With her gray hair and huge British flag, 64-year-old Alexandra Wong was a striking figure on the frontlines of last year's pro-democracy protests -- until she disappeared. ( read original story ...)
Ashurst Adds Hong Kong Derivatives Partner
Hong Kong / Shutterstock.com. Ashurst has hired a new partner in Hong Kong focusing on structured financing and derivatives transactions. Jonathan Chapman joins from King & Wood M ... ( read original story ...)
CSCI attends the 2020 Hong Kong Fintech Week, unveiling its bond credit rating and trading services tailored made for offshore bond market
Committed to providing full credit value chain services driven by technology In 2018, China Securities Credit Investment (CSCI) made its debut at the Hong Kong Fintech Week and aroused strong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen activist charged under security law after being detained near US consulate
Teen activist Tony Chung has become the second person to be charged under Hong Kong’s deeply controversial national security law. The former leader of pro-independence group Studentlocalism was denied ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy Shows First Signs of Revival Since Protests Began
Hong Kong’s economy is showing the first signs of emerging from a crippling recession sparked by political unrest last year and deepened by the global pandemic. After more than a year of weakness in ... ( read original story ...)
Tony Chung: Hong Kong activist detained near US consulate charged
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung has been charged under a new national security law, just days after he was detained outside the US consulate. Mr Chung, 19, had reportedly planned to enter the ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay lay-offs inhumane to staff who lifted Hong Kong carrier
I am writing to express my opinion on Cathay Pacific's recent lay-offs. The Covid-19 virus emerged earlier this year, and the pandemic it sparked is still raging. People's lives, businesses, supply ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Tony Chung is first public figure charged under new security law
A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist has been charged with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious materials, becoming the first public figure to be prosecuted under the ... ( read original story ...)
US consulate in Hong Kong rejects asylum seekers, says activist group
The US government has warned Hong Kong activists that they cannot claim asylum at America’s overseas missions, averting a potential diplomatic confrontation with Beijing on Chinese soil. The US state ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist who sought US consulate help charged with secession
Tong Chung, who was arrested on Tuesday as he attempted to seek shelter in the US consulate, is the second to be charged under the controversial law ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung charged with secession
A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city ... ( read original story ...)
Former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group charged with secession
A former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was charged on Thursday with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious material, the latest person to be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Drops Most Since June After Ant Closes Books
The Hong Kong dollar moved away from the strong end of its trading band for the first time since Ant Group Co.’s initial public offering was mooted two months ago. ( read original story ...)
Going vegetarian or vegan? Rise of plant-based meat options like Impossible and OmniPork shows growing love of green diets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong diners no longer have to go to a restaurant to enjoy an Impossible plant-based burger - they can now walk into any ParknShop supermarket and buy some Impossible Beef to cook at home. Hong ... ( read original story ...)