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Opinion

The design secrets of Hong Kong’s private housing estates

These residential complexes may look identical, but new book Cities of Repetition unveils their distinct architectural identities – from Mei Foo Sun Chuen to Sha Tin’s City One.


How a trans social worker found community and acceptance in Hong Kong

Sakura Lam, a social worker and trans advocate, talks about finding herself, family acceptance and helping others.


Hong Kong’s unique winter barbecue season through the years

As Hong Kong’s barbecue season – with all its unique attributes – gets under way, so too do the feral pig raids on the mountains of detritus.


This forgotten border village shows Hong Kong’s history of change

How two ‘foreigners’ came to make a film about the last days of Kwu Tung, from its soy sauce factories to village house demolition.


What does a flight attendant’s home look like?

Living out of a suitcase for much of the year, a private jet attendant insisted his Kai Tak, Hong Kong apartment feel like home, not a hotel – complete with feng shui elements.


Disappointed Hong Kong missed a live moon transmission from Apollo 12 in 1969

The event drew the largest viewing audience in the city yet, but the sound was indistinct, the screen motionless: nothing happened.


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Oil prices post weekly gains on rising belief OPEC will extend production cuts

China’s HNA closing in on buying stake in Brazil’s second busiest international airport

China’s yuan slides for a sixth straight session in Hong Kong

‘Let’s hail a meal’: China’s Home Cook offers a sharing economy solution for the kitchen

Chinese carmaker BYD sees slower growth ahead for green car sales after subsidies cut

Buyers drawn by China’s US$941.4bn pre-owned homes market

Bitcoin price sinks after US SEC rejects proposal to use it in a fund

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Oil prices up on the week as OPEC seen cutting output further

China’s HNA said buying stake in Brazil’s second busiest airport

China’s yuan slides for a sixth straight session in Hong Kong

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Home Cook offers up a sharing economy solution for the kitchen

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BYD sees slower growth ahead for green car sales after subsidies cut

Hong Kong & China

Buyers drawn by China’s US$941.4bn pre-owned homes market

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US regulators reject use in a fund of Bitcoin, whose prices tumble