Student activist Tony Chung Hon-lam has been jailed for four months for defiling the national flag and taking part in an unlawful protest in Hong Kong last year. Chung was sentenced at West Kowloon ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: ‘sustained’ evidence of Covid-19 uncovered in housing block sewage, more than 700 households to undergo testing
A pilot sewage monitoring system in Hong Kong to detect Covid-19 has found "sustained and reliable" evidence of the coronavirus from a public housing block, authorities said on Monday as they ordered ... ( read original story ...)
Bargain Hunters Buy Alibaba And Hong Kong Growth Stocks On Weakness
The Hang Seng gained +0.96% led by growth stocks. There is chatter that Ant Group will form a financial holding company similar to banks. This may provide a solution to regulators’ concerns, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong churches face Christmas under Beijing’s shadow
Hong Kong’s churches fear they are being swept up in the ongoing crackdown on the city’s freedoms by the Chinese Communist Party. Their concern has been heightened by the plight of Pastor Roy Chan, 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Appeals court upholds conviction of Hong Kong businessman
The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO
This morning, the Hong Kong stocks of Xiaomi Group opened higher by more than 3%, and the total market value once again exceeded HK$800 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: about 70 per cent of restaurants face closure amid tough social-distancing measures, poll reveals
Institution of Dining Art also says a similar percentage of respondents in Hong Kong are mulling laying off staff in the coming quarter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teenager gets 4 months in prison for insulting Chinese flag
Chung was the first public political figure prosecuted under the new security law, which Beijing described as a "sword" to return "order and stability" to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end firmer as bargain hunters boost Alibaba after recent sell-off
HK daily quota used 3.8% * FTSE China A50 -0.4% BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended higher on Tuesday, as gains in shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd led a rebound in tech ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed edtech startup raises $210m in series D round
HONG KONG -- Meishubao Education, a Tencent-backed Chinese online art education platform, announced last Thursday the end of a Series D round, bringing in $210 million led by U.S.-based equity company ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing is breaching Hong Kong’s final line of defense: its judiciary
Its courts and judges are under immense pressure as Beijing seeks to enforce the rule of law—with Chinese characteristics. ( read original story ...)
10 accused of trying to flee Hong Kong by speedboat will plead guilty, relatives say they’ve been told
A support group says their families have been told the ten have agreed to plead guilty in a court in mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s democracy movement was crushed in 2020. But the spirit of resistance survives
Returning home, I found a broken city, says humans rights writer Jessie Lau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Teen Jailed For China Flag Insult
A Hong Kong teenager was ordered to spend to four months in prison on Tuesday for insulting China's national flag and unlawful assembly as Beijing increasingly targets prominent activists from the ... ( read original story ...)