Hong Kong marks start of Lunar New Year with surge of visitors

    Hong Kong marks start of Lunar New Year with surge of visitors

    Hong Kong welcomed 10 per cent more visitors on the first day of Lunar New Year against a year ago, with crowds continuing to flock to hiking trails and tourists packing border crossing checkpoints. The latest Immigration Department data showed that 153,383 visitors arrived in the city on Tuesday, representing a 10.4 per cent increase…

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    Judy Chan (left) with her New People’s Party founder and chairman Regina Ip (centre).Photo: Willa Wu

      3 serving lawmakers make urgent appeals in Hong Kong Island West

      Three incumbent lawmakers seeking another term by running in Hong Kong Island West made desperate appeals just hours into Sunday’s Legislative Council election, with the race for directly elected seats heating up compared with four years ago. Hong Kong Island West is the only geographical constituency among the 10 where three serving legislators – Judy…

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      Judy Chan (left) with her New People’s Party founder and chairman Regina Ip (centre).Photo: Willa Wu

        3 serving lawmakers make urgent appeals in Hong Kong Island West

        Three incumbent lawmakers seeking another term by running in Hong Kong Island West made desperate appeals just hours into Sunday’s Legislative Council election, with the race for directly elected seats heating up compared with four years ago. Hong Kong Island West is the only geographical constituency among the 10 where three serving legislators – Judy…

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