US government documents show financier's funding support for Ben Goertzel, who once led AI and robotics projects in city Jeffrey Epstein committed at least US$113,000 to American scholar Ben Goertzel ...
Hong Kong police eyes adding facial recognition to CCTV cameras this year as part of HK$4 billion expansion plan
Hong Kong police are eyeing the addition of facial recognition features to closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras across the city this year as part of a HK$4 billion plan to expand the surveillance ...
Hong Kong IPO Rebound Reveals a New Pecking Order
Hong Kong’s IPO boom is redrawing the legal hierarchy, with Chinese firms surging in volume and foreign firms still retaining the most complex mandates. The divide underscores a market increasingly ...
Hong Kong visitor arrivals off to strong start in 2026, up 9.6% to 7.23 million
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says 1.43 million mainland Chinese visitors expected during Lunar New Year holiday, up 6 per cent from last year Hong Kong has begun 2026 with a surge in inbound tourism, ...
Hong Kong aims to add facial recognition to public CCTVs this year: police chief
Commissioner of Police Joe Chow says high-traffic and strategically located shopping centres will be prioritised Hong Kong's surveillance cameras are expected to incorporate facial recognition ...
In a Hong Kong prison, Jimmy Lai has been left to die alone
In Stanley Prison, the oldest in Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai sits in a dark, windowless cell, completely alone. He has been held in solitary confinement for at least 1,800 days, with no access to sunlight ...
Hong Kong to fully review plans for bus seat belt rules before relaunch: Mable Chan
Transport chief vows to 'conduct a fresh and comprehensive review and widely consult the community' Hong Kong's transport chief has pledged to fully review the ill-fated mandatory seat belt rule for ...
The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai: what it means for Hong Kong’s financial status and geopolitics
Jimmy Lai, the billionaire media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong in the most high-profile national security case since Beijing ...
China summons Western envoys in Hong Kong over Jimmy Lai sentencing criticism
China’s foreign ministry commissioner’s office in Hong Kong said on Saturday it had summoned the heads of the UK, U.S., Australian and European Union missions over their ...
Exclusive – CME to list Taiwan, Hong Kong warehouses in Asia aluminium push, sources say
By Tom Daly and Pratima Desai LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - CME Group is set to approve Taiwan and Hong Kong as warehouse locations for aluminium, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told ...
Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai’s sentence raises international outcry as China defends it
Monday's sentencing of Hong Kong democracy advocate and one-time media magnate Jimmy Lai brought an outcry from governments and rights groups. Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying ...
Wealth Of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest On Forbes List Jumps 22% To Reach All-Time High Of US$366 Billion
The collective net worth of tycoons on the 2026 Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest jumped 22% to an all-time high of US$366 billion from $301 billion last year.
South-East Asian issuers flock to Hong Kong
“Large South-East Asian companies always looked at the US, Hong Kong and Singapore in that order to list their businesses, but now Hong Kong seems a preferred option. Valuations are eye-popping and ...
Hong Kong on track with Banking Ordinance overhaul
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has moved a step closer to amending the territory’s core banking law, publishing consultation conclusions that clear the way for legislative changes aimed at ...