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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s highest court on Tuesday said three young leaders of the city’s pro-democracy movement, including Joshua Wong, could walk free, in a stark reversal of an earlier ruling. The decision was made by a panel of five judges ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and China stocks tumbled on Tuesday as a global market rout intensified, fueled by worries that a build in inflationary pressures will prompt major central banks to raise interest rates faster than expected. ( read original story ...)

On the need for the rent waiver, Wong said: “If we can attract more tenants, it is good for the retailers there and also good for Hong Kong.” The original rents were about HK$67 a square foot to HK$107 a square foot. Preferential rents had already been ... ( read original story ...)

The nomination of three Hong Kong activists for the Nobel Peace Prize by a group of US congressmen has put the cat among the pigeons. The trio – Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Nathan Law and Alex Chow – in the news for having served time in jail for the ... ( read original story ...)

While claims of Ho’s case being of a political character would be “frivolous”, the prosecutors cited a few columns and news reports in Hong Kong and mainland media that speculated about the motive behind the prosecution. They said the US government ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong senior official Patrick Ho Chi-ping, detained in the US on bribery charges, was denied bail after a New York judge ruled that he presented a flight risk. The decision by US federal district judge Katherine Forrest followed an objection by ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong government has been accused of “deliberately misleading the public” by lowballing the number of homes that could be built on an exclusive golf course in Fanling, with debate on the proposal set to restart on Tuesday. The administration has ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong heritage enthusiasts could breathe a sigh of relief on Sunday evening after it was confirmed that the old Wan Chai police station compound would remain largely intact, its historical value undiminished, despite a truck smashing into and ... ( read original story ...)

When Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po drastically slashed a tax break for electric cars last February, evangelists for zero-emissions vehicles in Hong Kong were bewildered. Chan – who chairs a steering committee on the promotion of electric vehicles ... ( read original story ...)

Health officers in Hong Kong have started work on a big data platform which will eventually allow researchers to analyse anonymised medical records. Scholars have said they hoped the platform would mean easier access to information without creating extra ... ( read original story ...)

US electric car maker Tesla is ­prepared to reduce its Hong Kong operations if the government fails to give residents incentives to buy battery-powered cars in its ­upcoming budget, a source close to the company told the Post. The source said Tesla ... ( read original story ...)

For Hong Kong, one of the world’s most intense users, it will require maintaining the quality of water coming out of taps, accounting for leakages in the supply system and investing in more sustainable ways of capturing and reusing water while reducing ... ( read original story ...)

In a Hong Kong public hospital ward, overflowing with flu patients from the intensive care unit, nurses are unable to finish their daily work even if they “skip eating, resting, or going to the toilet”. This was the situation faced by a local nurse who ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong would continue to play a crucial role as China opens up economically, the country’s No 3 ­official said on Saturday, stressing that the central government would never forget the city’s “historic contribution” to the nation’s development. ( read original story ...)