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Cheap flights alert! Jetstar to launch in Hong Kong

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Danny Lee

China Eastern Airlines and Qantas are teaming up to launch Jetstar Hong Kong, a new airline they say will cut normal fares by 50%. It will fly to cities in Mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Continue reading →

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Guy busted smuggling dozens of iPhones into Shenzhen (video)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by cam

Customs agents at a Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing pulled aside a suspicious guy, and found dozens of iPhones taped to his body. Continue reading →

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Two laowai kids speaking perfect Canto (and accented English)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by cam

Two white teenagers who’ve grown up in the PRD showcase their mastery of Cantonese (and English with a pronounced Cantonese accent, for good measure). Continue reading →

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Bird flu which killed Shenzhen man can’t be transmitted between humans

Posted on January 3, 2012 by cam

The Shenzhen Centre for Disease Control says the strain of bird flu which killed a 39-year old man in the city cannot be transmitted between humans. It believes the man contracted the virus directly from poultry. Continue reading →

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After much dithering, construction on the HK-Macau bridge is about to start

Posted on November 29, 2011 by cam

Hong Kong’s legal and political systems have slowly churned and reached an inevitable outcome, albeit late: construction of the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge will get underway before 2011 is done. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s Octopus cards to be accepted around the PRD (minus Shenzhen)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by cam

The Lingnan Tong and Octopus are teaming up to create one primary card that can be used across the PRD in both Hong Kong dollars and renminbi. The only holdout is Shenzhen. Continue reading →

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Pulley used to smuggle iPads over the HK-SZ border

Posted on August 5, 2011 by cam

iPads and iPhones were loaded into a basket on the bed of a truck in Hong Kong, then pulled along a fishing line up to the 21st floor of a building in Shenzhen. Continue reading →

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New bus route links Futian with Hong Kong Airport, further binding the two cities

Posted on July 27, 2011 by cam

It’s now possible to arrive in Futian, drop off your bags, check in for your flight, clear immigration, and board a bus directly to Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong. Buses leave every 20 minutes and the trip takes an hour and a half. Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton in whirlwind tour of Hong Kong and Shenzhen today

Posted on July 25, 2011 by cam

Hillary Clinton stepped off an airplane in Hong Kong last night for her first visit to the SAR since her husband was President in 1998. She heads up to Shenzhen this afternoon for a meeting with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo. Continue reading →

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Prostitute smuggling ring busted at HK-Shenzhen border

Posted on July 18, 2011 by cam

Sixty Mainland girls were picked up at the Lo Wu border crossing after they were busted as part of a huge prostitution and human smuggling ring led by a man from Hong Kong. Continue reading →

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