National laws will be enforced on Hong Kong’s soil for the first time under a controversial plan approved by the city’s government on Tuesday to lease to mainland authorities a quarter of the West Kowloon terminus of the high-speed rail link to ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Officials to Enforce Mainland Laws in Hong Kong Train Station
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong announced on Tuesday a controversial plan to allow mainland officials to enforce Chinese laws inside a Hong Kong train station, an immigration set-up critics say will encroach on the city's autonomy and put existing freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policymakers approve plan for Chinese officials to enforce mainland law at rail terminus
The Hong Kong government’s top policymaking body on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to let mainland officers enforce mainland laws within a leased area at the local terminus of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, a source told the Post. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policeman and wife deny pocketing HK$20 million in luxury watch scam
A policeman and his wife denied cheating 14 people out of more than HK$20 million in a scheme that involved buying and reselling luxury watches. Mainland Chinese businessman Herman Yu told the District Court on Monday how he bought 30 Rolexes in May 2013 ... ( read original story ...)
Joint checkpoint at Hong Kong railway terminal touches a nerve despite success of Shenzhen model
For the past decade, Hong Kong travellers crossing the border at Shenzhen Bay Port in the west of the special economic zone have been able to complete the customs clearance of both sides under one roof thanks to an unprecedented joint checkpoint. ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong’s Heung Yee Kuk rural powerhouse endure without ‘big brother’ Lau Wong-fat?
The death of veteran Hong Kong political heavyweight Lau Wong-fat will leave the Heung Yee Kuk, a powerful government-recognised advisory body on rural affairs, without the influence of its “big brother” for the first time in nearly four decades ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam’s policies may be boon for Hong Kong-Australia trade links, envoy to city says
Australia’s trade and business links with Hong Kong could see an expansion, the country’s new top diplomat in the city said, pointing to the policies Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was set to launch. Australian Consul General Michaela ... ( read original story ...)