Financial secretary says he expects first half of new year to remain challenging, with 2020 figures on track for a full annual economic contraction. ( read original story ...)
Last voices of dissent: Hong Kong’s remaining activists lament assault on opposition
Shrinking group of pro-democracy campaigners – who themselves expect arrest – say authorities want to make political dissent in effect illegal ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Angers China With Hong Kong Threat, Plan to Send Envoy to Taiwan
Pompeo made the comments late on Wednesday. Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law ... ( read original story ...)
Communist Hong Kong
China taunts the world as it arrests the entire democratic opposition. ( read original story ...)
The world must do more for democracy in Hong Kong before it’s too late
Hong Kong authorities arrested and detained overnight more than 50 pro-democracy activists and politicians. After more than 40 hours of detention, many were released with their travel documents ... ( read original story ...)
Aaron Kwok on HSBC Jade’s Bespoke Wealth Management Solutions
Endorsed by “Heavenly King” Aaron Kwok, the bespoke wealth-management solutions of HSBC Jade are here to cater for your every financial need. ( read original story ...)
Protesters Given Prison Terms for Beating Reporter at Hong Kong Airport
The sentences, stemming from an attack on a journalist for China’s state news media, were the heaviest yet in connection with the 2019 protests, a lawyer said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong grants bail to arrested pro-democracy activists
Authorities in Hong Kong said Friday they have granted bail to most of the 55 pro-democracy activists who were arrested this week in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. One of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police release all but three of those held in crackdown
No one has yet been charged as some pro-democracy figures say they were arrested for political reasons ... ( read original story ...)
See Hong Kong police arrest former pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong police said they arrested 55 former pro-democracy lawmakers and opposition activists for the crime of "subverting state power" in connection with an informal primary election that took place ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Picks 10 Positives and Perils for Emerging Markets in 2021
Emerging markets proved resilient in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, recouping the losses from March’s crash to end the year in positive territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Housing Authority expects to record HK$8 billion surplus next financial year, with outlook ‘healthy’ in spite of dip
The authority expects to spend HK$115.7 billion in the five-year period up to the 2024-25 financial year to build around 100,000 flats. But some 200,000 flats will need to be buil ... ( read original story ...)
China’s major telcos in Hong Kong take a beating ahead of Trump’s investment ban
Stock index giants MSCI and FTSE Russell said they would remove three Chinese telecommunications giants' Hong Kong-traded shares from widely followed indexes. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time
In 2016, a few weeks before Donald Trump was elected, I cast my first ballot in a Hong Kong election. The vote, like every vote in Hong Kong, was rigged: Half the city’s legisla ... ( read original story ...)