Noel Quinn, HSBC chief executive, personally wrote to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to say that the bank was legally obliged to freeze his account, in a sign of the tightrope that corporations ... ( read original story ...)
Dominic Raab calls UK lawyer prosecuting Hong Kong activists a ‘mercenary’
A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment ... ( read original story ...)
Wheelchair climber hauls himself 250 metres up Hong Kong skyscraper for charity
Lai Chi-wai spent 10 hours pulling himself up the tower to raise money for spinal cord patients ... ( read original story ...)
In Wheelchair, Paraplegic Lai Chi-Wai Climbs up Skyscraper in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG: RESILIENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC
Hong Kong was one of the best-prepared cities in the world as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded. Quick to restrict travel, quarantine visitors who presented with symptoms and to rapidly trace contacts, ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum
The five men fled by boat to Taiwan in July, soon after China imposed Hong Kong’s harsh national security law. This week, they landed in New York. ( read original story ...)
US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Chinese officials in response to the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, which continued last week with the arrest of politicians ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong diary: locked down in luxury
The hotel on Hong Kong island had upgraded me to a room with a vista of Victoria Harbour — the city's sprawling blue port, one of the busiest in the world, lined by skyscrapers and dotted with cargo ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests
The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass arrests of pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
US sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Chinese officials in response to the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, which continued last week with the arrest of politicians ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. set to announce new sanctions on six individuals linked to Hong Kong mass arrests: sources
The United States is set to announce fresh sanctions on Friday on six individuals connected to the mass arrests earlier this month of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, two sources familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
British QC prosecuting activists in Hong Kong fought to be allowed to take case
David Perry faces accusations of ‘making the wrong choice’ after applying despite local objections ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer Who Handled ‘Hong Kong 12’ Case Loses Legal Licence
A human rights lawyer who handled the case of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists detained in China had his licence revoked Friday, he told AFP, a move he said was triggered by the sensitivity of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security chief says police surveillance under security law is not subject to existing rules
Hong Kong's security chief said on Friday that police surveillance of communications under the city's national security law is not subject to rules under the financial hub's Interception of ... ( read original story ...)