New Delhi, April 12 : India has requested Hong Kong to arrest fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi and is awaiting for a response from the authorities there, a senior official said here on Thursday. Hong Kong [China], Apr. 11 : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs to re-position itself: China Daily (Asia) columnist
In his commentary, the writer notes that Hong Kong's traditional role is fading as the mainland opens up. HONG KONG (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Hong Kong is no longer China's gateway to the rest of the world. This statement is not a negative comment ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte apologises to Hong Kong victims of Manila hostage tragedy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took Hong Kong by complete surprise on Thursday, making a full public apology for the Manila bus hostage crisis that left nine people dead nearly eight years ago. On his second visit to the city in 10 months ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters blast ‘monster’ Duterte but president is nowhere in sight
Balladares also said she was not pleased with the news about the deployment of Filipino domestic ... Some 203,600 domestic workers from the Philippines are employed in Hong Kong. Balladares also said workers in Hong Kong were against the recall of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters pushed to sidelines as Duterte prepares to meet local Filipino community
Filipino migrant workers and members of local human rights groups will take to Hong Kong’s streets on Thursday to protest the three-day visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte is also expected to receive a petition from student activists ... ( read original story ...)
Journalist group slams ‘rude’ men who kissed TV reporter on air at Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
The head of a Hong Kong journalists’ group has slammed the “rude” behaviour of two male spectators who kissed a female TV news reporter without consent during a live telecast of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament on Sunday. This came in addition t ... ( read original story ...)
Asia News: Hong Kong civic coalition warns UN on eroding freedoms
Hong Kong (AFP) - More than 40 civil groups in Hong Kong appealed to the United Nations Tuesday demanding action to protect rapidly disappearing freedoms as Beijing increasingly tightens its grip on the freewheeling city. The coalition cited increasing ... ( read original story ...)
New 3-year contract for Leung Ka-wi as head of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK
The veteran journalist, 65, whose long career included stints as news chief at both Television Broadcasts and Asia Television (ATV), was first appointed as director of broadcasting in August 2015. Leung, who leads an organisation with about 730 staff and a ... ( read original story ...)
Close calls in Hong Kong airspace prompt lawmakers to look for answers over air traffic control system
Hong Kong’s already congested airspace is only going to get busier ... and the four airports within 150km of it expand to meet burgeoning demand for passenger and cargo flights. So recent news that there were 17 times last year when two aircraft flew ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Hong Kong to link central bank systems for easier cross-border trade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Hong Kong will connect their financial systems to immediately settle transactions involving assets denominated in their respective currencies, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, in what is likely the first such attempt by any ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can accede to India’s request to arrest Nirav Modi: China
China on Monday said that it would not interfere in the possible arrest of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, leaving Hong Kong the option of making a decision based on an Indian request. Mr. Modi had apparently fled to Hong Kong in the backdrop of his ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Force rolls out the big guns for President Duterte’s visit
Hong Kong Police Force is taking no chances with this week’s visit of Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial Philippine president. Heavily armed counterterrorism units will patrol the streets, a rarely used anti-explosives vehicle capable of jamming radio ... ( read original story ...)
British delegation in Hong Kong to study legal reasons behind Agnes Chow’s by-election ban
The head of a British parliamentary committee on China is in Hong Kong to investigate the legal grounds behind election officials’ decision to ban democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting from running in last month’s legislative by-election. But Richard ... ( read original story ...)
Fresh bid to allay safety concerns over Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, with senior official saying ‘we do things our way’
A senior official at the mainland Chinese authority managing the multibillion-dollar bridge that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau has reiterated that there are no safety issues with the cross-border infrastructure project, saying “we build things our ... ( read original story ...)