Hong Kong still has the "essential framework" of an excellent global business centre, even with new national security legislation coming in from China, says Geoff Hill, chairman of International ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Protest Amid Anthem Bill Debate
A final vote is expected later on Thursday on the bill, which says "all individuals and organisations" should respect and dignify the anthem, playing and singing it on "appropriate occasions". It ... ( read original story ...)
Tiananmen Square anniversary marked by crackdown, Hong Kong vigil ban
China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark the 31st anniversary Thursday of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature passes controversial China national anthem bill
Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed a controversial national anthem bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, a move critics see as the latest sign ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, StanChart shares rise in Hong Kong after backing China security law
Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC and Standard Chartered rose on Thursday after the banks backed China's imposition of a national security law on the city, even as a pro-democracy and newly formed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Marks Tiananmen Crackdown Despite Virus Vigil Ban
Hong Kong marked China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Thursday, with candle-light ceremonies set for the evening across the city after authorities banned a mass vigil at a time of seething anger over ... ( read original story ...)
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Protesters Brace for Their Chinese Crackdown
China has gobbled up the territory's freedom, undeterred by protests and international condemnation. Who's next? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Beijing security law tensions are a ‘slow-speed train wreck in action,’ says CEO
Businesses in Hong Kong need to brace themselves for the turbulence ahead as Beijing moves to reassert its control over the city with its planned national security law, says Steve Vickers, CEO of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre for what many fear will be the last time
When protests broke out in Beijing and other cities across China in early 1989, many in Hong Kong were exhilarated. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to light candles across the city to mark Tiananmen anniversary
The anniversary strikes an especially sensitive nerve in the semi-autonomous city this year after Beijing's move last month to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, which critics fear ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Confident Dollar Peg Will Survive U.S.-China Tension
Hong Kong wants to send a clear message to its residents and the world: its currency peg isn’t in doubt, despite the city being increasingly caught up in tensions between Beijing and Washington.Focus ... ( read original story ...)
Australia will ‘continue to welcome’ Hong Kong residents as calls mount to match UK’s offer of safe haven
MPs urge the government to help people fearing China’s planned security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Expect Hong Kong business sentiment to improve as the ‘worst’ period is over: Link REIT CEO
George Hongchoy, CEO of Link Asset Management, which manages Asia's largest real estate trust based in Hong Kong, bolsters expectations of a pick-up in business activity as he predicts the worst times ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s Top Asia Executive Backs China’s Hong Kong Security Law
HSBC Holdings Plc’s top executive in Asia has come out in support of a controversial national security law drafted by China’s central government for Hong Kong. Stephen Engle reports on "Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)