It was at around 5.15pm on Wednesday when the Hong Kong marine police hotline rang. The caller reported that a 100-foot luxury yacht with about 10 people on board was leaving the typhoon shelter at ... ( read original story ...)
Nathan Law: ‘No one knows when I can go back to Hong Kong’
Nathan Law began 2020 planning a new run for office in Hong Kong. He has ended it a political exile in Britain, unsure if he will ever be able to return to the city he calls home, or speak to his ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: Covid-19 rule-breakers face HK$5,000 fine, half the amount floated earlier, as 112 new cases confirmed
Hong Kong will raise the penalty for flouting Covid-19 rules on public gatherings, wearing masks and mandatory testing to HK$5,000 (US$645), half the amount previously floated, as 112 new coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: health chiefs warn of potentially ‘explosive outbreak’ of Covid-19, as 101 new cases confirmed
Hong Kong could face an "explosive outbreak" soon if Covid-19 cases and untraceable infections remained high, a health official warned, as 101 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: hospital chiefs warn of potentially ‘explosive outbreak’ of Covid-19, as 101 new cases confirmed
Hong Kong could face an "explosive outbreak" soon if Covid-19 cases and untraceable infections remained high, a hospital official warned, as 101 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong magistrate handling Jimmy Lai’s fraud case receives bomb threat after remanding media tycoon in custody
A Hong Kong magistrate who recently remanded media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying in custody while he awaits trial in a fraud case received a bomb threat soon after the court hearing, prompting a police ... ( read original story ...)
Calls Grow for Police Accountability in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court ruling has strengthened calls to establish an independent mechanism for complaints against the police amid intense outcry at home and abroad over alleged arbitrary arrests and ... ( read original story ...)
Elite Hong Kong civil servants resign, raising questions about morale, ‘top-down culture’ and politics in the workplace
When anti- pandemic measures were eased in October to allow six diners per table in restaurants while still banning public gatherings of more than four, many Hong Kong government policymakers were as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: city to step up crackdown on social-distancing violators as 102 new Covid-19 cases expected
A government official warned of more inspections in Hong Kong's crowded areas on the heels of increased penalties for flouting social-distancing rules, as the city expected 102 new Covid-19 cases on ... ( read original story ...)
Complaints to ombudsman soared as anti-government protests split Hong Kong last year
Hong Kong's ombudsman received three times more complaints involving maladministration last year when the city was split by social unrest, according to the government watchdog. But Winnie Chiu Wai-yin ... ( read original story ...)
How a Hong Kong restaurant is a source of empowerment
Dignity Kitchen trains employees with disabilities to prep food, cook, and serve customers. To lift people out of poverty, it helps them find jobs in the food and beverage sector, beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed; SMIC shares in Hong Kong plunge after firm is placed on U.S. blacklist
The Pentagon added China’s largest chipmaker SMIC and and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. ( read original story ...)
An Ominous Milestone in Hong Kong’s Democratic Descent
Now those early successes are being undone, and hope is dwindling that Hong Kong’s prodemocracy movement can withstand Beijing’s incursions on the city. Eight years on from Wong’s first unlikely ... ( read original story ...)
One Good Thing: Hong Kong Restaurant Trains the Disabled
Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare. ( read original story ...)