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Staff members pose with Vincent van Gogh's "Chataigniers en fleurs" (Chestnut Trees in Blossom) at a media preview ahead of its auction in New York, at Sotheby's in Hong Kong, China. REUTERS

Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

The painting ⁠is poised to set a new auction record for a Van Gogh work, said Scott Niichel, ​of Sotheby's modern and contemporary art department in New York.

A Hong Kong flag is flown behind a pair of surveillance cameras outside the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong seeks fresh economic edge while steeling security in policy blueprint

A woman lies near the seashore, on Peng Chau island in Hong Kong, China August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Small island off Hong Kong offers haven from stress of living

Workers wearing protective suits arrive to a building under lockdown for compulsory testing, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Hong Kong cuts Covid quarantine stay for incoming travellers

People walk by the Victoria Harbour at West Kowloon Cultural District, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China May 29, 2022. Picture taken May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The transformation of Hong Kong in five charts

A general view of Two International Finance Centre (IFC), HSBC headquarters and Bank of China in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2021. Photo :Reuters

What's changed - or stayed the same - since Hong Kong returned to China

People wave Chinese and Hong Kong flags during a celebration event for the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

As Hong Kong marks 25 years since handover, people discuss highs and lows

A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. Photo:Reuters

Hong Kong seeks to revive global banking status with major summit

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Third Hong Kong news company shutters as media fears grow

The eight-metre-high "Pillar of Shame" by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989 is seen before it is set to be removed at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Hong Kong university dismantles and removes Tiananmen statue from campus

Police officers escort a prison van which is carrying Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under the new national security law, as he leaves West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, in Hong Kong, China July 6, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Amnesty to shut Hong Kong offices given national security law risks

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Spectrum of the Seas" is seen docked at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, China October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong halts cruise-to-nowhere as Covid-19 suspected in crew member

Security guards stand outside a polling station during voting of the election committee, in Hong Kong, China, September 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong's first 'patriots-only' election kicks off