Tam Tak-chi was the first person charged with sedition since 1997 under colonial-era law amid a wider crackdown by authorities ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Loses Lead Role in IPO After Note Branded China Tech ‘Uninvestable’
JPMorgan Chase & Co. was removed as the most senior underwriter for Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd.’s Hong Kong stock offering after one of the bank’s analysts cut the share-price target for the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s elite join leadership candidate’s campaign as Beijing watches
Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee has picked nearly 150 heavyweights, including the city's richest man Li Ka-shing and other powerful businessmen and politicians, to join his advisory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy DJ gets 40 months in jail for sedition
A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for "seditious speech" under a British colonial-era law authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the city. ( read original story ...)
Climate change: Hong Kong has much ground to cover before becoming regional carbon trading hub, government steering group says
Hong Kong’s regulators and would-be market makers of a credible regional carbon market have their work cut out for them, a cross-agency steering group said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court jails former radio host for sedition
A Hong Kong court handed a 40-month prison sentence to the first person convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the handover to China, a sign authorities intend to dish out stiff punishments ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law
The 50-year-old former People Power vice-chairman, popularly known as 'Fast Beat', was the first defendant in more than 24 years to face sedition charges Tam initially faced 14 charges over his role ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hong Kong stocks open lower
Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Wednesday ... The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), barring them from lending to businesses that ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Robotics Invests in Hong Kong Startup Avalon SteriTech
SoftBank Group Corp.’s robotics arm has agreed to buy a minority stake in cleaning technology startup Avalon SteriTech Ltd., marking the company’s first investment in Hong Kong. SoftBank Robotics is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee recruits 150 political, business heavyweights to steer final campaign push
Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu has recruited about 150 political and business heavyweights to steer his campaign in the final stretch of his run for the city’s top job, putting ... ( read original story ...)
Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years
Launched in 1880, the ferry has witnessed both Hong Kong’s transformation into a global financial hub and its history of protests. But battered by a pandemic, the service is struggling to survive. ( read original story ...)
Fencer Edgar Cheung becomes Hong Kong’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil
Hong Kongese fencer Cheung Ka Long, also known as Edgar, became the country’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil. The International Fencing Federation (IFF) released the rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award.
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award. Legal News and Analysis - Hong Kong - Dispute Resolution - ... ( read original story ...)
Texting Carrie Lam: how Marco Fu raised snooker’s multimillion-dollar question with Hong Kong leader
Quarantined cue ace opts for a direct approach to grab the attention of the Hong Kong chief executive, who acknowledges Fu’s message in Facebook post. ( read original story ...)