Experts warn that lotteries and other perks may do little to allay the anxiety and confusion underlying residents’ reluctance to get inoculated. ( read original story ...)
Wix Apologizes for Removing Website in Support of Hong Kong Democracy
A Hong Kong pro-democracy site was removed by the web hosting company after authorities threatened prosecution. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Short-Lived Censorship Hints at a Deeper Standoff
Authorities succeeded in shuttering an activist site for three days. The takedown, and its reversal, presage a looming battle over internet freedoms. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, lighting a candle for Tiananmen victims is now a crime
Wearing black, or being in or around Victoria Park on the anniversary, could also land someone a one-year sentence in jail. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Parking Spot Goes for $1.3 Million, Shattering World Record Amid Space Shortage
Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city, and a parking spot recently sold for $1.3 million. The disparity between the rich and the poor in the city is the worst wealth gap in 45 years, reports ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Tell Foreign Hosting Firm to Remove Website
A Hong Kong pro-democracy website was temporarily taken down after police warned the Israel-based hosting company that it breached a national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students could be forced to use official Chinese language
China’s education ministry has suggested that Putonghua, the official national language, be incorporated into the exam system in Hong Kong to better integrate the city with the mainland.In its first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist defiant as city prepares to remember victims of Tiananmen
Hong Kong barrister and activist Chow Hang Tung was six years old when her mother took her to a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Deploy 7,000 Police to Prevent Tiananmen Protests
Hong Kong will deploy 7,000 police to prevent protests on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, local media said, as human rights groups urged authorities to let residents express their ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economy is not out of the woods despite sharp rebound, says commerce secretary
Edward Yau, Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and economic development, said trade has been a "very strong catalyst" of growth but tourism remains weak. ( read original story ...)
ChinaAMC completes takeover of BMO’s Hong Kong ETF range
ChinaAMC (HK) has completed its takeover of BMO Global Asset Management’s seven Hong Kong exchange traded funds and plans to use the acquisition to expand its market share in th ... ( read original story ...)
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
China has long quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, nearly erasing what happened from the collective conscious ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing quashes annual Hong Kong rally to mark Tiananmen massacre
The Chinese Communist party is poised to extinguish the last public event on Beijing-controlled territory commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre — a goal that has eluded it for more than three ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong museum of Tiananmen Square massacre shut down on eve of 32nd anniversary
A Hong Kong museum dedicated to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been shut on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy, as the city’s pro-Chinese government tries to suppress any ... ( read original story ...)