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A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist has been charged with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious materials, becoming the first public figure to be prosecuted under the ... ( read original story ...)

The US government has warned Hong Kong activists that they cannot claim asylum at America’s overseas missions, averting a potential diplomatic confrontation with Beijing on Chinese soil. The US state ... ( read original story ...)

Tong Chung, who was arrested on Tuesday as he attempted to seek shelter in the US consulate, is the second to be charged under the controversial law ... ( read original story ...)

A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city ... ( read original story ...)

A former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was charged on Thursday with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious material, the latest person to be ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong dollar moved away from the strong end of its trading band for the first time since Ant Group Co.’s initial public offering was mooted two months ago. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong diners no longer have to go to a restaurant to enjoy an Impossible plant-based burger - they can now walk into any ParknShop supermarket and buy some Impossible Beef to cook at home. Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's police national security unit is set to launch a new multi-platform hotline as early as next month for the public to report information that would help enforce the new legislation, sources ... ( read original story ...)

Chung and four other Hong Kong activists sought to reach the U.S. Consulate in hopes of speeding up the process, according to the London-based advocacy group Friends of Hong Kong and local media ... ( read original story ...)

Four dissidents were turned away from the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong because Trump is afraid of confrontation with Beijing a week before the election, Chinese state media claims. ( read original story ...)

Ant Group will pay banks involved in its Hong Kong IPO an underwriting commission of 1% of the total deal size, but that is significantly below the industry average for deals this size. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong lawmakers endorsed the appointment of a veteran British judge to the city's top court on Wednesday, and some suggested broadening the pool of overseas judges to include more common law ... ( read original story ...)

A 19-year-old Hong Kong activist facing secession charges under the city's national security law was detained Tuesday amid reports he planned to attempt to claim asylum at the United States consulate. ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong activist has been detained by plain-clothed police officers near the US consulate. Tony Chung had planned to enter the consulate on Tuesday and claim asylum, the UK-based activist group ... ( read original story ...)