Hong Kong’s Peak Tram is a fixture in the memories of many residents and tourists, ferrying passengers up Victoria Peak for a bird’s eye view of the city’s many skyscrapers. Enthusiasts and others ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Daily’s death leaves a shadow over free press in Hong Kong
Hong Kongers were the mourners and the city’s newsstands the funeral parlour this week as residents lined up across the city to buy the final edition of Apple Daily. The pro-democracy newspaper was an ... ( read original story ...)
‘The pressure is unbearable’: final days of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Newspaper’s closure shows how pro-democracy movement and press freedom are being crushed ... ( read original story ...)
Security chief John Lee installed as Hong Kong’s deputy leader
China installed a security chief to the second highest-ranking position in Hong Kong as a public library in the territory became a new hotbed of insurrection.The appointment of John Lee to the role of ... ( read original story ...)
Security chief named Hong Kong No. 2 official amid clampdown
China on Friday promoted Hong Kong’s top security official to the territory’s No. 2 spot as Beijing continues to clamp down on free speech and political opposition. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy
Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday, a major stride for LGBT rights in the financial hub. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s police chief, security secretary to be promoted-report
Hong Kong's Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang, key figures behind the city's authoritarian turn over the past year, are expected to be promoted "very soon," the South China ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2 billion from Hong Kong listing
Xpeng will issue 85 million Class A ordinary shares at a price of no more than 180 Hong Kong dollars ($23.19) each for its dual-primary listing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Chief, Security Secretary to Take on New Roles: Xinhua
Hong Kong Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang will take on new roles as part of a government reshuffle, China's state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. Lee will replace Matthew ... ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to close; Deadly conflict in Yemen
New details emerge surrounding the future of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. A battle in Yemen leaves dozens of fighters dead. Pakistan's prime minister is under fire for his comments ... ( read original story ...)
Senators call on Biden to impose sanctions over Hong Kong paper closure
Two leading U.S. senators have called on President Joe Biden to use powers under a bill they authored to impose sanctions on those responsible for forcing the closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily ... ( read original story ...)
The symbolism of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Jimmy Lai fled mainland China more than 60 years ago, smuggling himself into Hong Kong on a fishing boat at age 12 to escape the chaos of the Communist Party. This week, Beijing finally caught up with ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Calls Closure of Hong Kong Newspaper a ‘Sad Day’
U.S. President Joe Biden called the shuttering of Hong Kong’s independent Apple Daily newspaper a “sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” blaming China for “intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says ‘painful farewell’ to its last pro-democracy newspaper
Its closure was the latest setback for the city’s freedom, and fresh cause for unease about the future of free speech in the global financial and media hub as Beijing cracks down on dissent. ( read original story ...)