Record high home prices in Hong Kong have prompted some economists to forecast a bursting of the bubble. Residential property values in the city reached an all-time high last week after relentless ... ( read original story ...)
Trade war could pop Hong Kong’s property bubble
HONG KONG • Record high home prices in Hong Kong have prompted some economists to forecast a bursting of the bubble. Residential property values reached an all-time high last week after relentless ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mass protests ignite fears over China extradition laws
Hong Kong’s government is pushing a bill through the legislature ... Sunday saw huge crowds march in blazing summer heat through the cramped streets of the financial hub’s main island in a noisy, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition protest draws biggest crowd since handover
This was highlighted by the disappearance of a Hong Kong bookseller selling material banned in mainland China and the explusion of a Financial Times journalist last year. “The scale and determination ... ( read original story ...)
Million-strong Hong Kong protest over extradition Bill descends into violence
Foreign governments have also expressed concern, warning of the impact on Hong Kong’s reputation as an international financial hub, and noting that foreigners wanted in China risk getting ensnared in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong March: Vast Protest of Extradition Bill Shows Fear of Eroding Freedoms
The local authorities have rejected demands for free elections and ousted opposition lawmakers, and critics say Beijing’s supporters are chipping away at the independence of the territory’s courts and ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s extradition law changes are fueling fears
After weeks of broadening local and international pressure, debate in Hong Kong's parliament on the so-called Fugitive Offenders Ordinance amendment bill is due to start on Wednesday. With ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plunges into fresh crisis as more than 500,000 protest China extradition bill
Lam had yet to comment on the rally. The demonstration capped weeks of growing outrage in the business, diplomatic and legal communities, which fear corrosion of Hong Kong’s legal autonomy and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Canadians march on Vancouver’s Chinese consulate to protest proposed extradition law
Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has pushed forward with the legislation despite widespread criticism from human rights and business groups, saying it’s needed to close legal loopholes. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plunged into political crisis after huge protest against extradition law
Foreign governments have also expressed concern, warning of the impact on Hong Kong's reputation as an international financial hub, and noting that foreigners wanted in China risk getting ensnared in ... ( read original story ...)
Political crisis builds in Hong Kong after huge protest against extradition law
Lam had yet to comment on the rally. The demonstration capped weeks of growing outrage in the business, diplomatic and legal communities, which fear corrosion of Hong Kong's legal autonomy and the ... ( read original story ...)
‘We have the voice:’ Hong Kong protesters blast China extradition plan
Load Error Hong Kong, an important global trade and finance hub of about 7.4 million people, has for nearly 22 years been a semi-autonomous region of the People's Republic of China with its own legal ... ( read original story ...)
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law
‘This bill will not just affect Hong Kong's reputation as an international finance centre, but also our judicial system,’ a student said. Hong Kong: Huge protest crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters demonstrate against extradition bill
"This is the end game for Hong Kong, it is a matter of life or death. That's why I come," Rocky Chang, a 59-year-old professor, told Reuters news agency. "This is an evil law." "The people's voices ... ( read original story ...)