HSBC Holdings Plc has drawn fire from an international coalition of senior politicians over its decision to freeze the bank account of prominent pro-democracy activist Ted Hui in Hong Kong, The Times ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure grows on HSBC over Hong Kong activist Ted Hui
HSBC has come under fire from an international coalition of senior politicians over its decision to freeze the bank account of a prominent pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.A group of more than 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Second Hong Kong Radio Host Arrested For Sedition
A Hong Kong internet radio host was arrested on Sunday under a little-used colonial era sedition law that authorities have begun to wield against Beijing's critics. Officers from the police's national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize 280kg of marijuana with a street value of HK$63 million
Hong Kong police seized 280kg of marijuana from a warehouse in Lok Ma Chau on Friday, the second-largest cannabis seizure ever, with an estimated value of HK$63 million on the black market. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Wants Young Flag-Waving Patriots So It Scrubbed Its Schoolbooks
Children as young as six in Hong Kong will be subjected to lessons on national security as China seeks greater control over the minds of the city’s youth, which it blamed for fueling antigovernment ... ( read original story ...)
Film Screening in Hong Kong Tests University’s Tolerance
Five years ago, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong authorities arrested about 50 people when crowds tried to protect street hawkers selling fishballs in the bustling Kowloon neighborhood of ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken Presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in Call With Beijing’s Top Diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet and ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken Presses China On Uighurs, Hong Kong In First Call
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans and Hong Kong in the first conversation between top officials of the two powers since President Joe Biden ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s arrested protesters now face years of fear and limbo
More than 10,000 were arrested after pro-democracy protests in 2019. While the world deals with COVID, they've languished in a grueling trial process. ( read original story ...)
Sweeping new rules bring China’s national security law into Hong Kong classrooms
The new guidelines will come as a blow to many parents in Hong Kong who have long feared a Beijing-led overhaul of education in the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Orders National Security Lessons for Elementary Students
Children as young as six in Hong Kong will be subjected to lessons on national security as China seeks greater control over the minds of the city’s youth, which it blamed for fueling antigovernment ... ( read original story ...)
A Talking Owl and Cheery Sounds: Children’s Video Targets Dissent in Hong Kong
The government unveiled an animated video about the national security law as part of a broader curriculum overhaul for schools. ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Kuaishou more than doubles in Hong Kong debut after $5.4 billion IPO
Kuaishou Technology more than doubled in its Hong Kong stock market debut on Friday, becoming the fifth-largest listed company in the city, driven by massive demand from mom-and-pop investors for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tiktok rival Kuaishou surges 160% in $5.3 billion Hong Kong debut
Kuaishou raised 41.28 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.32 billion) from the initial public offering (IPO) after pricing its shares at 115 Hong Kong dollars each. ( read original story ...)