A Hong Kong tour company is offering a unique solution to help stressed-out passengers get some rest -- a five-hour bus ride to nowhere. ( read original story ...)
Inside the fall of Hong Kong’s free press
Hong Kong’s journalists are being targeted, their offices raided and their work censored or shut down. While some reporters have self-exiled, those who remain ask: Who could be arrested next? ( read original story ...)
China’s Biggest Mall Manager Plans Hong Kong Listing
The unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda was valued at $28 billion in a recent fundraising round. ( read original story ...)
Australia asks why Hong Kong considers lobsters national security risk
Australia said it is seeking answers from China on why its lobster exports have been blocked, after a top Hong Kong customs official said Beijing had imposed trade restrictions and lobster smuggling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SIM Registration Law Raises Privacy Concerns
A new Hong Kong telecommunications law requiring users to register SIM cards using their legal names could further stoke fear in a city already grappling with the national security law, experts say. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: last-minute cancellation of Hong Kong ‘cruise to nowhere’ after crew member’s positive result affects 1,200 passengers
Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating suspected ‘repositive case’ involving crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tech Shares Are Beating China Peers by Most Since 2019
Hong Kong-listed technology stocks are on track to outperform their mainland China counterparts by the most in almost three years, with cheaper valuations and easing regulatory concerns drawing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong halts cruise-to-nowhere as COVID-19 suspected in crew member
Hong Kong authorities prevented a Royal Caribbean cruise ship from departing the city's terminal late on Thursday as a crew member was suspected to have COVID-19 after routine testing, the government ... ( read original story ...)
Smuggling Australian rock lobsters into China a national security threat, Hong Kong customs chief says
Louise Ho says activity undermines China’s trade restrictions against Australia and she will ‘pursue it diligently’ ... ( read original story ...)
5-Hour Bus Tour Of Hong Kong Caters To Sleep-Deprived
The 47-mile ride on a double-decker bus is meant to appeal to people who are easily lulled asleep by long rides. ( read original story ...)
Chinese regulators suggest Hong Kong listing for Didi – WSJ
China's cybersecurity watchdog suggested ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc and two other U.S.-listed tech companies explore listings in Hong Kong, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to admit more doctors trained abroad
Hong Kong passed a new law on Thursday allowing overseas-trained doctors to practice without passing a local licensing exam, a move criticised by some who fear it will lead to less qualified medics, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accuses ‘foreign forces’ of harming city’s reputation
Hong Kong’s chief executive has blamed “foreign forces” for exaggerating the suppression of human rights and freedoms in the former British territory since a na ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Bilderstreit
It is a mark of Hong Kong’s deeply confused and inflammatory climate that amidst the continuous disciplining of an ever-stronger mainland mother, the city’s cultural elite keeps finding itself caught ... ( read original story ...)