HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer found guilty last year of assaulting a plainclothes police officer in late 2019, when the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘zero-covid’ policy buckles under the onslaught of omicron — but authorities won’t let it go
HONG KONG — Ann Chan spent the last week of January locked down with her husband and two sons in their tiny 300-square-foot (28-square-meter) apartment. Her public housing complex, Kwai Chung, had ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live news: hundreds block streets outside New Zealand parliament, inspired by Ottawa; Hong Kong faces more restrictions after record cases
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the will stick to a ‘dynamic zero’ strategy; Canadian minister says we ‘need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference’ in truckers protest ... ( read original story ...)
Children Of Late Hong Kong Tycoon Henry Fok Settle Fight Over Estate Worth $1.45 Billion
Born in 1903 in Hong Kong, Fok was forced to quit school when Japan occupied the city at the start of the second Sino-Japanese War, which began in the 1930s, but later entered the field of shipping. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong announces its toughest social-distancing rules yet as cases reach record highs.
Hong Kong will institute its tightest social-distancing rules since the start of the pandemic to curb its largest coronavirus outbreak so far, as a wave of Omicron cases has raised questions about how ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business activity contracts, sentiment turns negative on virus surge
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - A measure of economic activity in Hong ... for the first time since March last year while overall sentiment also turned negative - business confidence fell to a one-year low. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong imposes its strictest COVID-19 curbs to date as cases soar
Hong Kong's coronavirus policies have turned the Asian travel and business hub into one of the world's most isolated major cities. The economic and psychological toll from the hardline approach is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong limits private gatherings to fight COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader announced on Tuesday the city's toughest social-distancing restrictions yet, including unprecedented limits on private gatherings, as new daily cases surge above ... ( read original story ...)
CULines readies Hong Kong IPO
China United Lines (CULines), one of the fastest growing container carriers during the pandemic, is gearing up for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CULines has expanded dramatically over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Guideline On Banking Services For Persons With Dementia – Fine Balance Between Autonomy And Protection.
The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and the Hong Kong Association of Restricted License Banks and Deposit-taking Companies has jointly issued a new Guideline on Banking Services for Persons with ... ( read original story ...)
China crushed our Apple Daily newspaper and jailed my colleague – this is how Hong Kong’s democracy is dying
Apple Daily was the leading voice for democracy in Hong Kong – until China jailed its owner. Mark L Clifford tells the horrifying story of his colleague Jimmy Lai who founded the newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Further Tightens Its Tough COVID Rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will limit public gatherings to two people and close sites such as churches and hair salons, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as the Asian financial hub battles a ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live news: Hong Kong faces more restrictions after record cases; Canada warns US Republicans against protest interference
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the will stick to a ‘dynamic zero’ strategy; Canadian minister says we ‘need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference’ in truckers protest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – The “Letters Of No Consent” Regime Was Held Unconstitutional By The Court Of First Instance.
Coleman J delivered an important judgment in Tam Sze Leung v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118, where he held that the regime under which “letters of no consent” (LNC regime) are issued by the ... ( read original story ...)