Eight Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a banned vigil last year commemorating the victims ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese startup SenseTime delays Hong Kong IPO on US blacklisting
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup SenseTime said Monday it was postponing a planned $767 million initial public offering (IPO) in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists get up to 14 months in prison over banned Tiananmen vigil
If commemorating victims of Beijing's 1989 crackdown is a crime, then "let me suffer the punishment," activist Jimmy Lai said before the sentencing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen vigil ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to Prison Over Tiananmen Vigil
The former media mogul and other prominent pro-democracy activists were previously convicted of inciting others to take part in an unauthorized assembly. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and 7 others sentenced to prison over banned Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court has sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy figures to up to 14 months behind bars for participating in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for participating in a vigil marking the Tiananmen massacre. The 74-year-old was found guilty last week for inciting and taking ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime postpones $767 mln Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group has delayed its planned $767 million dollar listing in Hong Kong on Monday.That’s after it was placed under an investment ban in the ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime delays HK IPO after US treasury blacklisting
Artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group has postponed its Hong Kong IPO at the eleventh hour, after being blacklisted by the US treasury department. The up to HK$5.99bn ($768.1m) IPO was to be ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION – The electronic Hong Kong Dollar (e-HKD): one more CBDC project in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) first mentioned its plan to explore a digital currency (electronic Hong Kong Dollar or e-HKD) as part of its Fintech 2025 strategy unveiled in June. Following ... ( read original story ...)
Ping An Named Winner of Hong Kong Corporate Governance and ESG Excellence Awards 2021
The Hong Kong Corporate Governance and ESG Excellence Awards 2021 is co-organized by The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies and the Centre for Corporate Governance and Financial Policy at Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
China’s SenseTime postpones $767 mln Hong Kong IPO after U.S. ban
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group postponed its $767 million Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) on Monday after being placed on a U.S. investment blacklist. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Welcomes 2022 with First-Ever Arts Spectacular at Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour promises to offer an electrifying experience this New Year’s Eve, with a three-part countdown spectacular presented by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities seize HK$130 million worth of illegal cigarettes and arrest 3 in biggest bust for 20 years
Customs' seizure of 405 million cigarettes this year, worth HK$1.1 billion in total, is double the 2020 figure Officials have stepped up operations over festive period to target cigarette smugglers ... ( read original story ...)