David Perry is giving China a PR coup by acting against pro-democracy activists, foreign secretary says …
UK lawyer prosecuting Hong Kong activists called a ‘mercenary’ by Dominic Raab
A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment …
HSBC chief wrote to Hong Kong activist over frozen bank account
Noel Quinn, HSBC chief executive, personally wrote to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to say that the bank was legally obliged to freeze his account, in a sign of the tightrope that corporations …
Wheelchair climber hauls himself 250 metres up Hong Kong skyscraper for charity
Lai Chi-wai spent 10 hours pulling himself up the tower to raise money for spinal cord patients …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong faces new unemployment high, but finance chief warns worse may follow Lunar New Year
Hong Kong’s finance chief has warned unemployment will reach a record high in official figures laying bare the full-year impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as he predicted worse could be in store for …
Hong Kong finance chief warns of jobless rate spike as epidemic continues
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said here on Sunday that the jobless rate in Hong Kong will climb further as businesses and workers …
In Wheelchair, Paraplegic Lai Chi-Wai Climbs up Skyscraper in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on …
In Hong Kong, a New Party Calls for Stability (and Raises Suspicions)
Democracy advocates have called the Bauhinia Party a “Trojan horse” for the Chinese government. But Beijing’s local allies are wary of it, too.
US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Chinese officials in response to the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, which continued last week with the arrest of politicians …
Hong Kong diary: locked down in luxury
The hotel on Hong Kong island had upgraded me to a room with a vista of Victoria Harbour — the city’s sprawling blue port, one of the busiest in the world, lined by skyscrapers and dotted with cargo …