Hong Kong's legislature, which has no opposition party, begins discussions on Wednesday on privacy laws tackling "doxxing behaviour" that some technology giants fear are so broad and vague that they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Debate Doxxing Law That Alarms Tech Companies
Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate legal changes giving the government greater power to punish so-called doxxing offenses that a coalition of large tech companies says could hurt their ability to ... ( read original story ...)
Verdict awaited as first Hong Kong security trial ends
The trial of the first person to be charged under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law has ended after nearly a month, and now observers will wait for a verdict in the landmark case to see how s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore to review travel bubble date in late-August
Hong Kong's government said on Tuesday authorities will review a planned air travel bubble with Singapore in late August, given the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
S’pore-Hong Kong air travel bubble won’t begin amid heightened alert period
The Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble (ATB) will not begin amid the current Phase Two (Heightened Alert) measures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam shrugs off scenes of residents leaving at airport, says city has ‘prosperous future’ ahead
Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday brushed off recent scenes at the airport suggesting an exodus of residents, adding that she would tell anyone considering leaving that the city would continue to prosper ... ( read original story ...)
US businesses in Hong Kong between a rock and a hard place
Plus, the FT’s South China correspondent Primrose Riordan reports that American companies are upset by the Biden Administration’s business advisory warning about the risks of operating in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchange CEO Explores Ending Bad Weather Trading Halt
Whenever inclement weather hits Hong Kong early in the morning, the city’s stock traders turn to the local observatory website to see if they need to go to work or not. ( read original story ...)
U.S. warning about Hong Kong signals Washington could do ‘a lot more,’ lawyer says
The U.S. warning to American firms operating in Hong Kong signals that Washington could take further action, says Adam Smith of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: US firms in Hong Kong face risks, says AmCham
U.S. businesses operating in Hong Kong should reassess their operations and decide if the risks of operating there are worth the reward, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
US businesses ‘fear internet curbs in Hong Kong’
US businesses in Hong Kong fear mainland Chinese internet curbs and want local authorities to commit to the free flow of information, the head of the city's American Chamber of Commerce said Monday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. warns businesses of risks as Hong Kong suppresses freedoms
An advisory issued Friday by the State, Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security departments cautioned businesses that a new national security law poses risks to their operations in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
National security law: University of Hong Kong student leaders probed over police stabbing motion to be ‘placed on watch list, intercepted if they try to leave city’
University of Hong Kong student leaders being investigated under the national security law for passing a resolution that "appreciated the sacrifice" of a man who stabbed a police officer before ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police raid top university in security law probe
Hong Kong's national security police on Friday raided buildings at the city's top university after its student leaders paid tribute to a man who stabbed a policeman. ( read original story ...)