Hong Kong health authorities have stepped up measures to curb the transmission of Covid-19 in designated quarantine hotels, where hundreds of guests have been found breaching infection-control rules. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies visa to Economist journalist in latest media blow
Sue-lin Wong becomes latest foreign journalist to be forced out of the city as concerns about press access and freedoms grow ... ( read original story ...)
M+ museum: what to see at the jewel in Hong Kong art’s crown
After a wait of almost 20 years the building finally opened on Friday attracting more than 11,000 people. In no particular order, here are some of the highlights according to early visitors and art cr ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s high-end property sales boom despite protests and pandemic
Hong Kong has been rocked by protests and a pandemic that has almost shut the city off from the world but high-end property deals are booming, buoyed by mainland entrepreneurs. Two flats were sold ... ( read original story ...)
Economist magazine says Hong Kong rejects journalist’s visa renewal
The Economist said on Saturday that Hong Kong declined to renew the visa of one its journalists, urging the city to maintain foreign media access as concerns grow about media freedoms in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HK to repay nation’s support
The communique of the sixth plenary session affirmed unequivocally that, with regard to upholding the policy of "one country, two systems" and promoting national reunification, the central committee ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Authorities Deny Visa to Economist Journalist
Hong Kong authorities have declined to renew a visa for a foreign journalist working for The Economist without any explanation, the magazine said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong supports multilateralism in overcoming global crisis: Carrie Lam
Chief Executive of China's Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Friday that will unequivocally support multilateralism and international cooperation in overcoming the global public ... ( read original story ...)
In a changing city, a glitzy Hong Kong gallery grapples with censorship
Between glass and soaring concrete walls, Hong Kongers queued for the opening of the much-anticipated multimillion-dollar art museum M+, a project bedevilled by delays, spiralling costs, and now the ... ( read original story ...)
Australian reporter refused Hong Kong visa in latest media blow
Hong Kong has refused to renew the visa of an Australian correspondent from The Economist, the newspaper's chief editor said, as authorities in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property sales boom despite protest and pandemic
Hong Kong has been rocked by protests and a pandemic that has almost shut the city off from the world but high-end property deals are booming, buoyed by mainland entrepreneurs. Two flats were sold ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Is Finally Open, but Censorship Threats Loom
Hong Kong’s long-in-development M+ museum opened to the general public, casting a spotlight on the controversies and setbacks that have plagued the institution for years. In the period between the ... ( read original story ...)
M+ museum opens in Hong Kong with 6,400 artworks, some controversy
The widely anticipated M+ art museum in Hong Kong opened on Friday with more than 180,000 square feet of space, more than 6,000 works of art and a hint of controversy over concerns about censorship. ( read original story ...)
Artist wants safe passage in Hong Kong to remove sculpture
A Danish artist who is seeking to retrieve his sculpture in Hong Kong commemorating the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown said Friday he wants safe passage guaranteed for himself and ... ( read original story ...)