The government has repeatedly singled out the city’s poor migrant workers as “high risk” for the coronavirus, though actual infection rates are low. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new bishop wants differing views respected
Hong Kong’s incoming Roman Catholic bishop Stephen Chow has called for respect for different views as he prepares to lead a diocese that has been polarized by the city’s deteriorating political situat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new Catholic bishop wants plurality respected
Hong Kong’s incoming Roman Catholic bishop Stephen Chow called for plurality to be respected, in a time of polarization in the Catholic community as the city’s political situation deteriorates. ( read original story ...)
Vatican’s new Hong Kong bishop says religious freedom must stay
Hong Kong's newly appointed Catholic bishop on Tuesday said he would need to tread carefully with Beijing as it cracks down on dissent -- but vowed to plead with authorities to defend religious ... ( read original story ...)
Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily in Question After Jimmy Lai’s Assets Frozen by Government
Lai, founder of the paper, is currently in jail for his participation in Hong Kong's anti-government protests. ( read original story ...)
Pope taps fellow Jesuit to lead sensitive Hong Kong church
Pope Francis has named a new bishop for Hong Kong, tapping the head of his own Jesuit order in the region, the Rev. P ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai faces ruin after admitting illegal assembly
The Hong Kong newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai pleaded guilty today to the charge of illegal assembly related to a protest during the 2019-20 unrest in the territory, as the authorities moved to cripple ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble Postponed for a Second Time
A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore due to open on May 26 has been postponed for a second time, officials said on Monday, after a spike in cases in Singapore derailed the plan for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore Delay Anticipated Air Travel Bubble Again
An air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been delayed as the city-state battles with a rising number of unlinked cases tied to the more aggressive and transmissible coronavirus strain ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong media group in doubt after asset freeze
A Hong Kong media company controlled by Jimmy Lai halted trading in its shares on Monday after authorities froze the jailed pro-democracy campaigner’s assets under the territory’s national security ... ( read original story ...)
Trading on Hong Kong Dissident Jimmy Lai’s Media Company Halted
The Hong Kong stock exchange suspended trading in shares of Next Digital media company Monday, just days after authorities froze assets of founder and owner Jimmy Lai. The government froze Lai’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong to postpone travel bubble again
The air travel bubble, which would have allowed travelers to skip quarantine, was initially planned to begin on May 26 after several delays. ( read original story ...)
Losses Deepen at Hong Kong Disneyland as Virus Keeps Theme Park Closed for Seven Months
Reporting results fully seven and a half months after the fact, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort said that it lost nearly $1 million per day last year. For the financial year to September 2020, theme ... ( read original story ...)
Next Digital’s future clouded after Hong Kong govt freezes owner Jimmy Lai’s assets
Trading in shares of Hong Kong's Next Digital Ltd was suspended on Monday and worries grew over the pro-democracy media group's future, after authorities froze assets of its jailed owner Jimmy Lai ... ( read original story ...)