Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as tensions simmer across the US and Hong Kong …
Hong Kong democracy group files complaint to U.N. over alleged abuse
A Hong Kong pro-democracy group said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it described as abuse of anti-government protesters held in custody in the Chinese-ruled city …
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
“It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community …
UK Tells China: Step Back From the Brink on Hong Kong
“To be very clear and specific about this, the imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the government in Beijing rather than through Hong Kong’s own institutions lies in direct …
China’s NetEase Kicks Off $3.2 Billion Hong Kong Offering
NetEase has officially launched a long-rumored second offering in Hong Kong, seeking to raise up to 24.5 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.2 billion) as it prepares to expand globally.
Hong Kong Investor David Webb Says City Is Facing ‘Brain Drain’
More talented workers are likely to leave Hong Kong if China imposes a vaguely worded national security law on the financial hub, according to one of the city’s most prominent investors.
New iOS Update Brings Hong Kong-Specific Features To iPhone And Apple Watch
Apple’s newest iOS update (version 13.5.1) brings two new features that are specific for Hong Kong users. The first is Apple Wallet support for Octopus, the contact-less digital payment card that is …
Beijing is unlikely to target U.S. investors in retaliation, Hong Kong lawmaker says
Any counter measures that China lobs back in retaliation for the U.S. revoking Hong Kong’s special status will not likely to hurt American investors, according to Regina Ip.
‘It doesn’t seem logical,’ says Hong Kong official on U.S. threat to remove city’s trade status
“It doesn’t seem logical” for the U.S. to hurt its own business interests while trying to “harm” Hong Kong, says Edward Yau, Hong Kong’s secretary for commerce and economic development, in response to …
New coronavirus cases in Hong Kong raise concerns of local cluster
A cluster of nine coronavirus cases raised concerns in Hong Kong over renewed local transmission in a city that has been one of the most successful in keeping the pandemic under control.