Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not select judges to preside over cases brought under the city's new security law, an apparent attempt to assuage concerns about the controversial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says she will appoint national security judges based on advice
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not handpick judges for national security cases but will appoint them based on recommendations from a judicial body that advises her on such ... ( read original story ...)
Mr. China’s Hong Kong Call Is No Idle Boost
Li said he was confident that it's only a matter of time before secondary-listed tech giants are included in the southbound Stock Connect that links the Hong Kong exchange to its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Tipped To Bounce Higher Again On Tuesday
Hong Kong & China Gas dropped 1.31 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) sank 1.17 percent, China Life Insurance shed 1.00 percent, BOC Hong Kong lost 0.82 percent, Industrial and Commercial ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong policy: One country, one brutal system
The peaceful protests of 2019 in Hong Kong objected to a proposed extradition law that many feared would give China’s security agencies the right to nab anyone in Hong Kong and take them to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy Gets a Boost From Staycations, Dining Deals
People walking through the Lan Kwai Fong area of Hong Kong over the weekend might have been surprised to see a truly uncommon sight for 2020: a busy restaurant. ( read original story ...)
EU Presses China Over Trade, Warns on Hong Kong Law
The European Union told China on Monday to make good on a promise to open up its economy and warned of "very negative consequences" if Beijing goes ahead with a new security law on Hong Kong that the ... ( read original story ...)
EU warns China over Hong Kong security law
The EU on Monday warned China it would face "very negative consequences" if it presses ahead with a new security law for Hong Kong, stepping up pressure on Beijing over the controversial legislation. ( read original story ...)
EU urges China to move on trade, back off in Hong Kong
Top European Union officials on Monday pressed China's leaders to open the country's markets further to European companies, show stronger leadership in reforming world trade's governing body and step ... ( read original story ...)
EU Chiefs Express ‘Great Concerns’ About Hong Kong at China Summit
"We expressed our great concerns about the proposed national security law for Hong Kong," European Council President Charles Michel said after the talks, adding that the bloc called on Beijing to ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China
As China began drafting a controversial national security law for Hong Kong, President Trump reacted swiftly, declaring that he would remove the city's special status under US law. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Extends a Cautious Hand to Hong Kong Activists
Beijing activists in Hong Kong see Taiwan as an ally against Mainland encroachment—and a potential refuge. For now, though, Taiwan is playing its hand cautiously. ( read original story ...)
Applications for more than 7,000 subsidised flats in Hong Kong set to open in July
Applications for more than 7,000 subsidised flats " the largest single batch of government-built homes to be put on sale in Hong Kong in over two decades " will open next month. The homes will be ... ( read original story ...)
We went inside Hong Kong Disneyland during a global pandemic
From the massive crowds at theme parks to the long queues for rollercoaster rides, how will these attractions look like after the pandemic? CNBC's Uptin Saiidi goes inside the reopened Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)