The ruling was the second legal setback in two weeks for the tycoon, after the High Court’s chief judge rejected his request to review the ban by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security on ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if ...
How can Hong Kong maintain its competitiveness as an international financial center?
Challenged by the complex and volatile external environment and uncertainties, how should Hong Kong plough the waves to maintain its competitiveness as an international financial center? The first ...
Hong Kong start-up wins Elevator Pitch Competition with 3D modelling device for construction projects
Skyland Innovation was crowned the overall champion of HKSTP’s seventh Elevator Pitch Competition, besting over 610 fintech and proptech start-ups from around the world.
How the former boss of Hong Kong stock exchange is helping Macau connect overseas investors to mainland China’s small businesses
Micro Connect, an investment platform co-founded by Charles Li, the former boss of Hong Kong’s stock exchange is helping China’s small businesses raise funds from foreign capital. Here’s how it works.
Hong Kong motorists’ group calls for more vehicles to be allowed to enter mainland China daily under new scheme
Mainland China boosts capacity to inspect vehicles of Hong Kong drivers wanting to travel to Guangdong Call come a day before registration opens for computer balloting for the cross-border driving ...
Hong Kong’s development chief says companies granted land at proposed technopole will be banned from leaving it vacant, arbitrarily selling or changing use
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says maximising land premiums is not a top priority for San Tin Technopole Lawmakers and groups voice concerns over regulation of granted land lots, including ...
Number of Hong Kong students at Britain’s independent schools surges nearly fivefold in 2 years
The number of Hong Kong students in Britain’s private independent schools shot up almost five times in two years, as affluent parents chose to pay more for their children’s education.
Hong Kong’s rise as a global dispute resolution centre is due to China’s reforms, Greater Bay Area development, legal expert says
The number of arbitration cases handled in Hong Kong reached 344 last year, an increase of 24 per cent from 2021. The city ranked third worldwide as the most preferred location for resolving disputes ...
Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport
Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport ...
Hong Kong’s 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent ...
Hong Kong uses soft power to lure international travellers back
Also known as ‘silk-stocking milk tea’, Hong Kong-style milk tea is truly iconic.
Ovolo Hotels founder on going from watches to serviced apartments to building a boutique hotel chain in Hong Kong and Australia
Girish Jhunjhnuwala, founder of Ovolo Hotels, got an early taste for entrepreneurship from his father and followed him into the watch manufacturing business He later opened a chain of serviced ...
Chic Hong Kong Grand Opening at COCO Park Shenzhen
Bringing together 130+ stylish Hong Kong brands, showcasing the city's charmHONG KONG, May 26, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Consumers in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) can look forward to experiencing three da ...