China fired back at Canada on Saturday for criticising Beijing's national security law for Hong Kong, the second rebuke in a week that has added to strains on their bilateral ties. ( read original story ...)
Trudeau: Canada to restrict sensitive exports, suspend extraditions to Hong Kong
His announcement Friday followed mainland China's move this week to impose national security legislation that has drawn international condemnation for threatening Hong Kong’s autonomy. “We are ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau Suspends Hong Kong Extradition Treaty on China Law
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suspending Canada’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong, making it the first country to break law enforcement links with the former British colony since China tightened ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy Books Disappear From Hong Kong Libraries
Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city's libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials ‘very disappointed’ at Canada’s move to suspend extradition pact
Senior officials in Hong Kong said on Saturday they were "very disappointed" at Canada's decision to suspend its extradition treaty with the Chinese-ruled city and again slammed Washington for ... ( read original story ...)
Canada Suspends Extradition Treaty with Hong Kong
Canada suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong Friday after local authorities moved swiftly to implement China’s new security law in the territory. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong marks three weeks without locally transmitted infection
Hong Kong has now gone three weeks without local transmission of Covid-19, with zero infections recorded on Saturday although there were six imported cases including a pilot, according to a government ... ( read original story ...)
China has HSBC’s taipan in a vice with few options but to fall in line with the security law for Hong Kong in the bank’s biggest market
As a member of top Chinese political advisory body, HSBC’s Asia-Pacific CEO had to document his support for the highly controversial law, a source says. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials disappointed at Canada’s move to suspend extradition pact
Senior officials in Hong Kong said on Saturday they were "very disappointed" at Canada's decision to suspend its extradition treaty with the Chinese-ruled city and again slammed Washington for ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Indian groups in Hong Kong call for home stays for returnees, not quarantine camps
That came as the Department of Health announced on Friday air arrivals from low-risk areas could wait for their Covid-19 test results at home or in hotels if designated waiting facilities were full, ... ( read original story ...)
As Bank of East Asia joins Hong Kong lenders in providing mortgages for Greater Bay Area homes, here is what you need to know about the loans
Hong Kong banks expect more Hongkongers to seek out property in the Greater Bay Area development zone, and at least six of these now offer mortgages for such purchases. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong was once a home for Beijing critics. Now they might not even be safe at the airport
Australian dissident artist Badiucao was searching for a place in Hong Kong to display some of his political works, many of which are critical of the Chinese Communist Party. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s youth: ‘If we shut up then we lose completely’
The gangly youth was one of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who tried to hold their annual march to mark the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from the UK to China on July 1. Tensions were ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Man Accused of Terrorism in First Use of New China Security Law
The logo of Judiciary of Hong Kong is seen outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, after a motorcyclist accused of riding into a group of policemen during the protest, while carrying a flag calling ... ( read original story ...)