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Type: Country

Name: Hong Kong

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 4 reports

John Tsang

Hong Kong sees red for electric

HONG KONG, Malaysia - The first electric taxis have hit the streets of this congested city.The 45 bright-red BYD e6 five-door cars belong to Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD which is partly backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett.They're powered ... [Published Wheels24 - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Hong Kong, Electric Car, John Tsang, University of Hong Kong, Battery

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 5 reports

Hong Kong launches first electric taxis (AFP)

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 18 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, Pollution

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

MTR Corporation Limited

MTR CORPORATION LIMITED : Correction to Hong Kong Train Story

(4-traders.com)"UPDATE: 77 People Hurt, Most Lightly, as Hong Kong Train Derails," at 0606 GMT, misstated the name of Hong Kong's secretary for transport and housing in the second paragraph. His name is Anthony Cheung, not Albert Cheung....http://www ... [Published 4 Traders - May 18 2013]

Entities: MTR Corporation Limited, Hong Kong, Anthony Cheung

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

Survey suggests Pakistanis are tolerant people

The “World Values Survey” carried out by US newspaper Washington Post and British newspaper Daily Mail has lead to a surprising result. The survey done on 80 countries to estimate the level of tolerance for racial others claims that Pakistanis, often labelled as ... [Published Pakistan Today - May 18 2013]

Entities: Tolerance, Max Fisher, Hong Kong, Pakistan

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 11 reports

62 hurt as light rail train derails in Hong Kong

shows the accident site where a light rail train derailed in Hong Kong, south China. At least 62 people were injured after the light rail train derailed in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, with three seriously hurt sent to Tuen Mun Hospital. The accident forced ... [Published Chongqing News Net - May 18 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, Tin Shui Wai, Xinhua (China), Suspension

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 7 reports

China map from milk cans

A map of China, made with more than 1,800 cans of baby formula by dissident artist Ai Weiwei, is displayed in Hong Kong yesterday reflecting the controversy over mainland demand for milk powder. A surge in demand sparked by fears over the safety of domestic ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 18 2013]

Entities: Milk Powder, China, Ai Weiwei

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 7 reports

South China Morning Post

Six-month court case for 6 cent overcharge

HONG KONG – A taxi driver who endured a six-month lawsuit after overcharging a passenger by six US cents has finally had his name cleared by a Hong Kong court. Tam Hoi-Chi walked free after his case was thrown out on Thursday but was left questioning ... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, Justice System

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 7 reports

China shares consolidate gains

China shares closed out their third-straight weekly gain strongly on Friday, as investors chased a rally in property stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index was up 1.4 percent at 2,282 points. Hong Kong markets were shut on Friday for a public holiday. ... [Published Radio TV Hong Kong - May 17 2013]

Entities: Stocks, China, Shanghai, Hong Kong

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Dozens hurt in Hong Kong train derailment

The incident occurred on a public holiday, when there were likely more passengers than usual.After the accident, one carriage leaned off the tracks and a set of wheels appeared to be torn off.Hong Kong's light rail system covers 68 stops over 36 kilometers ... [Published Modesto Bee - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, Transportation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

UK meat firms’ visit to Hong Kong a success

Pork & Processing9 0A trade mission by British firms to a huge show in Hong Kong proved a great success.EBLEX and BPEX joined forces with UK Trade and Investment to take 18 red meat firms to HOFEX. They were part of a 41 strong UK contingent – the largest ... [Published Pig Progress - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Horticulture, Traceability

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 8 reports

Dozens hurt in Hong Kong train accident

Sixty-two people have been injured after multiple cars derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city, throwing passengers onto the floor, police say.The accident occurred on Friday in the New Territories region north of the city's business ... [Published Al Jazeera - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, Police

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Air Pacific looks into allegations

Air Pacific said it is looking into reports alleging that it has been exposed as one of the world's major carriers of shark fins into Hong Kong.The South China Morning Post has claimed that a coalition of environmental groups claim in a letter to the ... [Published Fijivillage.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Air Pacific, Allegation, Hong Kong

Quotes

...He was recruited by Spring Airlines, and now lives in Shanghai. "I don't feel like a foreigner anymore, despite being a big ugly foreigner" he says

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Blogs

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Hong Kong: No new human case of avian influenza... [Published H5N1 - 3 hours ago] Via the Centre for Health Protection: No new human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) in the Mainland. Excerpt:The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) verified with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) ...
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Michelle Chen: A More Democratic Foxconn? No On... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 18 2013] With a workforce of more than one million, the electronics giant Foxconn has enough workers in its Chinese factories to fill a small country. So it's fitting that the company has vowed to make its manufacturing kingdom a bit more democratic by encouraging ...
Duck deflated [Published FT.com - MBA blog - May 18 2013] One blogger takes time out from her programme to enjoy Hong Kong's cultural scene, especially Florentijn Hofman's Rubber Duck project Continue reading » ...
Taking heads [Published Analects - The Economist - May 18 2013] THEY have fired diplomatic rows and auctions reaching as high as $40m. They have inspired an exhibit by dissident artist Ai Weiwei , as well as a tepid action film starring that born-again Chinese patriot by way of Hong Kong, Jackie Chan. They ...

Audio/Video

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Hong Kong dolphins at risk from pollution [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - 4 hours ago]
WSJ's Photos of the Day - May 17, 2013 [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 17 2013]
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