HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong independence activist is due to speak on Tuesday at the city’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) despite pressure from Chinese officials to cancel the event. The inv... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reclaims lead over Singapore in global liveability rankings as ‘social unrest drops’ four years after Occupy
Hong Kong has reclaimed its lead over Singapore in liveability rankings, climbing 10 places in an annual global survey which attributed the score to lower levels of social unrest four years after the ... ( read original story ...)
How China’s ire put global spotlight on Hong Kong activist Andy Chan
A lunchtime talk by a little-known Hong Kong politician has drawn global attention to China's influence on free speech in the territory. Andy Chan is the head of a fringe nationalist party calling for ... ( read original story ...)
Renowned Hong Kong cartoonist Yim Yee-king, also known as Ah Chung, dies at 85
Renowned Hong Kong cartoonist Yim Yee-king died in Los Angeles in the early hours of Saturday, just three days after he turned 85, his family announced on Monday. In a Facebook post on memorial page A... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police’s anti-fraud squad froze HK$530 million lost to scammers over past year, with plans to expand unit
Hong Kong’s police force will increase manpower at its anti-fraud squad by a third, after receiving more than 22,000 calls over the past year and thwarting the transfer of HK$530 million (US$68 millio... ( read original story ...)
The Fringe Idea Fueling China’s Hong Kong Crackdown: QuickTake
Occupying a corner of China smaller than Los Angeles, Hong Kong has never been seen as a viable candidate for nationhood. Nonetheless, a small, but vocal independence movement has emerged to challenge ... ( read original story ...)
Can a new US-based education initiative change Hong Kong’s obsession with exam grades?
In an effort to spur reform in Hong Kong’s secondary schools, one independent school head is challenging convention by joining a US-based education coalition dedicated to moving away from traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government tries to make an example of a small opposition party
HONG KONG - A tiny and previously little-known political party with no elected lawmakers would have languished on the fringes of Hong Kong's political sphere were it not for attempts by the city's gov... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily considering paywall for online content, CEO says
“Readers often choose their media based on their political leanings. Among the pro-democracy voters who form a majority of the public, there are only a few Hong Kong news outlets that they can really ... ( read original story ...)
The former colonial policeman-turned-teacher on a mission to revamp Hong Kong education
The relationship between Hong Kong’s police officers and the public has in recent months been fraught with tension in a city divided by social and political conflict, but 55-year-old Briton Toby Newto... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory says typhoon signal No 1 to remain in place as Tropical Depression Yagi edges closer to the city
The Hong Kong Observatory has said the typhoon signal No 1 will remain in place throughout Saturday, having earlier said it would consider issuing the No 3 signal. At noon, the weather forecaster esti... ( read original story ...)
The US-China trade war is worrying some Hong Kong-owned manufacturers, CEO says
Hong Kong -owned companies that manufacture in mainland China are increasingly worried about the escalating Washington-Beijing trade war, according to one industry executive. Hong Kong's dynamic skyli... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tatler lists out seven best dishes in Hanoi
Hong Kong Tatler, a Hong Kong ultimate guide to luxury lifestyle, has picked seven best dishes for visitors who want to discover the beauty in Hanoi cuisine. Pho. Photo: Cleo Von Siebenthal According ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Economy Slows as Trade War, Rates Squeeze Looms
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong economic growth slowed in the second quarter, amid a deepening U.S.-China trade conflict and rising interest rates that are weighing on the outlook. As a key trading hub for t... ( read original story ...)