Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse has revealed that he has applied to renounce his Canadian citizenship amid rising concerns of China’s crackdown on celebrity culture. The 41-year-old actor told China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Philharmonic’s uplifting Beethoven 7th Symphony under Jaap van Zweden’s baton gets 2021/22 season under way
Orchestra begins its 2021/22 season with a sublime performance of Beethoven’s violin concerto with concertmaster Jing Wang as soloist, and an uneven but ultimately uplifting rendition of his 7th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Next Digital directors resign and call for liquidation, citing ‘climate of fear’ after Apple Daily closure
The media company behind the now-shuttered Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily is shutting down after its entire board resigned, citing "a climate of fear" over the city's controversial national security ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms two new imported cases, expert says city safe from Mu variant for now
Covid-19’s Mu variant, which is potentially more resistant to vaccines, has not yet entered the Hong Kong community, a government coronavirus adviser has said, a success another expert credited to the ... ( read original story ...)
‘A climate of fear’: Hong Kong media company behind shuttered Apple Daily admits defeat
By Michelle Toh, Sasha Chua and Chandler Thornton, CNN Business The media company behind the now-shuttered Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily is shutting down after its entire board resigned, citing “a ... ( read original story ...)
Newly Discovered Napoleon Hat With DNA Previews in Hong Kong
A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong on Monday. Described ... ( read original story ...)
China’s climate goals are an opportunity for Hong Kong to develop as a regional carbon trading hub, says finance official
The government has been working with regulators and the mainland authorities to assess the feasibility of developing the city as a carbon trading centre and green finance hub, says Joseph Chan Ho-lim. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily publisher to liquidate company
Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s newspaper was shut in June after a police raid to probe breach of a new national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoons Limited to Two Election Seats Per Family, SCMP Says
Hong Kong property tycoons will be limited to two seats per family on the body that chooses the city’s leader, the South China Morning Post reported, the latest move by China to curb traditional power ... ( read original story ...)
Next Digital Board Cites Hong Kong ‘Climate of Fear’ in Resigning
The board of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital Ltd. used a resignation letter to criticize the Hong Kong government for bypassing the city’s courts and using the China-imposed national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong markets down marginally to start week
Hong Kong stocks began with small losses on Monday morning following a well-below-forecast reading on US jobs creation that stoked concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority ready to build subsidised flats, but needs land to move faster, chairman says
URA considering new approaches to meet target of building 18,000 flats in five years as Beijing pushes for elimination of subdivided homes. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong green group finds ‘mountains of waste’ at brownfield sites earmarked for development in New Territories
Environmental protection group Greenpeace East Asia has found several workshops storing “waste mountains” in Hong Kong’s New Territories, breaching air pollution rules or suspected to be handling ... ( read original story ...)
Desperate struggle of anti-China groups in Hong Kong doomed to fail
Macao Bridge. [Photo/Xinhua] A notorious anti-China group in Hong Kong, named the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, pu ... ( read original story ...)