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Hong Kong Issues First 'Very Hot Weather' Warning of the Year

Hong Kong has issued its first 'very hot weather' warning of the year, with a heatwave expected to last through Friday and temperatures peaking at 33 degrees Celsius. This comes as the city also saw 673,000 people return via land checkpoints after a long weekend, causing hours-long queues.

25 May, 22:51 — 26 May, 06:23
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Chinese Chip Stocks Rise in Hong Kong on Hopes for Huawei Tech - Bloomberg.com

Chinese Chip Stocks Rise in Hong Kong on Hopes for Huawei Tech  Bloomberg.com

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SCMPMostly Factual1h ago

Hongkongers stuck for hours as 673,000 return via land checkpoints after long weekend

Thousands of Hongkongers were stuck for hours at multiple land checkpoints in what one traveller called “unprecedented” large crowds on Monday night, as more than 673,000 residents returned to the city from mainland China after the long weekend. Some were also reportedly turned away from the Shenzhen Bay border before its closing time on Monday night. Among the 740,000 residents entering the city on Monday, 90 per cent returned via land control points. According to statistics released by the...

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Where the wild things are, in Hong Kong

Swap skyscrapers for summit views and harbour swims, with nature just steps away.

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Silvercorp files listing application with the Hong Kong stock exchange

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Patriotic carnival to return to site of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown memorial vigil

For the fourth year in a row, Hong Kong’s Victoria Park – historically the site of annual candlelight vigils to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown – will host a patriotic food carnival on June 4. The fourth edition of “Hometown Market” will be held from June 3 to 7 at Victoria Park, […]

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Cathay Pacific flight from Australia plunges near Hong Kong in severe turbulence, 10 injured

Ten people including six cabin crew and four passengers were injured when a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 from Brisbane to Hong Kong was struck by severe turbulence.

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nl-timesMostly Factual34m ago

Hot weather peaking today with highs of 33 degrees Celsius; Cooler from tonight

The Netherlands’ recent streak of hot weather will peak today, with maximum temperatures climbing to 33 degrees Celsius in the southeast.

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