Hong Kong - A Hong Kong teenager climbed from the window of this 25th-floor flat and scrambled down the drainpipe into the kitchen of neighbour below, police said Wednesday.

Emergency crews were called Tuesday afternoon after the 15-year-old was caught by the neighbour as he climbed through her window on the floor below.

Police said the teenager, who suffered from hyperactivity, was in the care of his brother when he made his spiderman exit. His brother was not aware he had left until he was informed by police.

The case is the second in recent weeks in which children have climbed out of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong - The number of people who believe Hong Kong's leader is doing a good job has fallen to an all-time low, a survey published Wednesday claims.

The survey of more than 1,000 people claimed only 32 per cent were happy with Chief Executive Donald Tsang's performance - the lowest level since the regular survey was first carried out in 2002.

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific Tuesday announced it is cutting 10 flights a week to North America to offset soaring fuel costs.

The airline, which last week posted its first loss in five years, is cutting one of its daily flights to Los Angeles and reducing the number of weekly flights to Vancouver from 17 to 14 from next month.

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong's image as a city of shopaholics is justified, according to a survey Tuesday which found many residents are compulsive spenders, with some holding up to 15 credit cards each.

The study by the University of Hong Kong concluded that 6.7 per cent of people in the wealthy high-rise city could be classified as compulsive shoppers and found 90 per cent of them had unpaid debts.

Hong Kong  - The assets of Hong Kong budget airline Oasis, which collapsed in April, will go on sale Tuesday, the company organising the auction confirmed Monday.

The assets, divided into 50 lots, include aviation gear and spares and a virtual simulator used to train pilots alongside cabin furnishings such as cabinets, seats and head rests.

GoIndustry DoveBid, which specialises in the sale and valuation of assets, said the auction would begin Tuesday afternoon and close Thursday.

Hong Kong  - An investigation was underway in Hong Kong Monday following a fire in a 15-storey building which left four dead and at least 55 people injured.

The blaze - one of the worst in the city in the last decade - began in a karaoke nightclub on the mezzanine floor of the building early Sunday morning and spread upwards through the high-rise block of flats trapping dozens of residents.