A year on from the start of Hong Kong's anti-government protests, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese city said Tuesday that all sides should learn from the difficulties and challenging times ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government to lead $5 billion rescue package for Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd announced on Tuesday a recapitalisation plan worth HK$39 billion ($5.03 billion) led by the Hong Kong government to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests one year on: The medic
Nok quit his nursing job to join Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests full-time as a volunteer medic. There had been smaller gatherings in the months before, but the crowd size on June 9 was enormous, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Retrieving our Hong Kong’: pro-democracy protesters mark one year on the streets
Twelve months since extradition bill marches gripped the city, demonstrators plan to defy ban on gatherings with small scale protests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says city cannot tolerate any more ‘chaos’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the Chinese-ruled city cannot afford to tolerate any more of the "chaos" that has roiled it over the past 12 months, with anti-government protests plunging ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay, Swire Pacific, Air China Suspend Trading in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. was suspended from trading on Tuesday, as were the shares of its second-biggest investor, Air China Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Japan Hopes to Draft G7 Formin Statement on China Security Legislation on Hong Kong: Source
Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on China's new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting, a Japanese government source familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hedge funds eye exit as national security law looms
Hong Kong-based hedge funds are considering uprooting their operations as China prepares to impose sweeping national security legislation on the Asian financial hub. Fund managers and traders in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
Hong Kong on Tuesday marks a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, but a resumption of city-wide unrest is unlikely as activists reel from mass arrests, coronavirus bans on public gatherings and ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed ex-Hong Kong official Patrick Ho set to be released after finishing sentence in US for bribery and money laundering
Disgraced former Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho Chi-ping is expected to be released from a New York prison on Monday (US time), after serving a jail term over a multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe top ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese official suggests Hong Kong should behave to keep high autonomy beyond 2047
A Chinese official suggested on Monday that the degree of autonomy that Hong Kong would have when the post-colonial agreement on its status runs out in 2047 could depend on how the protest-hit city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist investor David Webb to step back for health reasons
Hong Kong activist investor David Webb has said he will step back from posting his widely read critiques of companies and the city's government after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. ( read original story ...)
NetEase prices its $2.7 billion listing in Hong Kong with shares to start trading on June 11
NetEase has priced its upcoming secondary listing in Hong Kong at $123 Hong Kong dollars per share. The Chinese internet giant will issue 171,480,000 new ordinary shares as part of its offering, which ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s Untold History of Protecting Refugee Rights Matters Now
The greater respect for human rights and the rule of law that distinguishes this former British colony from mainland China stems, in part, from a little known chapter of Hong Kong’s history. ( read original story ...)