pre-weekend fall on Wall Street, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 1% to 13,456.56....

Chinese migrants change names to be 'more Hong Kong'

France 24 (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

An increasing number of mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong are changing the spelling of their surnames to avoid discrimination in the former British colony, a report said Monday. Lawyer Raymond Tang told the daily South China Morning Post that his firm was seeing more mainland-born clients legally changing the romanised spelling of their name to appear more like local Hong Kong residents. For...

• Chinese migrants change names to be 'more Hong Kong' - France24

Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong consider mass resignation

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Hong Kong - Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong were Monday considering mass resignations to force what they claim would be a de facto referendum on universal suffrage. One legislator from each of the city's five electoral districts may resign to ...

Financials: China's Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival, BBV...

Arts Reader (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/KC2844/2H1PG/9LT7BS/DW5K7/ Financials Monday November 23 2009 FT.com - Financials China's Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival China's Haitong Securities has become the first mainland brokerage to acquire an overseas rival after announcing...

HTC Out With Sense UI For HTC Magic; Available To Hong Kong Only

Best Mobile Contracts (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The long awaited update from HTC is finally available. HTC is now dishing out update for its HTC Magic which upgrades its Operating System to the much coveted Sense UI. Although available to Hong Kong for now, updates are expected for other countries before long. This UI isn’t same as what other mobile phones are [...]

I'm ba-ack! Japan and Hong Kong trip

Blue Rose Girls (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Sorry I've been neglecting the blog for the last few weeks--as some of you know, I was traveling internationally in Japan and Hong Kong. I had hoped to try to post from abroad, but the spotty internet access at hotels and the time difference made it difficult. Right now, I'm in Philadelphia for the NCTE conference (National Council of Teachers of English). But that will be a post for another day. Today,...

Hong Kong stocks close 1.41% higher

People Daily (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Hong Kong stocks jumped 315.55 points, or 1.41 percent, to close at 22,771.39 on Monday, the first gain in five trading days. The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened 86 points higher and waved within a narrow range around 22,500. By midday, the index was 0.55percent higher than the previous closing. To the delight of investors, the index waded further into the positive ground in the afternoon and closed...

Hong Kong Energy to Acquire 25% Equity Interest in HKE (Danjinghe) Wind Power Limited from HKC

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

HONG KONG, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Hong Kong Energy (Holdings) Limited ("HKE", stock code: 987) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with its parent company, HKC (Holdings) Limited ("HKC", stock code: 190) to acquire a 25% beneficial interest in HKE (Danjinghe) Wind Power Limited for a total consideration of RMB73.5 million (equivalent to approximately...

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victorio | 05/08/2009

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Full movie download: KUNG FU - 2004 year, China, Hong Kong.

youloveit | 04/08/2009

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