At China's behest: Yesterday, Hong Kong passed a new national security law that will create draconian penalties for all manner of political crimes. Beijing puppet/Hong Kong leader John Lee says ...
Hong Kong Reports Its Highest March Temperature in 140 Years
Hong Kong’s temperature on Sunday reached the highest recorded level during the month of March in 140 years, according to the city’s observatory.
Hong Kong logs hottest March day on record as temperatures hit 30.3 degrees Celsius
HONG KONG (SCMP): Hong Kong logged its hottest March day on record as temperatures reached 30.3 degrees Celsius (86.5 degrees Fahrenheit) just after midday on Sunday. The Observatory recorded the ...
Hong Kong may become ‘isolated’ if it does not ease fears over Article 23 law in US and Europe, former commerce chief says
Former minister Frederick Ma again calls for government-led business delegations overseas to spread message of city's actual situation and counter smears War of words has erupted between foreign ...
Standard Chartered HK’s priority banking clients doubled in 2023
The bank recently released the Hong Kong Affluent Travel Study 2024, which found that high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the city plan to spend HK$870,000 for travelling this year. On average, ...
Hong Kong’s status as green finance hub in danger from ‘loopholes’, lack of greenwashing checks: Greenpeace
The city needs to set financing volume targets, restrict fossil fuel financing and enact a specialised anti-greenwashing law, environmental group says Government is pursuing multipronged strategy ...
I fought for Hong Kong’s freedom. Now I may never go back
A new security law has crushed the hopes of campaigners who battled to keep democracy in their beloved city. One former resident reflects on the home he has lost ...
HSBC’s Luanne Lim Appointed as Board Member of FSDC
The HK Government announced that the Chief Executive appointed Luanne Lim Hui-hung as a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), for a... The HK ...
PING AN (02318.HK) Subsidiary Ping An Bank Logs Profit of RMB46.455B in 2023, Up 2.1%
PING AN (02318.HK) announced the 2023 annual results of its subsidiary PING AN BANK (000001.SZ).The bank's operating revenue was RMB164.7 billion, down 8.4% YoY. Net profit att... During the year, ...
Beijing hits back at US criticism of Hong Kong’s Article 23 domestic security law, vows to fully implement ‘one country, two systems’
Hong Kong's justice minister, security chief also stress subsidiary legislation under new law will not lead to cases being tried in mainland China Beijing's foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong slams ...
RMB471.5M Net Inflow to PING AN BANK from Northbound Trading of SZ-HK Connect
For Northbound Trading of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the most active stocks with net inflow in pecking order were HENGRUI PHARMA (600276.SH) (RMB359.7 million), SERES (60112... At close, ...
Hong Kong Article 23: Basic rights threatened as law enacted, critics charge
We are basically seeing the Hong Kong government trying to slam shut the really last vestiges of room for criticizing it,” said Kevin Yam, one of 13 overseas pro-democracy activists accused of ...
UPDATE 4-New Hong Kong security law comes into force amid fears for freedoms
By James Pomfret, Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could ...
New national security law ‘slams shut’ space for dissent in Hong Kong, critics say
When Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing assured the former colonial power that civil liberties in the city would be preserved.On Saturday, Hong Kong enacted a measure that ...