SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Hotels that combine service, technology and comfort have topped a list of the world's best business hotels with the winners offering their guests those added extras that can make all the difference to a trip. Readers of travel magazine Travel + Leisure ranked hotels on a list of services and amenities to come up with their 20 top business hotels, part of the publication's annual World's Best survey. Some offered free Internet access and a 24-hour business center... Read Full Story
Jump Hong Kong Comedy Movie 2009 Cast And Crew Cast: Kitty Zhang, Leon Jay Williams, Special Appearance by Daniel Wu, Edison Chen Director: Stephen Fung Producer : Stephen Chow ,Po Chu Chui RunTime: 1 hr 37 mins Country: Hong Kong Language: Cantonese Genre: Comedy | Drama Jump Cantonese Film Plot: A farm girl (Kitty Zhang) with dreams of becoming a big time hip-hop martial arts star in the big city gets a job as a janitor at a local dance school,Watch online Movie Trailer free Jump Cantonese... Read Full Story
To Live and Die in Mongkok Hong Kong Crime Movie 2009 Cast And Crew Cast : Nick Cheung , Hee Ching , Kai Chi Li , Lai-wun Chan , Monica Mok , Yao Meng , Juno Leung , Patrick Tam Directors: Billy Chung Siu-Hung ,Jing Wong Release Date: November 19, 2009 Runtime: 95 min Language: Cantonese Country: Hong Kong Genre: Crime | Drama To Live and Die in Mongkok Hong Kong Movie Story; Set within Mongkok, Hong Kong, an area known as the most crowded in the world, a schizophrenic ex-con views his... Read Full Story
Hong Kong's SFC announced today that more people had been jailed for market abuse. The extract is as follows:
Four people were today jailed between 26 and 30 months by the District Court in the largest market manipulation case in Hong Kong. The four were earlier found guilty of conspiring to manipulate the market in the shares of Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd (ASH Group), which contributed to an increase of the share price by 78% and the company’s market capitalisation... Read Full Story
An increasing number of mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong are changing the spelling of their surnames to avoid discrimination in the former British colony, a report said Monday. Lawyer Raymond Tang told the daily South China Morning Post that his firm was seeing more mainland-born clients legally changing the romanised spelling of their name to appear more like local Hong Kong residents. For example, some Putonghua-speaking mainland clients would ask to have "Zhu" changed to "Chu", and... Read Full Story
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none>Trainer John O’Shea has had a change of heart over Racing To Win’s Hong Kong assignment and the star galloper will now contest the Mile race .
Racing To Win was originally invited to tackle the Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on December 13 but O’Shea contacted stewards in Hong Kong earlier this week and requested a switch to the shorter race.
“I’m extremely grateful that the Hong Kong Jockey Club... Read Full Story
Jackie Chan didn't take acting lessons or attend a fancy conservatory. The biggest star in kung fu cinema learned his craft from a retired Peking Opera star who turned his apartment into a performing arts boot camp for working-class Hong Kong children in the 1960s. On Friday, Chan and dozens of his fellow graduates gathered at a luxury Hong Kong hotel to mark 50 years since their late teacher Yu Jim-yuen launched the now-defunct Hong Kong-China Opera Institute, a small boarding school that... Read Full Story
On 23 rd November 2009 The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) reported that it had banned Mr Allen Lam Kar Fai from re-entering the industry for life. This follows the revoking of his licence in 2006. (Note 1). The disciplinary action follows Mr Lam’s conviction for insider dealing in July 2009 at the District Court (Note 2). He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of HK$69,000. Mr Lam was investigated after he gave confidential and price sensitive... Read Full Story
As a communist-led country steeped in old-world traditions that influence even the most modern, advanced cities in the nation, China may not seem like the ideal location for gay holidays; however, travelers will find that there is a vibrant scene in China, including pride celebrations, clubs, bars, neighborhoods and a level of acceptance that is on the rise as the visible, well-organized LGBT community grows. From exceptional food and fashion to beautiful landscapes and rich cultural... Read Full Story
