Eight activists detained at sea as they sought to flee Hong Kong by speedboat have finished serving jail sentences in China and are expected to be handed over Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks fluctuate as Xiaomi teases investors with ‘BIG NEWS,’ traders weigh inflation, rate outlook
Hong Kong stocks swing between gains and losses as smartphone maker Xiaomi teases investors with ‘BIG NEWS’ tweet on Weibo, only to disappoint by pointing to just a product launch. Markets in the ... ( read original story ...)
Lower Open Anticipated For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the four-day winning streak in which it had jumped almost 675 points or 2.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 28,990-point ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: HSBC to reopen main Hong Kong office on Monday
The bank was closed last week after three people testing positive for Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Beijing knew national security law was not enough to control Hong Kong, which is why the electoral reforms had to kick in
Two hard truths emerge from meetings over political shake-up: a new power centre is in the making and it will have a tough sidekick. ( read original story ...)
IPO Mania Fizzles in Hong Kong as Mega First-Day Pops Fade
The increasingly muted performances during debuts by Hong Kong-listed companies is part ... 3% discount to its U.S.-traded shares, will start trading March 23. Investor demand for its offering ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong promises investors its prized tax haven status is secure
One of Hong Kong’s most senior officials has promised business that the territory’s status as a “tax haven” is safe despite political and economic turmoil as the city fends off rivals to its regional ... ( read original story ...)
No plan to resign, Justice Kemal Bokhary says, amid pressure on foreign judges to quit Hong Kong’s judicial system
Veteran judge Kemal Bokhary, a local non-permanent judge at Hong Kong’s top court, has weighed into the debate on whether foreign judges should leave the city’s judicial system over concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
IPO fever fizzling out in HK as mega first-day pops disappear
HONG KONG • The days of the massive first-day pop in Hong Kong's initial public offering (IPO) frenzy may be nearing an end.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: pandemic has exposed racial divides in Hong Kong, say equal opportunity campaigners
Online seminar held on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination looked at impact of virus on city’s ethnic minorities. ( read original story ...)
World War II grenades, mortar found on Hong Kong hillside, forcing police to close section of popular hiking trail
Military enthusiast discovers explosives off Wilson Trail near Stanley. Bomb disposal officers detonated the items at the scene at about 5pm. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teachers, wary of red lines under the national security law, have already begun drawing their own
Questions remain over what will be acceptable in classrooms, and teachers say they are already deciding to change their approach to subjects such as the Tiananmen crackdown and social issues in ... ( read original story ...)
Improving electoral system to rid Hong Kong of ‘political quagmire’: HKSAR govt official
HONG KONG - Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that the decision by the National People's Congress ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief insists electoral overhaul not to blame for capital outflow
Eddie Yue says the outflow was caused by mainland companies transferring money raised in Hong Kong back across the border following IPOs. ( read original story ...)