As China moves to tighten its control over Hong Kong, the U.K. is offering some residents of its former colony a potential route out: A proposal to allow longer stays in Britain and even a “pathway to ... ( read original story ...)
France tells China it still backs ‘one country, two systems’ for Hong Kong
French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the "one country, two systems" principle for Beijing's rule ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s tycoons catch the privatisation bug as they pick up assets at rock-bottom prices amid stock market’s slump
When Spencer Fung first unveiled his US$150 million, three-year plan in 2017 to remake the 111-year-old trading company founded by his great-grandfather into a trailblazer in the digital era of online ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong students from Primary Four to Form Two to resume classes on Monday despite infection fears in Sha Tin
Students in Hong Kong from Primary Four to Form Two will resume classes on Monday even as concerns mount over a recent cluster of coronavirus infections linked to a public housing block. Secretary for ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine fallout, queueing in parliament, chaos at the top and the UK’s offer to Hong Kong
Boris Johnson’s government found itself confused this week about why it was introducing a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals in the UK. Ministers and MPs warned it would undermine the economy, while ... ( read original story ...)
Cardinal Zen, outspoken critic of Chinese Communist Party, condemns Vatican’s silence on Hong Kong security law
A Roman Catholic cardinal and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party is blasting the Vatican's silence on China's efforts to exert more control over Hong Kong, likening it to political ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of Hong Kong brain drain amid months of violent anti-government protests and concern over national security law
After 38 years in Hong Kong, Tamim Batcha is leaving the city of his birth to start a new life in Australia. The Hong Kong resident and the Australian he married in December last year have decided not ... ( read original story ...)