A Hong Kong university has threatened to cancel a student exhibition commemorating one of the most chaotic episodes of last year's anti-government protests over a poster it described as potentially ... ( read original story ...)
‘The great days of Hong Kong cinema’: how the State Theatre, city’s oldest, played a starring role in locals’ lives
High above King's Road in North Point on Hong Kong Island, Wendy Ng Wan-yee gazes at the roof of the defunct State Theatre, the city's oldest theatre and a building that has - in many ways - defined ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Couche-Tard enters Asia with near $360 million Hong Kong acquisition
Tard Inc has entered the Asian market through a deal to buy Convenience Retail Asia Ltd's Hong Kong unit for HK$2.79 billion ($359.80 million), the companies said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung takes government to court again, this time over handling of opposition lawmaker Claudia Mo’s ‘illegal’ basement flat
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has applied for a second judicial review against the government, this time challenging the Buildings Department's handling of illegal structures, an issue that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs officials net shipment of nearly 8,000 hairy crabs, pinch driver on suspicion of smuggling
Hong Kong customs has confiscated nearly 8,000 hairy crabs and arrested one person on suspicion of smuggling at a border checkpoint in a record seizure of the popular delicacy. The stock of 7,700 ... ( read original story ...)
Clarks to get £100m investment from Hong Kong’s LionRock
Kong based private equity firm LionRock Capital is set to acquire a majority stake in troubled shoemaker Clarks against its investment. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong confirms three new Covid-19 cases, including two linked to growing Mui Wo staycation cluster
Hong Kong has recorded three new Covid-19 cases as a cluster linked to a staycation holiday in Mui Wo continues to grow. No local infections of unknown sources were recorded on Wednesday, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong working with China, Thailand central banks to promote digital currencies, cross-border trade
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it has been working with China's central bank and other regional monetary authorities on how to use digital currencies and trade platforms for fostering ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester cleared of Christmas Day assault after magistrate decides policeman ‘did not tell truth’
A man accused of pushing a Hong Kong policeman during an anti-government protest on Christmas Day has been cleared of the charge, after video footage showed the officer bumping him. Magistrate Jocelyn ... ( read original story ...)
Cyberport sees RegTech’s potential to become a rising industry star during Hong Kong FinTech Week
Eric Chan, Cyberport’s Chief Public Mission Officer, believes that RegTech development has become more vibrant in recent years, and that Hong Kong is well positioned to become a market leader in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland opening ‘reimagined’ castle for 15th anniversary
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is set to open its new castle, and it’s a “reimagined” version of the park’s last castle. They’re calling it the “Castle of Magical Dreams.” It’s the first time an existing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest Documentary Producer Over Mob Attack Program
Police in Hong Kong arrested a producer Tuesday who made a documentary for government broadcaster RTHK about a July 21, 2019, mob attack on train passengers in Yuen Long. Bao Choy, who worked on an ... ( read original story ...)
China exempt from Hong Kong’s new 14-day hotel quarantine
Hong Kong is requiring all overseas travelers to quarantine at a hotel for 14 days, with the exception of mainland China, after a mainland Chinese woman tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Shanghai suspends Ant Group’s record $34.5 billion IPO
Ant Group’s world record-setting initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong has been suspended. CNBC's David Faber and Eunice Yoon report. ( read original story ...)