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Hong Kong lawmaker barred from Sichuan quake zone (AP via Yahoo! News) An outspoken pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong was barred Friday from traveling to southwest China to visit areas damaged in a massive earthquake.

Hong Kong Jockey Club, IOC reaffirm partnership (People's Daily)The Hong Kong Jockey Club and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaffirmed their partnership in promoting the Olympics during an official ceremony here on Thursday that highlighted the club's donation to the Olympic Museum. ...

Nike Goes Mobile in Hong Kong (AdWeek)NEW YORK Throughout Hong Kong the Nike swoosh and a T90 image appear together in mysterious black-and-white signs with just enough information to urge soccer fans to find hidden codes they can text in, each leading to the next secret destination.

Hong Kong stocks end higher with rebound in major blue chips (People's Daily)An upbeat profit forecast by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and a rebound in major blue chips led Hong Kong shares to end higher Friday. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 181.04 points, or 0.9 percent, to 21,423.82 after t ...

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker barred from Sichuan earthquake zone (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)HONG KONG - An outspoken pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong was barred Friday from travelling to southwest China to visit areas damaged in a massive earthquake.

Hong Kong's key stock index rises as Chinese bank issues positive outlook for first half (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)Hong Kong stocks advanced Friday, led partly by banks after China's biggest lender forecast a sharp rise in profits.

HSBC loses 25,000 customer recordings in Hong Kong (The Nation - Thailand's English news)Hong Kong's privacy commissioner said Friday he was "very concerned" about the loss of a....

Hong Kong Dollar Soars To Multi-week High Against Greenback (Nasdaq)(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong dollar spiked higher against the US currency in early deals on Friday. At about 3:00 am ET, the local dollar reached a multi-week high of 7.7946 against the greenback. The pair that was worth 7.7983 at Thursday's close is currently worth 7.7971.

Hong Kong lawmaker barred from Sichuan quake zone (Las Vegas Sun)Fri, Jul 4, 2008 (6:15 a.m.) An outspoken pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong was barred Friday from traveling to southwest China to visit areas damaged in a massive earthquake.

Hong Kong Market May Inch Higher (Nasdaq)(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower now in four of the last five sessions, sinking to its lowest closing level since March 20 in the process.