Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested a former editor at the now-defunct Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper, weeks after the paper was forced to close after authorities froze its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong broadcaster forbids Taiwan ‘government’ references
Hong Kong's public broadcaster has banned staff from calling Taiwan's leader "president" or referring to its "government" in new guidelines that mimic mainland China's rhetoric. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic and politics leaves Hong Kong’s poor languishing
Squeezed into a tiny temporary apartment, Rainbow and her family struggle to make ends meet in Hong Kong, where the number of households in poverty has soared during recent political turmoil and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins talks on controversial ‘anti-doxxing’ privacy bill
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 ...)