Nirav Modi, is presently lodged in a UK jail and has lost his extradition plea to India in connection with the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case that is being investigated by the CBI ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park Zoo Had To Say Goodbye To One Of Its Oldest Residents
Giant Pandas are considered China's national treasure, beloved around the world, and Hong Kong's Ocean Park Zoo just said goodbye to its oldest panda. ( read original story ...)
Revealing evidence of foreign forces undermining Hong Kong’s national security is not needed, just as proof of coronavirus is not shown to require wearing of face masks: CY Leung
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying urges educators to raise awareness among youngsters about security risks Leung made the remarks during launch of book which covers 70 national security-related ... ( read original story ...)
ED seizes assets worth Rs. 253 crores of Nirav Modi’s firms in Hong Kong
According to recent reports, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has managed to attach jewelry, gems as well as bank balances to the tune of Rs. 253.62 crores in the money laundering case file against ... ( read original story ...)
ED attaches gems, bank deposits worth over Rs 253 cr of Nirav Modi group in Hong Kong
Nirav Modi, 51, is presently lodged in a UK jail and has lost his extradition plea to India in connection with the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case that is also being investigated by the CBI. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activist Pushes For Courts To Recognize Same Sex Couples Married Overseas
The Hong Kong Free Press reports that activist Jimmy Sham launched a legal bid to force Hong Kong courts into recognizing married couples from overseas. Read the full story at The Hong Kong Free Press ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Book Fair Opens with Fewer Political Books
Hong Kong's annual book fair opened Wednesday, with several publishers of political books prevented from taking part in the fair and others saying they had to be cautious about what they exhibited. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: teens set to face jail time for rioting
Judge rejects lawyer's call to request reports to study the possibility of alternative sentencing options Jurors earlier cleared protesters of charges of manslaughter and wounding Two young protesters ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Publishers Barred From Book Expo Owing To Politically Sensitive Content
Publishers in Hong Kong have denounced exclusion of sellers of politically sensitive books from industry's annual trade exhibition as a new form of censorship. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong logs 4,090 new local Covid cases
Health authorities on Friday reported 4,090 new local Covid infections and 180 imported cases, as the Hospital Authority (HA) warned that non-urgent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong child abuse scandal: ex-carer jailed about 7 months, becoming second person sentenced over case linked to charity group
A former carer at a leading child protection group in Hong Kong was jailed for about seven months on Friday, becoming the second person sentenced over one of the city’s biggest scandals involving ... ( read original story ...)
‘How easy is moving from Hong Kong to a City of London firm as a junior lawyer’
I have a TC offer from a local firm but ultimately want to practice in the UK In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring lawyer is unsure where to begin their legal career ... ( read original story ...)
International arts collaboration via Zoom a new model forged in the coronavirus pandemic; Hong Kong dance troupe is a beneficiary
Dance work Colossus debuted in 2018 in Melbourne, and its choreographer, Stephanie Lake, has been directing performances online amid the coronavirus pandemic She has directed students from the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end week with a small gain
Hong Kong stocks finished Friday slightly higher following another strong performance on Wall Street but gains were tempered by ongoing worries about the global economic outlook. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)