Just one year ago, the city of Hong Kong was in turmoil as roughly one million demonstrators filled the streets to stop a controversial extradition bill. Recently, China has cracked down on the …
National security law: Hong Kong courts should have full jurisdiction over prosecutions, political heavyweights say
Hong Kong courts should have full jurisdiction over all prosecutions under the national security law Beijing is imposing on the city and the legislation should not be applied retroactively, according …
A US$6 trillion tidal wave of quantitative easing is coming, but it won’t buoy Hong Kong home prices – here’s why
Hong Kong’s homebuyers are unlikely to see a repeat of the 278 per cent surge in property prices seen over the past 12 years, because a contracting economy, rising unemployment and heightened …
Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park reopens
Lifestyle Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park reopens. Posted . Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park theme park reopened to thousands of visitors on Saturday after more than four months of tem …
Hong Kong economy’s revival under threat from major delays to rail projects, experts warn
Lengthy delays in Hong Kong’s railway projects are holding back the revival of the city’s battered economy and chalking up foregone losses worth hundreds of billions of dollars, rail experts have …
Death of Hong Kong? Asia’s top financial hub can’t be ‘killed off’ by Macau, Hainan or even Shanghai
By comparison, out of Hong Kong’s 3.9 million workforce, around 850,000 are employed in finance, insurance and professional services – yes, more than twice Macau’s total workforce. Macau marks 20 …
China silences Hong Kong critics who boo its anthem
Hong Kong’s football fans can no longer boo the Chinese national anthem, restaurants cannot play it as background music and no one can insult the song by singing it out of tune or with different …
Zoom Acknowledges It Suspended Activists’ Accounts At China’s Request
The video conferencing company says Beijing had asked that four meetings and associated users be terminated. Two of the users were based in the U.S. and the third in Hong Kong.
Japan May Allow Immigration Of Hong Kong Financial Sector, Specialized Workers
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he may allow financial sector workers in Hong Kong – as well as those employed in other specialized fields — to immigrate to his country in light of the …
Zoom was a window through China’s ‘Great Firewall’ — but it may be closing
Zoom said it had suspended accounts of three U.S. and Hong Kong activists at Beijing’s request after they tried to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.