We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Tianqi Lithium news every morning. Tianqi Lithium, a Chinese supplier of key components in rechargeable batteries, has priced its Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials plan government seminars to study Xi Jinping speech
Officials, business leaders and educators in Hong Kong are signing on for seminars to discuss President Xi Jinping's recent speech on the anniversary of Chinese reclamation. ( read original story ...)
The sad state of press freedom in Hong Kong after twenty-five years of Chinese rule
Hong Kong reverted from British to Chinese rule. A ceremony marking the handover was attended by dignitaries including Prince Charles, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and US Secretary of State ... ( read original story ...)
Five stand trial for sedition in Hong Kong over children’s books about sheep
The group are accused of trying to ‘incite hatred’ with books depicting Hong Kong residents as sheep and mainland Chinese as wolves ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland ETFs dominate as China-Hong Kong trading scheme goes live
Investors in mainland China and Hong Kong began trading exchange traded funds across each other’s markets this week, with strategies from the mainland far outnumbering their Hong Kong-listed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ponders shorter on-arrival quarantine for travellers
Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee said the authorities are considering the possibility of shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader rejects ‘living with the virus’ Covid-19 policy
He says city must pay the 'smallest price for the biggest effect' in stopping rising numbers. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice secretary and lawyer groups condemn intimidation of judiciary staff after parcel with white powder sent to High Court
Police’s bomb squad called in to the High Court in Admiralty, with unknown substance in parcel later found to be protein powder. ( read original story ...)
Vatican warns Catholics in Hong Kong of coming persecution, says ‘You better be prepared’
Hong Kong should expect an even harsher crackdown on Catholic churches and missionaries in the future, said the Vatican's Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lee Sidestepped Sanctions With $1.4 Million in Cash
Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee received more than HK$11 million ($1.4 million) in physical cash when he ran unchallenged for the city’s top job in May while under US sanctions, according to a filing. ( read original story ...)
Vatican Envoy in Hong Kong Warns Catholic Missions to Prepare for China Crackdown
In four meetings held over several months, starting in October last year, the 54-year-old Mexican prelate told Catholic missionaries in Hong Kong to prepare for a tougher future as China tightens its ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong leader John Lee spent $1.1m on election campaign in which he was sole candidate
Donations flooded in to office of security hardliner despite lack of any rivals to beat for job of chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s John Lee stresses balance in easing quarantine
Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee said Tuesday at his first news conference since taking office that he will work on easing restrictions for travelers while balancing the risks of a coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Tycoon who vanished from Hong Kong is being tried in China, Canada says
Xiao Jianhua’s disappearance in 2017 fueled fears that Beijing might be abducting people abroad; officials have never confirmed whether he was detained or disclosed possible charges. ( read original story ...)