Category: BUSINESS

Huge crowds of demonstrators had taken to Hong Kong’s streets in increasingly violent protests. Local business leaders had turned against Mrs. Lam. And even Beijing officials were starting to question ... ( read original story ...)

Perhaps more important in the ultra-capitalistic territory, members of Hong Kong’s business community turned on Lam. Reports of tycoons shifting capital out of the city to rival financial centers ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam appeared in no mood to compromise on a planned extradition law at recent meetings, according to foreign envoys and business people who met with her. Some of the people ... ( read original story ...)

On Saturday, she did back down, suspending an extradition bill she had been trying to push through the Hong Kong Legislative Council that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China, ... ( read original story ...)

But criticism of the bill was widespread in Hong Kong, with judges, lawyers, church groups and business leaders all expressing concern. The American Chamber of Commerce warned it could tarnish the ... ( read original story ...)

Top executives in Hong Kong have warned they will have "no reason to stay" if the city's freedoms are damaged by a proposed bill allowing extradition to mainland China. In a trend that could be ... ( read original story ...)

"Canada remains concerned about the potential effect these proposals may have on the large number of Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, on business confidence, and on Hong Kong's international reputation ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China for the first ... ( read original story ...)

Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)

We look forward to exchanging ideas with rising start-ups and accelerating development of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong." Story continues Founder of Spark Ventures Vincent Law says, "It's been great ... ( read original story ...)

What is Hong Kong’s extradition battle about ... especially through leasing land and attracting business investment.” After 2003, city-dwellers were allowed some democratic self-governance through ... ( read original story ...)

... living in Hong Kong or even passing through Hong Kong. I think the government has had sufficient notice of the depth of worries and concern expressed by people at all levels, including the ... ( read original story ...)

an expert on Chinese politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Calls to amend the plan or for Carrie Lam to step down are coming from many sectors, including business leaders, he noted, adding ... ( read original story ...)