But now the stocks A shares are up over 14 percent year-to-date in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong also sports the most convenient airport in Asia and the up-to-date tech zones Cyberport and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, though both have taken a while to catch on even as new hang-outs spring up in more central locations such as Cocoon.

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She and her friends are considering a trip to Hong Kong or Japan for the next scheduled test date on June 1, forgoing her spot in Seoul because of the possibility of another cancellation.

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Shares of ZTE (HKG: 0763) on the Hong Kong exchange are down over 56 percent year to date and down 44 percent on their Shenzhen listing, priced in renmimbi.

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For example, auction house Sotheby's only began work on its new office space in Hong Kong last year after a feng shui master chose an auspicious date.

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Appearing in Hong Kong Thursday afternoon local time, ILOVEYOU began spreading at the fastest rate of any virus to date.

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Twenty-two pieces out of the 292-work series -- the largest by the artists to date -- are on display until 5 May at White Cube's 6, 000ft space in Hong Kong's Central district.

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