Russia's Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange has announced it will allow the trading of 12 Hong Kong stocks from Monday, June 20, raising concerns th ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong cabinet includes four under US sanctions
Beijing on Sunday appointed a new Hong Kong administration that includes four senior officials under US sanctions its incoming leader has decried as an attempt to "bully" China. Seven were members of ... ( read original story ...)
6 Hong Kong heritage and historical buildings that dodged demolition, and 6 that did not, since 1997
These 12 sites have dominated Hong Kong's preservation debate during the last 25 years as old vies with new in a rapidly developing city PMQ, Tai Kwun and the Central Market are among the lucky ... ( read original story ...)
China announces new Hong Kong leader John Lee’s Cabinet
Appointed members include Paul Chan as finance secretary and Paul Lam as justice secretary. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Financial Chief to Stay as New Leader Picks Cabinet
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan will stay on in his post, according to a government statement, as incoming leader John Lee opts for stability in an effort to bolster business confidence in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘will not give in a single inch’ to requests by business chambers and consulates to ease Covid rules, Lam says
Hong Kong’s outgoing leader has said she will not “give in a single inch” to requests by international business chambers and consulates to ease the city’s tough pandemic measures, citing an expected ... ( read original story ...)
China announces new Hong Kong leader’s cabinet
China and Hong Kong issued a list of cabinet members on Sunday for incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee's new administration, according to the official Xinhua news agency and a statement from the ... ( read original story ...)
Missing life in Hong Kong
The days were short and so much colder than the ones they had known, when Eric Wong and his family set foot in London in the winter of 2020 to start new lives. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Diaries: Chris Patten names the heroes and villains of Britain’s exit
It is a quarter of a century since the last British governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, made a tearstained farewell to the colony and handed more than six mill ... ( read original story ...)
MPs urge Wimbledon to cut ties with HSBC for failing to condemn China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Wimbledon must cut ties with HSBC as the tournament's banking partner is 'complicit in oppression and human rights abuses', MPs urged today. Members of the Commons All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans select media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executive
Hong Kong authorities have banned select media outlets from covering incoming leader John Lee's inauguration, citing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and security reasons. Many of the barred outlets are ... ( read original story ...)
Official dubs GBA best entry point for Hong Kong’s integration into national development
The future development of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be inextricably linked to the development of the country, and the building of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: business at Hong Kong bars, pubs falls 60 per cent amid new Covid rapid-test rule, industry leaders say, as city logs 1,160 local cases
says bars and pubs pose higher risk of transmission as they are 'more relaxed environments' Business at bars and pubs at Hong Kong's nightlife district has declined 60 per cent since the ... ( read original story ...)
Investors say Asia led by Singapore and Hong Kong are safe bets as Fed hikes but premature to jump in
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters): Asia's emerging economies are ... Economists say the People's Bank of China (PBOC) now has only limited room to ease, given the aggressive Fed and Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)