Turnout was on pace to be the lowest in any poll since Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997, a repudiation of Beijing’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. ( read original story ...)
Appeal for votes in Hong Kong ‘patriots’ election after low early turnout
Ballot is first since Beijing cut number of directly elected seats and moved to control who can run ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: LegCo vote after electoral overhaul
Voting has ended in Hong Kong's legislative council election, the first such poll since China made sweeping reforms to the process. In March, officials approved a controversial "patriots" resolution ... ( read original story ...)
How a Google Maps Street View operator in Hong Kong tackles photographing everywhere from parks to peaks – and maybe the odd posterior
Raf Ho has photographed thousands of kilometres of Hong Kong for Google Maps’ Street View, from driving its busiest roads to lugging heavy cameras up its steepest peaks. ( read original story ...)
UAE – Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB)’s ESG Programme for Students Completes Successfully
Close to 300 Students from 18 Schools Learn How to Bring Sustainability to Life HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 December 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong goes to the polls after China purge of pro-democracy voices
The legislature will be “a total rubber stamp, with no democratic elements at all,” said Ted Hui, a former pro-democracy lawmaker. ( read original story ...)
Turnout down as Hong Kong votes in ‘patriots’-only election
Hong Kong government efforts and last-ditch campaigning by candidates were struggling on Sunday to boost turnout in an overhauled "patriots"-only legislative election, the first under a sweeping new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Legco voting underway after electoral overhaul
Voting has begun in Hong Kong's legislative council election, the first such poll since China made sweeping reforms to the process. In March, officials approved a controversial "patriots" resolution ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong votes after sweeping electoral reforms
Voting has begun in Hong Kong's legislative council election, the first such poll since China made sweeping reforms to the process.In March, officials approved a controversial "patriots" resolution ... ( read original story ...)
Biotech Firm Sirnaomics Targets up to $70.3m in Hong Kong IPO
Sirnaomics Ltd., an RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company, is offering 7.54 million shares at HK$65.9-HK$72.7 apiece in its Hong Kong initial public offering, the company said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Police deployed at polling stations as Hong Kong votes in overhauled ‘patriots’ election
Sunday’s vote marks first since Beijing drastically cut number of directly elected seats and moved to control who can run for office in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB)’s ESG Programme for Students Completes Successfully
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 December 2021 – Environmental, social and governance (ESG) knowledge should form part of Hong Kong youth’s future skills development, according to the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam votes in ‘patriots-only’ election
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was among the first to vote, telling reporters later that the government "had not set any target" on the turnout rate, and she was not aware of any set by the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong votes in overhauled “patriots”-only election
Hong Kong holds an overhauled "patriots"-only legislative council election on Sunday that critics say is undemocratic and in which the government is keen to mobilise voting to show the poll's ... ( read original story ...)