(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong institutions are further restricting public access to information, raising concerns over transparency as China increases its grip over the Asian financial hub. The latest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong domestic worker fired after cancer diagnosis dies
A Filipina who was sacked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong after being diagnosed with cancer -- a case that exposed the vulnerability of low-paid foreign workers -- has passed away, a friend ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Fintech Firm Falls as Much as 13% in Hong Kong Debut
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese fintech firm Bairong Inc. slumped during its debut in Hong Kong, the second listing in the financial hub this week to disappoint following a global selloff in China’s technology ... ( read original story ...)
UK, US condemn China’s overhaul of Hong Kong elections
The United Kingdom and the United States have strongly condemned moves by China to further reduce political participation and representation in Hong Kong, as the territory announced a second delay to ... ( read original story ...)
China cuts number of elected legislators in Hong Kong, delays election
A TV screen broadcasts Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a news conference Tuesday in Hong Kong. (Vincent Yu/AP) SEOUL — China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected legislators ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing cuts Hong Kong’s directly elected seats in radical overhaul
Measures are passed to increase Beijing’s control of city, including vetting of election candidates ... ( read original story ...)
How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections
New rules give Chinese security bodies power to investigate all potential candidates, meaning that opposition politicians face steep odds of even being allowed to run. ( read original story ...)
How Beijing is tightening its grip on Hong Kong’s legislature
We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. A selection of the most viewed stories this week on the Monitor's website. Every Saturday Hear about special editorial projects, new product information, ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy in Hong Kong Dwindling as China Cuts Down on Elected Officials
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday decided to move forward with a plan to revise Hong Kong's electoral system that expands the number of seats in Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
‘New electoral law takes Hong Kong back 20 years’
Hong Kong back for 20-odd years. "In the past 20 years there was some sort of progress in the democratic movement in Hong Kong. Elections have been getting more and more open in the past 20 years," he ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to allow corporate directors to obscure their identity
Hong Kong risks facilitating fraud and undermining its status as an open financial hub after proposals that would allow company directors to obscure their identities, according to corporate governance ... ( read original story ...)
China approves Hong Kong electoral overhaul
China's top legislature on Tuesday unanimously approved controversial and sweeping amendments to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to reduced the former British colony's number of elected ... ( read original story ...)
China Sharply Reduces Elected Seats in Hong Kong Legislature
China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the territory’s already beleaguered democracy movement. The changes were announced Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
China formalizes sweeping Hong Kong electoral shake-up, demands loyalty
The measures are part of Beijing's efforts to consolidate its increasingly authoritarian grip over the territory following the imposition of a national security law. ( read original story ...)