... convicted of murder Tuesday for killing two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, torturing one of them over three days while using cocaine in a gruesome case that shocked the Chinese financial hub. The nine-person jury returned unanimous verdicts against ... ( read original story ...)
British banker Rurik Jutting guilty of 2 grisly Hong Kong murders
A Hong Kong jury has convicted a British banker on two counts of murder in the 2014 killings of two Indonesian women in a gruesome case that shocked the Chinese financial hub. The nine-person jury returned their unanimous verdicts in the High Court on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Risky business for Hong Kong sex workers after killings
The killing of two young Indonesian women by British banker Rurik Jutting sent chills through Hong Kong's sex worker community -- but two years on, many say harsh economic realities leave them with no choice but to take the same risks. Renowned as a safe ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's faith in rule of law shaken by China ruling
Hong Kong has regarded China with apprehension since its 1997 handover, but Beijing's latest intervention has shaken faith in the city's cherished rule of law, and its status as a place to do business in Asia. Its move to block two pro-independence ... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING NEWS – British banker Rurik Jutting is GUILTY of murder: £350,000-year trader faces life without parole for torturing two sex workers to death in his luxury Hong Kong …
British banker Rurik Jutting was today found guilty of the sadistic murder of two prostitutes at his Hong Kong flat. The 31-year-old faces a mandatory life sentence after being convicted at a trial that featured horrific video evidence of rape and torture. ( read original story ...)
China bars two Hong Kong lawmakers from office
BEIJING - China's top legislature effectively barred two democratically elected separatist lawmakers from taking office in Hong Kong with a ruling Monday on the city's constitution, an intervention into a local political dispute that's likely to spark ... ( read original story ...)
Anger over China Hong Kong ruling
A ruling by China's parliament that effectively bars two Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office sparks outrage. Paul Chapman reports. The Chinese parliament's passing of its own interpretation of Hong Kong's Basic Law is Beijing's most ... ( read original story ...)
In rare step, China bars 2 Hong Kong lawmakers from office
BEIJING, China - China's top legislature took the rare step Monday of intervening directly in a local Hong Kong political dispute by effectively barring two legally elected separatist lawmakers from taking office, setting the stage for further turmoil in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces constitutional crisis after China bans pro-democracy politicians from city council
Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching, who were elected to Hong Kong’s legislative council in September, were told they had been blocked from their new roles after refusing to swear allegiance to Beijing, leaving Hong Kong to grapple with a severe legislative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Says Will Implement China Ban On Lawmakers
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader said Monday that he would "fully implement" a ruling by Beijing which effectively bars two elected pro-independence lawmakers from the city's legislature after they deliberately misread their oaths of office. An oath that did ... ( read original story ...)
China moves to bar Hong Kong activists from legislature
China’s parliament has passed a ruling that in effect bars two elected Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office, Beijing’s most direct intervention in the territory’s legal and political system since the 1997 handover. The National ... ( read original story ...)
Public’s views sought as Hong Kong rolls out smart city trials in Kowloon East
Officials in Kowloon East, Hong Kong’s designated test ground for smart city development, are seeking the public’s views on a proposed framework for the area. Four “proof of concept” trials for smart city solutions will be carried out progressively ... ( read original story ...)
Monday News: Hong Kong publishing, facial recognition, whitewashing Dr. Strange, and more accurate world map
When it became clear that the Chinese government had forcibly kidnapped five Chinese sellers of potboiler political books – apprehending them in Hong Kong, during visits to the mainland, and, in the case of Gui Minhai, while vacationing in Thailand ... ( read original story ...)
China intervenes in Hong Kong legal system in boldest move yet
The ruling is expected to bar two activist lawmakers from taking office in Hong Kong. The prospect of the ruling had sparked protests in the former British territory that returned to Chinese rule in 1997. The official Xinhua news agency reported that China ... ( read original story ...)