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Ben Westcott

Ben Westcott

Why graffiti has never taken off in oh-so-law-abiding Hong Kong

Graffiti by Tsang Tsou-choi at the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui .

Graffiti artists are few and far between in Hong Kong. ‘Taggers’ say it hasn’t caught on because of young people’s eclectic tastes, the heavy hand of teachers and a desire not to break the law

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New | Potato chip money: Hong Kong civil service allowance headed towards HK$2 billion a year

Potato chip money: Hong Kong civil service allowance headed towards HK$2 billion a year

31 May 2016 - 7:00AM

Clear skies for now, but rain will return to Hong Kong by weekend

Scientific officer Chan Yan-chun said the rain this coming Sunday and Monday is not expected to be as heavy as it was during the Tuesday storm. Photo: Sam Tsang

11 May 2016 - 4:05PM

Temperatures set to rise after Hong Kong’s most humid April in 45 years

Rain was expected to pelt the city daily until the end of the month. Photo: Felix Wong

26 Apr 2016 - 2:12PM

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New | Australian PM’s first visit to China: Malcolm Turnbull to address economy, security and South China Sea ... but avoid human rights issues

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AFP

4 Aug 2016 - 10:36AM

China will have to repair damaged public opinion in Myanmar: business leader

Wang Yi (left) pictured with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi during their press conference in Naypyidaw. Photo: AP

7 Apr 2016 - 1:18PM

Cold, wet March keeps Hong Kong gloomy, as warm weather hits town

The cold, humid weather will continue, and the situation will last for a couple of a days at least into April,” said the chief experimental officer at Hong Kong Observatory. Photo: AFP

31 Mar 2016 - 6:04PM

New | A4 waists, iPhone legs: Chinese women set bizarre new standards for beauty on social media

<p>Women are using everyday items to show just how slim they are, but experts say the fad is dangerous and unhealthy</p>

31 Mar 2016 - 4:17PM

New | China’s role ‘vital’ to contain North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, say experts ahead of security summit

Artillery pieces are fired during a military drill in this photo released by North Korean media. The isolated state claims it has tested a hydrogen bomb in an underground explosion. Photo: Reuters

30 Mar 2016 - 7:38PM

Xi Jinping to attend US nuclear security summit amid tensions over North Korea’s claim to have tested hydrogen bomb

A picture released earlier this month by the North Korean news agency of the test of a rocket launch system. Photo: EPA

23 Mar 2016 - 1:48PM

Clinton or Sanders? Hong Kong Democrats cast their ballot in worldwide primary

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton, left, and Bernie Sanders face off in Flint Michigan in the final run-off to the presidential primaries. Photo: AP

8 Mar 2016 - 1:58PM

Club Med says Chinese holiday tastes are changing

<p>Tourists swapping sightseeing in multiple cities for longer stays in one location</p>

26 Feb 2016 - 6:58PM

China Everbright buys office block in Wan Chai for HK$10 billion in city’s second-largest office deal

China Everbright is paying HK$10 billion for Dah Sing Financial Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Edward Wong

25 Feb 2016 - 10:25PM

Big changes coming to Hong Kong’s Central office district, says JLL

<p>Growing interest by mainland Chinese banks and securities firms in prime Central office space likely to push up rents, while new projects set to change face of the property scene</p>

23 Feb 2016 - 11:31AM

New | Hong Kong stocks drift lower ahead of budget speech, Shanghai also loses ground

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23 Feb 2016 - 12:45PM

Singapore exchange chief calls for more cooperation with Hong Kong bourse

<p>Straits Times Index has lost about 20 per cent since Loh Boon Chye’s appointment in July </p>

18 Feb 2016 - 7:18PM

Update | Mainland China markets rise for second day in a row as Hong Kong falters

An investor checks stock information on his mobile phone in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, February 16, 2016.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

17 Feb 2016 - 5:43PM

New | China’s Zoomlion in US$3bn bid for US crane-manufacturer Terex

17 Feb 2016 - 11:53AM

Mainland China’s economic growth could drop as low as 3.7 per cent, but it’s not very likely

<p>Bank of America Merrill Lynch says probability of hard landing about 5 per cent</p>

25 Feb 2016 - 3:29PM

New | New tourism survey ranks Hong Kong seventh in Asia, drawing in 8.3m offshore overnight visitors last year

Tourists pose for a photograph as buildings in the background stand shrouded in haze on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Hong Kong is expected to grow at a slower pace this year than in 2015 as the city's economy is constrained by difficulties in its exports sector and lower spending by visiting tourists, according to K.C. Chan, Hong Kong's secretary for financial services and the treasury. Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg

16 Feb 2016 - 4:59PM

New | China markets claw back losses as materials sector leads recovery

epa05153559 A woman looks at an electronic billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index numbers in Hong Kong, China, 11 February 2016. The Hang Seng Index slumped 3.8 percent in the morning as markets reopened following a three-day trading break, headed for their worst start to a lunar new year since 1994 . EPA/JEROME FAVRE

15 Feb 2016 - 5:58PM

Live | China Markets Live - Shanghai and Shenzhen end marginally easier but claws back most of today’s losses; Hong Kong market ends strongly as HSBC verdict on headquarters cheer punters

A man walk past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2015. Hong Kong's stocks are set for their biggest daily drop in six months on Thursday, as worries about the health of the global economy, particularly the mainland, sparked a sell-off in financials and energy shares, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

15 Feb 2016 - 4:15PM

New | Wynn Macau shares rise despite 26.9 per cent drop in fourth quarter operating revenues

Wynn Macau saw its total operating revenues drop 26.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015. Photo: SCMP Pictures

12 Feb 2016 - 12:24PM

Energy price volatility casts a shadow over Manulife’s profit prospects after disappointing 2015

Manulife president and CEO Donald Guloien, poses for a photograph at office in Causeway Bay. 25SEP14

12 Feb 2016 - 4:10PM

Why Chinese malls are filling up with ball pits

(140425) -- BEIJING, April 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A girl plays in colorful plastic pit balls during the 16th Beijing International Kindergarten Supplies & Auxiliary Equipment Exhibition, in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2014. Some 200 enterprises from more than 20 countries and regions took part in the exhibition, which kicked off here Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing) (wyo)

30 May 2016 - 5:09PM

New | Taiwan’s economy faces challenges as next president prepares to take helm

epa05112386 Taiwan opposition leader and president-elect Tsai Ing-wen gestures during an interview before their meeting for parliament reform in Taipei, Taiwan, 20 January 2016. Tsai, chairwoman of the Pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, won the presidential election on 16 January and will be sworn in on 20 May. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

25 Jan 2016 - 7:31AM

1997, 2008, 2016? Why Hong Kong investors see shades of earlier crises in today’s stock market

A woman plays cards with other investors at a brokerage house in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Chinese stocks seesawed Tuesday as worries lingered over the country's financial markets and economic outlook, fueling volatility in other Asian benchmarks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

22 Jan 2016 - 6:39PM

Tax cuts sparks surge in China car sales but good times might not last, says analyst

Car frames wrapped in plastics are seen placed outside a car factory at an industrial complex in Beijing, China, January 18, 2016. Picture taken January 18. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

21 Jan 2016 - 10:00AM

Hundreds to lose jobs as Barclays scales back operations across Asia

epa04469830 (FILE) A file photo dated 03 Aprilo 2013 showing customers usin g ATM machines outside a Barclays bank branch in London, Britain. British bank Barclays PLC said 30 October 2014 it had set aside 500 million pounds (800 million dollars) to cover any costs arising from global investigations into the alleged manipulation by banks of currency trading. Britain's Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority are among regulators around the world looking into allegations that traders used online chatrooms to rig prices. Barclays is among the banks that have suspended currency traders for alleged market manipulation. The provision for possible fines was contained in results that showed a rise in pre-tax profits for the first nine months of the year to 3.7 billion pounds, from 2.8 billion pounds in the corresponding period a year earlier. EPA/ANDY RAIN

21 Jan 2016 - 6:15PM

New | Hong Kong property stocks under pressure as the shine comes off real estate

Construction cranes are seen at the building site of a new private housing complex in Hong Kong, China December 15, 2015. Hong Kong is bracing for greater economic challenges as the prospect of a new cycle of interest rate rises drives fears of capital outflows that could put further pressure on the Asian financial hub. Hong Kong's property market, which has seen prices more than double since 2008, had already slowed in anticipation of a local rate hike, and analysts say a further slowdown will depend on China, which is facing its weakest growth in 25 years. Picture taken December 15. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

20 Jan 2016 - 7:17PM

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