A range of new sexual offences proposed by the Law Reform Commission on Tuesday seeks to improve the protection of children and mentally impaired victims, with jurisdiction beyond Hong Kong shores. The 186-page consultation paper with 41 recommendations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong money laundering and terrorism financing reports hit record high
A backlog of suspicious financial transactions in Hong Kong’s banking industry was named as the reason for a dramatic upsurge in reports of money laundering and terrorist financing. The Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU), a 50-member outfit ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE: First picture of 'bloated' British banker who tortured two Hong Kong prostitutes to death reveals his extraordinary weightloss after two years on prison food
The 31-year-old has shed a huge amount of weight in the two years he has been held on remand in Hong Kong. Two years ago he appeared bloated, unshaven and bleary eyed after being arrested for allegedly torturing two young sex workers to death. In the weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is free to discuss independence but we can’t go beyond that, Woo Kwok-hing says
The retired judge running for the city’s top political office has laid out his position on Hong Kong’s independence, declaring that Hongkongers are free to discuss the issue but should not organise activities pushing for it as that would violate the ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Faces Inquiry Into Hong Kong Stock Sale
... as a joint sponsor of an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2009. “If it does take action, there may be financial consequences,” Standard Chartered said in a news release. The bank did not provide further information on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader raises prospect of controversial legal request to Beijing
HONG KONG Hong Kong's leader has signalled he might ask Beijing to use a rarely-invoke power to interpret the city's Basic Law mini-constitution to end a political crisis over a fledgling independence movement. Any such move will spark fears for Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Growing Hong Kong airline HK Express cuts fares in bid for market share
Hong Kong’s only budget airline has released 50,000 discounted tickets in a bid to turn up the heat on local rivals. The aggressive push from HK Express, on its third birthday, follows Cathay Pacific Airways cutting business class ticket prices through ... ( read original story ...)
HK-GD finance meeting held
Financial ties: The Expert Group on Hong Kong-Guangdong Financial Co-operation meets in Hong Kong. The Expert Group on Hong Kong-Guangdong Financial Co-operation held its eighth meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss ways to enhance financial co-operation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmaker urges Education Bureau to scrap controversial test
A study compiled by Ip’s team alleged the test had became a tool to rank Hong Kong’s schools and found “no evidence to prove TSA’s help in improving teaching standards significantly”. More than one sponsoring body also claimed they had been ... ( read original story ...)
British banker who killed two Hong Kong prostitutes had sex with transsexuals, surfed gay websites for black men and told bosses he had HIV to justify time off work
Jutting surfed the gay website Grindr looking for black men to have sex with, his lawyer Tim Owen QC told the court. A court in Hong Kong was told in the two weeks before killing two prostitutes in October 2014 he had failed to turn up for work as he took ... ( read original ...
British banker who killed two Hong Kong prostitutes was sexually assaulted while at public school and 'suffering from four mental disorders' when he carried out slayings
A British banker who killed two Hong Kong prostitutes was sexually assaulted while at public school and was 'suffering from four mental disorders' when he carried out the slayings, a court heard. Expat Rurik Jutting had a sexual sadism disorder as well ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong windsurfer sails into the history books, taking city’s first international title
Some work their entire lives to make it into sport’s history books, but one young Hong Kong windsurfer has done just that, at the tender age of 13. On the waters of Lake Garda in Italy and up against some stiff competition, Mak Cheuk-wing won the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport to cut night flights from coming summer
From next summer, the number ofovernight flights arriving in and departing from Hong Kong International Airport will be reduced and crimp travel to several destinations, the Post has learned. The move to cut back the number of planes taking off and landing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Slut Walks Draws Many In Effort To Rid City Of Sexual Assault
HONG KONG- “Slut walk” was held for the fifth time at Chater Garden in Central this Sunday, with protesters expressing concerns over recent sexual assaults in Hong Kong. This event originated from Toronto, where a police officer said women should ... ( read original story ...)