While Hong Kong has opened its doors to domestic helpers from the Philippines, Indonesia and other countries for many years, it was only about two years ago that some mainland Chinese cities followed suit. Gulf News reported that Filipino teachers would ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing police ‘edited’ video to mislead public over Hong Kong reporter’s arrest, journalist association says
The Hong Kong Journalists Association slammed mainland Chinese authorities ... The incident came four days after i-Cable News journalist Chan Ho-fai was kicked and beaten by two men in China’s southwestern Sichuan province while reporting on the 10th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to reach decision by November on lifting Japanese food import ban over Fukushima disaster
On Saturday Japanese news agency Kyodo reported that Lam told visiting members of the Japan-Hong Kong Parliamentarian League earlier this month that she was exploring measures to scrap food import restrictions. It also stated that Lam hoped to make the ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t be demoralised by Occupy failure – change gonna come, acclaimed Korean news anchor tells Hong Kong
Hongkongers should not be demoralised by the failure of the 2014 “umbrella movement” but continue to fight for democracy, according to one of South Korea’s most acclaimed news anchors whose investigative reporting led to the downfall of the country ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children expose their identities, thoughts and flesh to millions of strangers on popular iPhone app Tik Tok, Post finds
Hundreds of Hong Kong children, some as young as nine, are exposing their identities, innermost thoughts and even flesh to millions of strangers on the world’s most popular iPhone app, an investigation by the Post has found. Tik Tok, a fast-growing ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Hong Kong independence activist convicted of rioting, sentencing to come
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday found a prominent independence activist in the Chinese-ruled territory guilty of rioting, a verdict that could see him put behind bars for up to 12 years. The closely watched case concerned an overnight ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court finds leader of independence movement guilty of rioting
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday found the most prominent leader of the Chinese-ruled territory's independence movement, Edward Leung, guilty on one charge of rioting, a verdict that could see him put behind bars for up to 12 years. ( read original story ...)
Leader of Hong Kong independence movement found guilty of rioting
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday found the most prominent leader of the Chinese-ruled territory’s independence movement, Edward Leung, guilty on one charge of rioting, a verdict that carries a maximum sentence of 12 years’ jail. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s behind-closed-doors gay weddings
It was a day Alvin Chan and his partner C.P. So had never imagined possible -- tying the knot in front of cheering family and friends in Hong Kong. Apprehensive about holding a wedding ceremony in the socially conservative city a year after they signed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Journalist Is Roughed Up and Detained by Police in Beijing
HONG KONG — A cameraman from a Hong Kong news station was roughed up and detained by the police in Beijing while trying to cover a human rights lawyer’s disciplinary hearing, the Hong Kong news media reported. Video footage shows uniformed police ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalist handcuffed and dragged into police van in Beijing while covering hearing of human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi
... State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office “mediated” at the request of the Hong Kong government. The incident came four days after i-Cable News journalist Chan Ho-fai was kicked and beaten by two men in mainland China’s southwestern ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong disease researchers welcome news that mainland Chinese cash will be made available to city at Xi Jinping’s instruction
Thirteen years ago, a national laboratory was launched at the University of Hong Kong to do groundbreaking research on emerging infectious diseases as the city got back on its feet from the deadly 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Steps In to Defend Its Currency Peg Again
Hong Kong stepped in to defend its currency peg for the first time in almost a month. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority mopped up HK$1.57 billion ($200 million) of local dollars overnight after the currency fell to the weak end of its trading band. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scientists told to love China if they want state support, but leader Carrie Lam calls President Xi Jinping’s offer ‘breakthrough’
Funding that drove China’s tech rise now available to Hong Kong scientists, as Xi Jinping pledges to make city global innovation hub Xi’s move, reported by state news agency Xinhua on Monday, came in response to an appeal by 24 of Hong Kong’s leading ... ( read original story ...)