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A trial began Monday for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists charged over their roles in an unauthorized Tiananmen vigil last year, amid a crackdown on political dissent ... ( read original story ...)

Australia will introduce two permanent residence visas for Hong Kong citizens who have been living in Australia, the government said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Most Asian markets rose Monday, with Tokyo leading the way as a win for Japan's ruling party in a weekend general election fuelled hopes it will push ahead with a fresh stimulus, though Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's economy maintains a steady recovery and is expected to record an economic growth of around 6.5 per cent this year, said Paul Chan Mo-po, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)

Is there a point at which Hong Kong’s Covid policies go from keeping people safe – if claustrophobic – to risking the opposite result and making life in the SAR unnecessarily complicated? More ... ( read original story ...)

Teach for Hong Kong helps students better manage their emotions, aims to provide similar training for parents, teachers with grant from NGO Leadership programme that is sponsored by UBS and Post’s Ope ... ( read original story ...)

Members of pro-Beijing group Chinese Hearts unfurl a large national flag at the piazza outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 1, 2021. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. HKFP ... ( read original story ...)

Financial firms are busy working with wealthy clients to be among the first to list SPACs in Hong Kong in anticipation of approval for blank-cheque companies. ( read original story ...)

FTSE Russell is considering major changes to the index underpinning a widely used China futures contract in Singapore, including potentially doubling the benchmark’s constituents, after Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)

One person dies at the scene of the accident on Bride’s Pool Road in Tai Po and another person succumbs in hospital, while four others injured. ( read original story ...)

While disabled people and certain age groups are exempt from the new policy that starts from today, an NGO says the rule may hurt the homeless and others without smartphones. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s economy faces increasing challenges in maintaining its growth momentum as the city sticks with a Covid zero strategy that’s largely kept borders shut and raised questions about its future ... ( read original story ...)

Economic growth in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in 2021 will likely approach 6.5 percent, HKSAR Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po predicted on Sunday. Data for the city's ... ( read original story ...)

Lin Qilei was involved in defence of Hong Kong fugitives caught by national coastguard trying to flee to Taiwan last year. ( read original story ...)