Nine cases are from Britain, followed by five from Kazakhstan, two each from India and Pakistan, and countries including South Africa, Russia and the United States. New cases have resulted in two-week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, 3 Omicron infections
Hong Kong Center for Health Protection CHP reported 25 new imported cases of COVID-19 taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12580 media reported o ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION – The 2021 Legislative Council Elections in Hong Kong: Mobilization, Divided Society and Implications for Taiwan
The Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) elections, which were held on 19 December 2021 after the imposition of the national security law in late June 2020, showed not only a top-down political ... ( read original story ...)
China Q&A Site Zhihu Is Said to Mull Hong Kong IPO: Paper
Chinese question-and-answer website Zhihu Inc., which went public in the U.S. in March this year, is said to be considering another initial public offering in Hong Kong, local media the Paper reported ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s domestic workers worry for their children’s futures, as many spend another Christmas far from home
Pregnant domestic workers and those who are far from their children are among those struggling the most amid Covid-19 restrictions. Specialists warn of isolation’s impact on their mental health, and ... ( read original story ...)
3 Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen Square monuments
Government officials have been quelling dissent in Hong Kong ever since Beijing imposed a national security law. ( read original story ...)
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong universities
Two more Hong Kong universities removed on Friday public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following the dismantling of a sculpture commemorating victims of the crackdown at another ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC to Buy L&T Investment, Boosts Wealth Franchise in Asia
As part of the efforts to expand its wealth management business in Asia, HSBC Holdings plc ’s HSBC indirect wholly-owned subsidiary HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd has agreed to acquire L&T ... ( read original story ...)
State-owned bad bank China Cinda to buy 20 per cent stake in Ant Group’s consumer credit vehicle
A Chinese state-owned asset management company said on Friday that it will spend 6 billion yuan (US$930 million) to buy a 20 per cent equity stake in the consumer credit unit of Ant Group. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘thieves in the night’ tear down more Tiananmen Square memorials
Universities in Hong Kong have been condemned for acting like “thieves in the night” after taking down more Tiananmen Square memorials. The Chinese University of Hong Kong tore down the Goddess of Dem ... ( read original story ...)
Tech Startup Bloom Partners with Visa to Offer Spending Rewards to Hong Kong Clients
Bloom unveiled a collaboration with Visa in order to provide extra spending rewards for Visa card users residing in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Mainland China, Hong Kong bourses add ETFs to stock connect schemes
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) said on Friday it had reached an agreement with bourses in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp, to include ... ( read original story ...)
Sculptor of dismantled Tiananmen statue says damage symbolic of Hong Kong struggle
The sculptor of a statue commemorating the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said on Friday that its removal from a Hong Kong university was "brutal" but any damage would be symbolic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pension scheme heads for first loss since 2018, prompting fund managers to seek wider investment scope
The Mandatory Provident Fund is on course to report its first loss since 2018 due to a slump in the Hong Kong and mainland equity markets. ( read original story ...)