From the moment that a business traveller lands at Hong Kong International Airport, perhaps on Cathay Pacific flight CX252 from Heathrow, she becomes — by history and by choice — a captive of two ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong sign up to BNO visa scheme for UK citizenship
Almost 5,000 Hongkongers have already applied for the UK’s visa route a fortnight after the scheme opened, The Times has learnt.The new immigration route for British National Overseas (BNO) citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Forced to Pledge Allegiance, Hong Kong Civil Servants Wary About Future
Hong Kong’s government has given employees at public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) until Thursday to decide whether to sign an oath of loyalty to the Chinese special administrative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong flat sold for $59 million, sets new Asia record
A five-bedroom, 3,378 square-foot penthouse flat in Hong Kong has been sold for 59.3 million. The price paid by a buyer for the property at 21 Borrett Road -- a newly built luxury apartment tower -- ... ( read original story ...)
You can be a part of Hong Kong Disneyland’s world as theme park gets ready to open again
Disneyland is finally going to reopen later this week, but unfortunately for fans in California we're not talking about Walt Disney's original theme park. It's Hong Kong Disneyland that will be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock trading volumes jump to four times those of LSE
Stock trading volumes in Hong Kong have soared to four times those on London’s main exchange, as large technology stocks attracted soaring appetite from foreign investors for the “Nasdaq of Asia”. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested again while in jail, papers say
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested again, on suspicion of assisting one of 12 fugitives China captured at sea last year, his Apple Daily tabloid and Oriental Daily said on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested again while in jail
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested again, on suspicion of assisting one of 12 fugitives China captured at sea last year, his Apple Daily tabloid and Oriental Daily said on ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, this AI reads children’s emotions as they learn
A Hong Kong company has developed facial expression-reading AI that monitors students' emotions as they study. With many children currently learning from home, they say the technology could make the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech stocks: companies listed in Hong Kong rush for Tsim Sha Tsui offices lured by cheap rent, railway links
The popular shopping area is a strong draw for Chinese tech firms looking to list their shares in Hong Kong, with its cheap rents and convenient transport links, say property agents. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: can Hong Kong law enforcers access data on official Covid-19 risk exposure app?
Law enforcers with court warrants could access data from Hong Kong's Covid-19 risk exposure app for crime detection purposes, according to security and legal experts, despite officials stressing it ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock trading volumes jump to 4 times those of LSE
Stock trading volumes in Hong Kong have soared to four times those on London’s main exchange, as large technology and healthcare stocks attract soaring appetite from foreign investors for the “Nasdaq ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble is key in adapting to ‘new normal’
Over the last seven days, the average daily number of untraceable cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has fallen below five. This should mark the start of efforts to launch the suspended Air Travel Bubble ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Trial of Nine Pro-democracy Activists Begins
The defendants are a Who’s Who of an earlier generation of activists who have been fighting for core issues like the rule of law and political participation since before the U.K. returned Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)