A new proposal would destroy any semblance of the city’s autonomy and its residents’ freedom.
Hong Kong police officer among 11 arrested over suspected money laundering involving more than HK$200 million
A 23-year-old Hong Kong police officer was among 11 people arrested on Thursday on suspicion of running a money-laundering syndicate involving more than HK$200 million (US$26 million) since last year.
Hong Kong: People invited to snitch on their neighbours
Hong Kong residents can send images, audio and video fil. Rights groups say they are concerned the service could be used to target those with opposing political views. Hong Kong’s police department …
Hong Kong man gets suspended jail sentence for attempting to feed painkiller-stuffed sausages to neighbour’s dog
A Hong Kong man has been given a suspended jail sentence for stuffing painkillers into sausages for his neighbour’s dog in an attempt to silence the animal. Cheung Chau resident Cheung Kwok-ying, 69, …
Hong Kong protests: Chinese University threatens to cancel student event marking demonstrators’ five-day campus occupation
A Hong Kong university has threatened to cancel a student exhibition commemorating one of the most chaotic episodes of last year’s anti-government protests over a poster it described as potentially …
‘The great days of Hong Kong cinema’: how the State Theatre, city’s oldest, played a starring role in locals’ lives
High above King’s Road in North Point on Hong Kong Island, Wendy Ng Wan-yee gazes at the roof of the defunct State Theatre, the city’s oldest theatre and a building that has – in many ways – defined …
Canada’s Couche-Tard enters Asia with near $360 million Hong Kong acquisition
Tard Inc has entered the Asian market through a deal to buy Convenience Retail Asia Ltd’s Hong Kong unit for HK$2.79 billion ($359.80 million), the companies said on Thursday.
Clarks to get £100m investment from Hong Kong’s LionRock
Kong based private equity firm LionRock Capital is set to acquire a majority stake in troubled shoemaker Clarks against its investment.
£100m rescue deal for Clarks will see Hong Kong firm take control
Footwear retailer Clarks has been rescued with a £100m investment by a Hong Kong private equity firm – in a deal that will also involve a restructuring of its UK and Ireland store network.
Hong Kong-listed company investigated over HK$95 million gold scam as police arrest six and launch hunt for major shareholder
Police have arrested six people and are hunting four other suspects, including a major shareholder in a Hong Kong-listed company, in connection with a HK$95 million gold scam, the force said on …