A Hong Kong court handed a 40-month prison sentence to the first person convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the handover to China, a sign authorities intend to dish out stiff punishments ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law
The 50-year-old former People Power vice-chairman, popularly known as 'Fast Beat', was the first defendant in more than 24 years to face sedition charges Tam initially faced 14 charges over his role ... ( read original story ...)
Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years
Launched in 1880, the ferry has witnessed both Hong Kong’s transformation into a global financial hub and its history of protests. But battered by a pandemic, the service is struggling to survive. ( read original story ...)
Fencer Edgar Cheung becomes Hong Kong’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil
Hong Kongese fencer Cheung Ka Long, also known as Edgar, became the country’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil. The International Fencing Federation (IFF) released the rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award.
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award. Legal News and Analysis - Hong Kong - Dispute Resolution - ... ( read original story ...)
Texting Carrie Lam: how Marco Fu raised snooker’s multimillion-dollar question with Hong Kong leader
Quarantined cue ace opts for a direct approach to grab the attention of the Hong Kong chief executive, who acknowledges Fu’s message in Facebook post. ( read original story ...)
Rebound Predicted For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 300 points or 1.4 percent. The Hang Seng now rests just above the 21,025-point ... ( read original story ...)
Louisa Lim’s ‘Indelible City’ examines the U.K.’s handover of Hong Kong to China
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former NPR Beijing correspondent Louisa Lim about her new book: Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Surge in US dollar as Fed raises interest rates will further damage Hong Kong’s flagging property market, say analysts
It will mark the end of the era of low interest rates that have propelled the city's house prices to eyewatering levels, says mortgage broker Last month the Fed approved a 0.25 percentage-point rate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court slaps 2 defendants with suspended jail sentences in first convictions for ban on inciting blank votes
Salesman Chan Kin-man, office assistant Alice Leung convicted for sharing online post calling for voters to cast blank ballots in 2021 Legislative Council poll. ( read original story ...)
Overseas voting probe sought after ‘messy’ start in Hong Kong
Bayan Muna Partylist lawmakers filed House Bill 2554 on Tuesday (April 19). This was following complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) regarding the absentee voting system in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: COVID crisis worsens pollution, waste problems
Tens of thousands of people have been under quarantine in hotels and other accommodation. And now the policy is adding to already serious pollution and waste problems in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrest Signals ‘Erosion of Press Freedom’
The arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor has disturbed academics and journalists alike. Authorities detained Allan Au, a lecturer and consultant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ... ( read original story ...)
Most Hong Kong cinemas ban eating or drinking inside theatres ahead of reopening
Most of Hong Kong’s cinemas have banned eating or drinking inside their theatres, even for customers who have received three doses of a coronavirus vaccine, ahead of their reopening under eased social ... ( read original story ...)