Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung said Sunday she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman. In 2018, Nepali climber Phunjo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exempts corporate executives from its strict quarantine rules, and other news from around the world.
Fully vaccinated “senior executives” can ask to skip compulsory hotel stays. It’s not the first time that the city has applied its rules differently to certain segments of society. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exempts corporate executives from its strict quarantine rules.
Fully vaccinated “senior executives” can ask to skip compulsory hotel stays. It’s not the first time that the city has applied its rules differently to certain segments of society. ( read original story ...)
Organizers lose appeal to hold Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China planned to hold a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park next Friday. This marks the second year that Hong Kong police have ... ( read original story ...)
Top executives of Hong Kong financial firms can get quarantine exemption
Two senior executives per each financial company licensed by the city's markets watchdog and two of their overseas affiliates can apply for the exemption. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong organisers lose appeal to hold Tiananmen vigil
Organisers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Chinese Communist government's bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 said on Saturday they had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Appeal Board Upholds Police Ban on Tiananmen Vigil
A Hong Kong appeal board endorsed a decision by the city’s police to ban a candlelight vigil for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Thai Outbreak Fails to Slow; Hong Kong Quarantine: Virus Update
New infections in India fell to their lowest level in more than six weeks. Thailand’s outbreak showed little sign of slowing as the country reported one of its highest daily caseloads. Senior bankers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong organisers loses appeal to hold Tiananmen vigil
Organisers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Chinese Communist government's bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 said on Saturday they had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons offer $1 million flat to boost Covid jabs
Worth HK$10.8 million ($1.4 million), the one-bedroom apartment will be the lucky draw's grand prize, the property developers announced Friday.They will also offer 20 other prizes worth HK$100,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken says Chinese government continues to undermine Hong Kong democratic institutions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the Chinese government is continuing to undermine democratic institutions in Hong Kong and called on People's Republic of China and Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Larger-than-life banker tasked with taking Hong Kong exchange global
By early January, following the premature departure of its chief executive, Hong Kong’s stock exchange was locked in discussions over a hiring decision crucial to its future as the heart of Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced for 2019 Protests
Several of Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were again under the strain of the city's judicial system on Friday, after a court sentenced eight to prison for their role in protests two years ago. ... ( read original story ...)
Challenges in Britain for those fleeing Hong Kong
It felt like no-one was safe in Hong Kong,” says Aragorn, 37, from his new home in East London. “We saw police shooting protesters with rubber bullets and a lady was hit in the eye. I started telling ... ( read original story ...)