On Saturday, Hong Kong residents watched paraplegic athlete Lai Chi-wai strap himself to his wheelchair and climb up one of the city's towering glass-paned skyscrapers. ( read original story ...)
Paraplegic athlete in wheelchair climbs 820 feet up Hong Kong skyscraper
(CNN)On Saturday, Hong Kong residents watched paraplegic athlete Lai Chi-wai strap himself to his wheelchair and climb up one of the city's towering glass-paned skyscrapers. Over more than 10 hours, ... ( read original story ...)
Top JPMorgan banker sees steady supply of Chinese health care IPOs, even as investors flag valuation concerns
China’s health care industry, the world’s second largest, will see a sustained increase in stock offerings after registering record-high transactions and valuations in 2020, a senior JPMorgan Chase ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ex-Lawmaker Rejects HSBC Account Freeze Explanation
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui rejected an explanation from HSBC Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn over the bank’s reason to freeze his account after he fled the city for self-exile ... ( read original story ...)
How Cyberport start-ups innovate to help Hongkongers adapt to Covid-19 pandemic
Local companies Find Solution AI, Roborn and Bowtie answer needs in education, health management and safety as part of the ‘Braving the Epidemic’ campaign ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to slash operating expenses with new dining and entertainment zone, individual charges for some attractions
Under the new plan, the struggling park will offer more than half its 1 million sq ft to outside service providers, sources say. ( read original story ...)
Raab takes aim at ‘mercenary’ barrister over Hong Kong case
A British barrister who will help the Hong Kong authorities to prosecute pro-democracy activists could be regarded as “pretty mercenary” for accepting the case, the foreign secretary said yesterday. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, a new party’s calls for stability only raise suspicions
They are businessmen, born in mainland China, who serve on top advisory committees to Beijing and profess patriotism for the motherland. One recently traveled to an obscure village in southeastern ... ( read original story ...)
Dominic Raab calls QC acting for Hong Kong government ‘mercenary’
David Perry is giving China a PR coup by acting against pro-democracy activists, foreign secretary says ... ( read original story ...)
UK lawyer prosecuting Hong Kong activists called a ‘mercenary’ by Dominic Raab
A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC chief wrote to Hong Kong activist over frozen bank account
Noel Quinn, HSBC chief executive, personally wrote to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to say that the bank was legally obliged to freeze his account, in a sign of the tightrope that corporations ... ( read original story ...)
Dominic Raab calls UK lawyer prosecuting Hong Kong activists a ‘mercenary’
A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment ... ( read original story ...)
Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui rejects HSBC explanation it had no choice but to freeze accounts of him and his family
Hui says he can ‘hardly accept the nearly laughable U-turn explanation’ HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn gave him in an email last week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Finance Chief Expects Jobless Rate to Top 16-Year High
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate for the three months ended December is likely to exceed the highest level in 16 years because of the impact of tightened coronavirus restrictions, Financial Secretary ... ( read original story ...)