The fallout of the global coronavirus pandemic has pulled Hong Kong’s economy further into decline over the past three months, with the Chinese territory on Wednesday reporting a 9 percent contraction ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Recession Extends With 9% Drop in Second Quarter
Hong Kong’s economy contracted for the fourth straight quarter as the coronavirus pandemic and political tensions extend the city’s first recession in a decade. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students arrested under national security law
Four students have been arrested in Hong Kong in the first police operation to enforce China's new national security law for the territory. The four were detained for "inciting secession" on social ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists Arrested Under New Security Law
Police said three men and one woman aged between 16 and 21 were arrested on suspicion of organising and inciting secession. "Our sources and investigation show that the group recently announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest Activists Over ‘Secessionist’ Social-Media Posts
A newly formed national-security police squad arrested four students on Wednesday for alleged secessionist activities on social media, the first such swoop on opposition activists since China imposed ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t Write Hong Kong’s Obituary Just Yet
Hong Kong did not die but has instead thrived as ... the new law but we will know things are not going well when they start leaving or are replaced, both of which appear very unlikely. ( read original story ...)
Global Banks Screening Clients for Ties to Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
Wealth managers at global banks, including Britain's HSBC, are reportedly scrutinizing whether their clients have ties to Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement in an effort to avoid tangling with China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: US deaths near 150,000 as Hong Kong warns hospitals could collapse
Hong Kong outbreak ‘overwhelming’ medical system; pilgrims quarantined in Mecca as hajj begins; WHO warns pandemic is ‘one big wave’ ... ( read original story ...)
China’s banks urged to switch away from SWIFT as US sanctions over Hong Kong national security law loom
US legislation could penalise banks for serving officials who implement the new national security for Hong Kong, including cutting off access to the SWIFT financial messaging service. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s recession has already lasted a year. It’s not over yet
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Hong Kong into an even deeper recession. And it may take longer than expected to recover. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China stocks climb; HSBC rallies as investors buy shares beaten to record low as bank is dragged into Huawei fight
Wuxi Biologics, a Chinese drug maker, shot up after forecasting its net profit will jump by 58 per cent in the first half of the year from the same period last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s recession eases slightly, second-quarter GDP shrinks 0.1% quarter-on-quarter
Hong Kong's economy shrank by 9.0% in the second quarter from a year earlier, the government said on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on consumer spending, trade and tourism in ... ( read original story ...)
China slams EU export curbs on Hong Kong over security law
China on Wednesday slammed a decision by the European Union to limit exports of surveillance equipment to Hong Kong over concerns about a controversial new security law in the city. The law, which was ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong on verge of ‘large-scale’ outbreak, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong's hospital system could face "collapse" as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, the city's leader Carrie Lam has warned. She said the city was "on the verge of a large-scale ... ( read original story ...)