Press freedom groups are voicing concern for veteran Hong Kong reporter Minnie Chan following a news report that she went missing after traveling to Beijing to cover a security forum in late October.
Insurance: ‘Once-in-500-years’ rainstorm, Typhoon Saola incurred US$244 million of claims, the second- and fourth-highest on record in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s insurance industry received a total of HK$1.9 billion (US$243.6 million) in claims related to damage caused by a devastating black rainstorm and Typhoon Saola in September, making them the second- and fourth -highest claims on record.
Hong Kong Stocks Suffer More Losses At Open
Hong Kong stocks fell further at the open on Tuesday morning, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street as investors take a breather after ramping up their bets on a series of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year.
Hong Kong to play active role in nation’s modernization push
Hong Kong has the constitutional obligation to play a more active role in the nation's new journey to modernization, officials said on China's Constitution Day on Monday, adding that the city must firmly safeguard national security, better leverage its strengths and further promote patriotic education to achieve this goal.
Hong Kong Private Sector Moves To Expansion In November – S&P Global
(RTTNews) - The private sector in Hong Kong swung to expansion in November, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Tuesday with a PMI score of 50.1. That's up from 48.9 in October and it moves above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates ...
Thailand, Hong Kong launch cross-border QR payment for seamless transactions
Thailand and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region launched a cross-border QR code payment service on Monday, aiming to provide a swift, secure, and easily accessible retail payment experien
Facing a Rigged Election, Hong Kongers Are Expected to ‘Lie Flat’
Outright calls for a boycott risk legal trouble, but Hong Kongers are not enthused about Sunday’s District Council elections.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she won’t return home
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow announced on Sunday that she will not return to China from Canada, where she had been attending school despite being on bail and under ...
Hong Kong Court delays Evergrande liquidation hearing
Dec. 4 (UPI) --Chinese property giant Evergrande Group won a temporary reprieve from possible bankruptcy Monday after a Hong Kong court gave it more time to try to restructure debts of more than $300 ...
Hong Kong 47 trial: lawyer urges acquittal of 16 opposition figures in subversion case over national security law ‘loophole’
Steven Kwan says prosecution required under Beijing-imposed law to prove an element of violence to substantiate a conspiracy offence to subvert state power.
In Hong Kong’s shoebox flats, an opportunity for targeted care
A community health care model might help low-income families stuck in the city’s notorious subdivided apartments.
Evergrande’s Hong Kong court ruling is big reprieve
A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned to next month a hearing over a petition for the liquidation of China Evergrande . The world’s most indebted property developer assured it would “refine” a proposal to restructure its $300 billion of total liabilities in the next five weeks.
Activist Flees Hong Kong After Patriotic Education Trip to China
Prominent pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow said she was exiling herself in Canada after getting her passport back from police in return for taking a patriotic trip to China, an exchange that sheds light on Hong Kong’s efforts to re-educate political opponents.
Hong Kong to launch second round of tokenised green bonds to inject some momentum into economy, chief banker tells summit
Hong Kong needs to be more proactive in striving for development opportunities and injecting some momentum into its economy, Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue tells an economic summit.