Hong Kong will tighten social distancing measures again from Wednesday amid growing worries about a third wave of coronavirus infections, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. ( read original story ...)
Life in Hong Kong Has Always Been Impossible
Things might not look like this tomorrow.” A view from a hilltop in the Shek Skip Mei area of Hong Kong.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times Supported by By Karen Cheung Ms. Cheung is a writer ... ( read original story ...)
Attacking the Hong Kong Dollar Makes Little Sense for the U.S.
The Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the greenback would be a strange target in retaliation against Beijing, and doesn’t seem particularly vulnerable either. ( read original story ...)
US businesses balk at security law but most opt to stay in Hong Kong
Nearly a third of US companies in Hong Kong are considering shifting part of their business out of the city but only 3.8 per cent expect to leave altogether after Beijing imposed a security law on the ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Hong Kong activists charged for Tiananmen vigil gathering
Thirteen prominent Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court on Monday charged with holding an unauthorised gathering to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest in a string of ... ( read original story ...)
76% of U.S. Companies in Hong Kong Are Worried About Security Law, Chamber of Commerce Survey Finds
According to an American Chamber of Commerce survey, 76% of companies were concerned about the sweeping measures barring subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion, with most being “extrem ... ( read original story ...)
Telstra says it will protect clients’ data under Hong Kong security law, but has no plans to pull out
Chinese companies in territory ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 600,000 vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have voted in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands line up to vote in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have cast their vote in primary elections organized by the city’s pro-democracy camp. The primaries are being held ahead of Legislative Council elections, and ... ( read original story ...)
Big Hong Kong voter turnout in defiance of Chinese security law
At estimated 600,000 citizens voted this weekend in a symbolic Hong Kong election to protest against tough national security laws imposed by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Over 600,000 in Hong Kong cast ‘protest’ vote against new security laws
The unofficial poll will decide the strongest pro-democracy candidates to contest legislative elections in September. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Weighs Limited Options to Deal With China Over Hong Kong: WSJ
Steps against Hong Kong's financial system risk hurting U.S., Western and Hong Kong companies and consumers, according to the report citing U.S. officials and analysts. Measures like more targeted ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Weighs Limited Options to Punish China Over Hong Kong
As U.S. officials consider punishing China over its recent security law in Hong Kong, the city’s status as a global financial center limits the menu of effective levers available to Washington. ( read original story ...)
‘My civil right’: Hong Kong citizens vote in unofficial pro-democracy poll – video
Hongkongers queued to cast ballots over the weekend in an unofficial poll to select the strongest pro-democracy candidates who will aim to seize control from pro-Beijing rivals for the first time ... ( read original story ...)