China issued a fierce rebuke Friday to UN experts who said a draconian national security law imposed upon Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: UN experts voice deep concerns
In the letter made public on Friday, experts said the law breached international legal obligations. They also voiced concerns it could be used to prosecute political activists. The law, which ... ( read original story ...)
Yum China to raise $2.2 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing
The company had flagged it would sell 41.91 million shares in the deal and the price is a 4.8% discount to the stock's Thursday closing price of $55.92 in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid U.S. sanctions, security law
Financial firms in Hong Kong are scrambling to fortify their compliance operations following U.S. sanctions and China's new national security law, even as the sector pushes to cut costs amid the ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong’s academic year begins under security law, it’s unclear what can legally be said in a classroom
In Hong Kong's growing climate of fear and self censorship, it's unclear what can legally be said in the classroom -- and whether student activism may become a thing of the past. ( read original story ...)
UN experts decry Hong Kong security law in letter to China
U.N. human rights experts have told China the new security law for Hong Kong "infringes on certain fundamental rights" and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court acquits media mogul Jimmy Lai of intimidation
Magistrate finds no evidence pro-democracy tycoon tried to instil fear in reporter from rival paper ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon found not guilty in intimidation trial
A Hong Kong court has found media mogul Jimmy Lai not guilty of intimidating a photojournalist from a rival newspaper three years ago. Mr Lai had denied the charge of "criminal intimidation" over a ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Hong Kong national security law leaves ‘Lennon Walls’ in restaurants blank, protest posters out
https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/3092389/hong-kong-national-security-law-leaves-lennon-walls-restaurants-blank Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong steps up currency interventions to most since 2009
Hong Kong’s central bank has been selling the territory’s dollar this year after relatively high interest rates and share offerings strengthened the currency to the edge of its designated range ... ( read original story ...)
In spite of strict cannabis laws, Hong Kong’s first CBD cafe is open for business
Though cannabis remains illegal in Hong Kong, one cafe owner is leading the way in the emerging CBD market. Here's how Found has managed to skirt the city's strict cannabis laws. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases some COVID-19 restrictions, but cancels China national day fireworks
Hong Kong said on Wednesday it would relax some coronavirus restrictions but would cancel the annual firework display to mark China's national day on Oct. 1 for a second year in a row. Pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Ten people fall ill after tear gas used at police firing range blows into Hong Kong village, source says
Tear gas being used at a police firing range during a training exercise wafted over a nearby village in northwestern Hong Kong on Wednesday, leaving 10 people feeling ill, a force insider told the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong to east virus measures as cases slow
Hong Kong will further relax social distancing measures from Friday, allowing gyms and massage parlors to reopen and extending dining-in hours at restaurants as new daily coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)