Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
American diplomats in Hong Kong want to meet local officials or politicians? Get permission from Beijing’s foreign ministry, new directive demands
American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing's foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city's educational institutions and societies, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists warn of new threat to media freedom
Police have announced a new definition of what constitutes recognised media after China imposed controversial and widely condemned security law. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction crew quarantined as colleague sole locally transmitted infection among six new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong recorded six new coronavirus infections on Sunday, with a construction worker the city's sole locally transmitted case and a number of his colleagues placed in quarantine as a precaution. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Assault on Hong Kong Shows Need for US Refugee Program
Since Hong Kong’s long-standing freedoms are are under assault from Beijing, now is a good time for Team Trump to revisit its approach to the refugee resettlement program.Foreigners who have ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief pushes for lead role in global supply chain, technology
As city records six new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, Paul Chan urges adaptation to a landscape plagued by closed borders and geopolitical challenges. ( read original story ...)
China’s biggest insurer Ping An boosts HSBC stake with US$39.4 million purchase amid stock sell-off
Ping An Insurance (Group) has lifted its stake in HSBC through an open-market purchase in Hong Kong, according to exchange filings, just as the stock traded at the lowest in more than two decades. ( read original story ...)
This week is a big test for the IPO market
Investors have shown rabid enthusiasm for new stocks this September. That's forced some strategists to wonder: Is this a repeat of the frenzy that led up to the dot-com crash at the turn of the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC moved vast sums of dirty money after paying record laundering fine
FinCEN Files probe reveals Europe’s biggest bank aided massive Ponzi scheme while on probation over ties to drug kingpins. ( read original story ...)
China’s Ping An Insurance cements its place as HSBC’s biggest shareholder
Ping An Insurance Group Co (2318.HK) has increased its stake in Britain’s HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L), making the Chinese insurer the company’s biggest shareholder with a 8% share. A unit of the ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleas for son held in mainland China after desperate boat escape
Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
Baozun Launches Hong Kong Initial Public Offering
Baozun Inc., the leading brand e-commerce service partner that helps brands execute their e-commerce strategies in China, today announced the launch of its Hong Kong public offering, which forms part ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group seeks $17.5B in Hong Kong IPO – Bloomberg
Bloomberg sources say Ant Group hopes to raise $17.5B in the Hong Kong arm of its dual IPO listings and won't court cornerstone investors, who might be invited to participate in the more volatile ... ( read original story ...)
Lead on recognising same-sex unions in Hong Kong must start with government not courts, lawyers and activists say
Lawyers and activists have urged the government to take the lead in drawing up a legal framework for the recognition of same-sex relationships in Hong Kong rather than leaving decisions to the courts, ... ( read original story ...)