Crashing web pages and blocked off dates add to woes amid scramble for slots at designated hotels, employment agency sector leader says. ( read original story ...)
University of Hong Kong returns to ranks of world’s top 50 tertiary institutions, Tsinghua University breaks into top 10
University places 48th in Times Higher Education list, while Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese University and Polytechnic University also make top 200. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes film censorship law to ‘safeguard national security’
Hong Kong's legislature passed a new film censorship law on Wednesday to "safeguard national security", though critics say it will dampen creativity in its world famous movie industry and further ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes new film censorship law
Hong Kong's legislature has passed a new law banning films deemed to violate China's national security interests, the latest blow to freedom of expression in the territory. Punishment for violating ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong to censor old movies for security breaches
Hong Kong passed a toughened film censorship law on Wednesday empowering authorities to ban past films for "national security" threats and impose stiffer penalties for any breaches in the latest blow ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes bill to ban films deemed threats to national security, increase penalty for unauthorised screenings
Bill 2021, which empowers chief secretary to ban previously approved productions considered a risk to national security. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Passes Film Censorship Law, Curbing Free Speech Again
Hong Kong has banned films that run contrary to the interests of a Beijing-drafted national security law, the latest crackdown on freedom of expression in the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leads Asia Down With Tech Hurt By US China Telecom Ban
Hong Kong led most Asian markets lower Wednesday with tech firms in the firing line after China Telecom was banned from the United States, adding to already fraught tensions between the superpowers as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong house prices fall by the most in nearly a year as volatile stock market hits buying sentiment
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices declined by the most in nearly a year in September, after touching a record high in July as buying power was hit because of a retreating stock market, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leads Asia lower as US ban on China Telecom fans tensions
Hong Kong led most Asian markets lower Wednesday with tech firms in the firing line after China Telecom was banned from the United States, adding to already fraught tensions between the superpowers as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘Captain America’ activist 2nd to be convicted under nat’l security law
An activist in Hong Kong known as "Captain America," for holding the superhero's shield during protests, has become the second person to be convicted under China's controversial national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Adds COVID Restrictions to Be ‘More In Line’ With China, Despite No Outbreaks
Hong Kong has not had any major COVID-19 outbreaks in recent months, but plans to consolidate restrictions to better comply with China's policies. Since the beginning of the year, Hong Kong has not ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to tighten COVID-19 rules, hopes China reopens
Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite its lack of outbreaks to align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tightens Discharge Rules for Covid Patients
Covid patients in Hong Kong will be required to complete an additional 14 days of isolation and health monitoring after they are discharged from hospital, a spokesman said. ( read original story ...)