Hong Kong independence activists sentenced to four weeks’ jail

Baggio Leung arrives at a magistrate court in Hong Kong. Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters Two Hong Kong independence activists who were stripped of their status as lawmakers in 2016 were sentenced to four weeks in prison on Monday for their role in a fracas ... ( read original story ...)

Win Streak May Continue For Hong Kong Shares

BOC Hong Kong dropped 1.14 percent, Sino Land jumped 0.88 percent, China Mobile climbed 0.79 percent, China Life advanced 0.68 percent, WH Group shed 0.62 percent, Pin An Insurance collected 0.59 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas added 0.35 percent ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong former lawmakers sentenced to one month in jail

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced two former lawmakers to four weeks in jail for unlawful assembly inside the legislature while they were still lawmakers, further sapping the energy of political activists in the Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)

China Warning on ‘Dictatorship’ Chant Chills Hong Kong Vigil

For 28 years, tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy advocates have marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown by rallying for political change in China. This year, they face new risk in doing so. At issue are a series of slogans chanted ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Banks, Meet the 21st Century

Still, the prize will be worthwhile. HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., the city’s three note-issuing banks, can’t take their stranglehold on deposits for granted. Not when the new virtual lenders are being ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Airlines axes Gold Coast, Cairns flights

Hong Kong Airlines is pulling out of the Australian market with the axing of its flights to the Gold Coast and Cairns. The Virgin Australia partner airline has confirmed those flights will end on 28 October 2018 "due to its changing business strategy in ... ( read original story ...)

June 4 shows why Hong Kong is not just another city in China

On a business trip to Singapore and Malaysia over the last few days, I found taxi drivers often asking me if I was from China, and which part of the country I came from. “Yes, I’m from Hong Kong,” was my regular answer. Then the conversation would ... ( read original story ...)