China has outlined plans for further tests of its digital currency initiative, now aiming for trials in areas including Beijing and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
‘I do not trust the police’: Hong Kong minorities battle for equal treatment following suspect’s death in police custody
At around 5pm on May 7, Yau Tsim Mong district police officers subdued a man on Hong Kong’s Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for “five to seven minutes, a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Time is our weapon’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai speaks after arrest – video report
The media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy figure spoke to the Guardian's Helen Davidson after being arrested on suspicion of being in breach of Beijing’s national security law. ( read original story ...)
YouGov won’t do polling on Hong Kong security law
The British polling company YouGov has requested that several questions be dropped from a survey it was asked to conduct in Hong Kong, fearing it could fall foul of the new security law China has ... ( read original story ...)
Google slows handling of Hong Kong police requests as Beijing tightens control
Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. ( read original story ...)
Google To Stop Accepting Data Requests From Hong Kong Authorities After New Law Passed
Following the passage of the controversial national security law by the mainland government in Beijing, Google has stopped accepting direct user data from authorities in Hong Kong, the Washington Post ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group makes pre-listing filing in China for blockbuster IPO
Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding, has made a preparatory filing with China's securities regulator for its planned blockbuster initial public offering ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba leads Hang Seng Index tilt toward technology stocks
Alibaba Group Holding, Xiaomi and pharmaceutical research group WuXi Biologics (Cayman) will be added to the Hang Seng Index next month, a milestone in the Hong Kong market's growing focus on Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, Xiaomi, WuXi Biologics win green light to join the Hang Seng Index on September 7
ETFs with US$20 billion tracking the Hang Seng Index will be able to invest in the tech behemoths with weighted voting rights or secondary listings, strengthening Hong Kong as a tech listing hub. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba joins HK stocks benchmark in changing of the guard
The compiler of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng stock index has added Alibaba to its list of constituents, as the equities benchmark shifts to accommodate tech giants from the mainland. Hang Seng Bank’s index ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai says his arrest under Hong Kong’s national security law is a ‘symbolic exercise’
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has called his arrest a "symbolic exercise" by local authorities to demonstrate that the sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing last month has "teeth." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Forecasts Record GDP Contraction For 2020, After GDP Shrinks 9% In Second Quarter
GDP contraction recorded in Hong Kong was 5.9% in 1998 Hong Kong’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.2% in the second quarter, the highest level in more than 15 years. Hong Kong’s government said its ... ( read original story ...)
Google stops responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong government
"As always, authorities outside the U.S. may seek data needed for criminal investigations through diplomatic procedures," Google said in an emailed statement. Google reviewed all requests for user ... ( read original story ...)
In Showdown Between China and the West, HSBC Gets Caught in the Middle
Global businesses are increasingly being asked to pick political and legal sides in the confrontation between the world’s two biggest economies. ( read original story ...)