Hong Kong Government's Priority Is to Restore Constitutional Order: Lam Lam was delivering her annual policy address in the semi autonomous city's legislature. She had postponed her speech by more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is no longer in a sweet spot between China and the West: Chatham House
Ahead of Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam's policy speech, Tim Summers of Chatham House discusses the city's relationship with the rest of the world. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong shuts bars and clubs for 3rd time in bid to curb surge
Chicago to extend pandemic relief measures. An Air New Zealand crew member tests positive in China. Canada buys Eli Lilly’s Covid-19 therapy. ( read original story ...)
Lam Faces Pandemics-to-Politics Test in Key Hong Kong Address
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam faces no shortage of issues to tackle when she delivers her delayed economic policy address Wednesday after another tumultuous year for the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
China tells Britain to ‘stop interfering’ in Hong Kong
Beijing urged the UK to abandon its “colonial nostalgia” and stop interfering in Hong Kong after the Foreign Office said that the new national security law imposed on the territory was a breach of the ... ( read original story ...)
MTR passenger numbers rebound but fourth wave of coronavirus could see them fall again, Hong Kong group warns
Passenger numbers on Hong Kong's metro continued to climb in October as social-distancing measures were relaxed, but a concern group warned that could change in the face of a spike in Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tightens Restrictions After Coronavirus Cluster at Dance Clubs
Hong Kong will begin enforcing stricter social distancing guidelines this week after reporting its highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since August. The city reported 80 new cases from ... ( read original story ...)
Manslaughter is ‘one true verdict’ for Hong Kong professor accused of murder, defence says as High Court trial draws to a close
Prosecutors have accused a University of Hong Kong professor of murdering his wife in cold blood for money two years ago while his defence counsel argued for manslaughter as the one true verdict. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Germany could allow Christmas gatherings of 10 people; Hong Kong to close bars again
Angela Merkel to discuss plan with state premiers; Hong Kong facing renewed virus surge; WHO says experts to investigate origins of virus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: deployment of ‘nuclear power’ emergency law for mask ban goes to Court of Final Appeal
Former Hong Kong lawmakers have launched their final appeal against the government's use of a colonial-era law to impose a blanket ban on wearing masks during protests last year, likening its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Shut Bars, Nightclubs for Third Time as New COVID-19 Cases Jump
Hong Kong will close bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues for the third time this year, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Tuesday as authorities scramble to tackle a renewed rise in ... ( read original story ...)
China Tells Britain to Curb Double Standards on Six-Monthly Hong Kong Reports
China urged Britain on Tuesday to curb its colonial mindset, hypocrisy and double standards, in a response to its series of six-monthly reports on the former colony of Hong Kong. The remarks were made ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Mulls Future of Judges in Hong Kong Over Security Law
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is consulting with the U.K.’s most senior legal officer on the position of British judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, as he condemned China’s “chilling” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Close Bars, Nightclubs Due to Virus, Reports Say
Hong Kong will again shutter bars, nightclubs and karaoke parlors, the South China Morning Post and other local media outlets reported, as concerns rise about a new wave of Covid-19 cases in the Asian ... ( read original story ...)