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Archive - 16 December 2017 13:13

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Arts, Lifestyle & Events • Business • HKFP Features • HKFP Reports • Hong Kong

Dixieland, meatpies, and booze: Long-time Hong Kong institution Ned Kelly’s Last Stand turns 45

16 December 2017 13:13
zhang xiang hku
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest

University of Hong Kong appoints Chinese-American scholar Zhang Xiang as vice-chancellor

16 December 2017 12:37
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Hong Kong • Politics & Protest

European Parliament condemns China’s ‘constant interference’ in Hong Kong’s internal affairs

16 December 2017 10:35
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Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture

16 December 2017 10:09
china migrant evictions
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In Pictures: Bustling Beijing migrant neighbourhood turns into ghost town after gov’t evictions

16 December 2017 09:00
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat

China sidesteps blame over South Korean journalist’s beating

16 December 2017 08:00

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