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Long wait for latest Lambo in Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Well-heeled car enthusiasts will have to wait nearly 18 months to take delivery of Lamborghini's latest Gallardo model even though the sports car has just been launched in the territor

Television programme calls transgender people "human monsters"

Hong KongHong Kong  - Television watchdogs were investigating after transgender people were described as "human monsters" in a Chinese language television programme, a media report said Sunday.

The expression "yan yiu," which translates as "human monster," was used 23 times during a report on transgender people in Thailand broadcast by the ATV television station, the South China Morning Post said.

The expression also appeared in subtitles 28 times in the segment which lasted 11 minutes and 45 seconds.

Woman sues riding club for plastic surgery after horse attack

Woman sues riding club for plastic surgery after horse attack

Police arrest hundreds, seize contraband in pre-Olympics crackdown

Hong Kong  - More than 1,600 people were arrested and 118 million Hong Kong dollars (15 million dollars) worth of illicit goods seized in an operation involving police from Hong Kong, Macau and Gua

Hong Kong okays 256 million dollars for China quake reconstruction

Hong Kong - Hong Kong lawmakers gave the green light Friday for the government to spend 2 billion Hong Kong dollars (256 million US dollars) to finance earthquake reconstruction work in China's Si

Hong Kong stocks close 2.4 per cent up on lower oil prices

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong shares rebounded Thursday following a resurgence in confidence on Wall Street, coupled with falling oil prices, with the benchmark Hang Seng index rising 2.41 per cent to clo

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