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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has demanded an “urgent explanation” from China after a British activist who has voiced concerns over eroding freedoms in Hong Kong was barred from entering the city on Wednesday. Benedict Rogers, the deputy chairman of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong customs officers arrested 331 suspects in a crackdown against cross-border smuggling during the National Day “Golden Week” holiday period. The 282 men and 49 women, aged from 18 to 84, were rounded up as customs officers stepped up ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it had the right to bar people from Hong Kong, a day after a British activist was denied entry into the former British colony, and that it had complained to Britain after it demanded an explanation. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: World number four Elina Svitolina withdrew from the Hong ... who play later on Thursday. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)

Jennifer Brady upset Chinese eighth seed Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the last eight in Hong Kong. She was joined by Wang Qiang who defeated Thai Luksika Kumkhum 6-4, 6-4. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download ... ( read original story ...)

Also on Wednesday, immigration officers at Hong Kong's airport barred a British human rights activist, Benedict Rogers, from entering the city, according to news reports. ( read original story ...)

I’ve never been so excited – after years of frustration – I remember back in March 2016 as this banking nightmare started – seems Hong Kong regulators are loosening up. And developing news that the Hong Kong banking system may ease up with not ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s securities watchdog banned a brokerage employee from the industry for four months for the manner in which the adviser used mobile phone and Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat to take orders from clients. Xu Tao, a former investment consultant ... ( read original story ...)

Firefighters discovered two bodies after breaking into a Hong Kong public housing flat on Thursday morning to follow up on a complaint about an odd smell. A police spokeswoman said a man and a woman were found dead inside the Ching Chiu House flat at Ching ... ( read original story ...)

A British activist who has voiced concern over eroding freedoms in Hong Kong was barred from entering the city on Wednesday, as Beijing prepares for a major political gathering next week. Benedict Rogers, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party's ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that residents of the southern Chinese city are obliged to reject threats to China's sovereignty, in what appeared to be a veiled warning aimed at rising separatist sentiment. Chief Executive Carrie Lam in her policy ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong developer stocks reversed earlier gains after Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s maiden policy speech didn’t spell out proposals to boost land supply or detail a highly anticipated plan to convert farm land into homes in the world’s least ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong soccer supporters again jeered China's national anthem on Tuesday as tensions between sections of the city's population and the mainland Chinese authorities continue to simmer. A group of fans at Hong Kong Stadium for the ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a defence request to summon the officer who fired bullets into the air during clashes in Mong Kok last year, finding his evidence irrelevant to the trial of nine men accused of rioting soon after the warning shots. ( read original story ...)