Following a no-show by the Chinese men's table tennis team at a recent tournament, the Chinese Table Tennis Association has withdrawn the team from an international event in Australia next week, citing health reasons.
Important, but hard, lessons were learned during the 2003 outbreak of the deadly virus, as Honey Tsang reports from Hong Kong.
So Chi-keung is still haunted by images of patients in his hospital ward being wheeled off to the morgue, one by one. He was quarantined for a month, wondering if his number would come up next.
Xinjiang nomads use expressway along ancient migration route to herd sheep, camels and horses
In May, Zhang Feifei traveled to Hong Kong for the first time. The 24 year old was one of millions of people from the Chinese mainland who visit the city every year, but unlike many travelers who follow the regular tourist routes, Zhang chose PMQ - a hub that serves the city's evolving creative industry - as her first stop.
Situated on the front in Kowloon and enjoying the best view of Victoria Harbor, the West Kowloon Cultural District is coming together quickly.
In January, the Hong Kong government signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, close to the border with the Chinese mainland, to jointly develop the Lok Ma Chau Loop as part of the fledgling Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park.
In the past 20 years, tourism has emerged as the fastest-growing pillar of Hong Kong's economy, boosted by a rise in the number of visitors from the Chinese mainland.
The government of Hong Kong has pledged to shift its focus to high-end tourism, which would boost the economy while mitigating the disruption low-end tourism can bring to local communities.
Liang Shihui made her first trip to Hong Kong during the May Day holiday. In fact, it was the first trip outside the Chinese mainland for the 26-year-old native of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province.
In old age, most people need something to rely on. For the Chinese, that's generally been family and a State pension.
Securitization for PPP projects to be accelerated
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