A top HSBC executive signed a petition supporting China’s move to impose security legislation on Hong Kong, putting the bank squarely on the side of Beijing in the fight over the future of the ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Says It Supports National Security Law for Hong Kong
"We hope greater clarity on the final legislative provisions will enable Hong Kong to maintain economic and social stability," a spokeswoman for the bank said in an email. ( read original story ...)
Trump bans flights from China to U.S. amid tensions over coronavirus, Hong Kong
The Trump administration ordered a suspension of flights on Wednesday from China to the United States as tensions escalate between the two countries over the coronavirus and Hong Kong. The order, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong visas: why is the UK standing up to China now?
Boris Johnson is gambling on a move that could hurt Beijing and alienate his voters ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC publicly supports China’s national security law for Hong Kong
We reiterate that we respect and support laws and regulations that will enable Hong Kong to recover and rebuild the economy and, at the same time, maintain the principle of ‘one country two systems’.” ... ( read original story ...)
Why China May Call the World’s Bluff on Hong Kong
The U.S. looks weak. Business is falling in line. Protests have been muted. For Beijing, the damage to the city and its own reputation from seizing greater control may be worth it. ( read original story ...)
UK won’t turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson
World UK won't turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson. Posted . Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain won't turn its back on the people of Hong Kong -- a former British colo ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson Pledges to Admit 3 Million From Hong Kong to U.K.
The promise, in reaction to a new security law China is trying to impose on the semiautonomous city, a former British colony, would sharply raise the stakes in a developing standoff. ( read original story ...)
HSBC says it supports China’s security law for Hong Kong
HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on Wednesday, in the strongest show yet of support for ... ( read original story ...)
Now sanction China, Hong Kong rebel tells PM
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy leaders has said that Boris Johnson’s promise to allow millions of the territory’s people to become British citizens should be bolstered with sanctions on ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson pledges to let Hong Kong citizens into Britain if needed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain stands ready to open the door to Hong Kong citizens if China enacts a national security law for the city. ( read original story ...)
Nomura reviews scale of operations in Hong Kong
Nomura is “seriously” examining its Greater China strategy and the scale of its operations in Hong Kong as relations between Beijing and the former British colony deteriorate, ... ( read original story ...)
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing's international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. firms concerned as tensions simmer in Hong Kong over looming legislation
A survey of U.S. businesses on Wednesday revealed deep fears for the future of their operations in Hong Kong if China imposes national security legislation that critics say could curb the financial ... ( read original story ...)