Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday she will fly to Beijing to ask Chinese leaders for help to pull the territory out of its economic slump. Lam said an annual speech she was due to make ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader postpones policy speech after Beijing summons
Hong Kong's leader on Monday announced she had postponed a policy speech after being ordered to travel to mainland China for meetings with central government officials. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student biting off part of policeman’s finger while being subdued ‘not a reflex action’
A Hong Kong student accused of biting off part of a policeman's finger has pleaded not guilty to assault charges, as prosecutors on Monday argued the bite was a deliberate act, rather than a reflexive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader delays policy address until Beijing visit
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says her annual policy address scheduled for this week will be delayed until she travels to Beijing to ask the Chinese central government for help with measures to help her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader postpones annual policy address until after Beijing talks
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has postponed her annual policy address scheduled for Wednesday in order to go to Beijing for talks on how the central government can help with the financial hub's ... ( read original story ...)
US blocks Hong Kong users from some government websites
The US has blocked Hong Kong residents from accessing at least two federal government websites that provide economic data, in a development that could fuel rising tensions between Washington and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bankers Are Losing Their Jobs to China Rivals
Hong Kong’s homegrown investment bankers are rapidly losing their status as the city’s go-to dealmakers, supplanted by mainland Chinese rivals who now hold a majority of senior jobs in Asia’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scientists say anti-microbe drug successful against coronavirus
An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced Monday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese man held in China ‘confesses’ on TV to filming troops on Hong Kong border
Lee Meng-chu is accused of filming Chinese troops gathering at the border with Hong Kong during protests in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong Education Bureau can do more to halt discussion of independence in schools
A primary schoolteacher has been deregistered for allegedly promoting discussion of Hong Kong independence and will be barred from working as a teacher in the city for the rest of his life. The case ... ( read original story ...)
‘I focus on earning money and then leaving Hong Kong’
Hong Kong has long been known as Asia's premier financial hub, functioning as China's window to the wider world while enjoying a kind of freedom unheard of on the mainland. But the protests and a new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firms could feel the pinch of potential US sanctions on banks, but such a move could also backfire, observers say
Hong Kong’s trading and manufacturing firms could have a more difficult time in the coming months if the United States were to impose sanctions on banks, the city’s business leaders warned on Sunday.B ... ( read original story ...)
China says it has foiled Taiwan spy plots and accuses suspect of backing Hong Kong protests
Report by state broadcaster CCTV says Lee Meng-chu, who was detained in Shenzhen last year, was a separatist who was caught with military intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong facing 1,000 winter deaths from coronavirus, expert warns, as city expects seven new cases of Covid-19
The coronavirus could kill 1,000 residents and leave tens of thousands sick this winter if holes in Hong Kong's defences are not plugged, an infectious disease expert has warned, as the city recorded ... ( read original story ...)