Unpopular hardliner John Lee is likely to be even better at crushing democratic dissent. The world must be ready to help his victims, writes Alexander Görlach. As somebody who has chronicled and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest man after cryptocurrency trader conned into making bogus HK$1.5 million transfer
Trader met a man posing as a buyer in Tsim Sha Tsui and ended up locked in a room after transferring digital money in a bogus transaction. ( read original story ...)
Xinhua Commentary: Western attacks on Hong Kong election make no sense
The just-concluded election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR has been widely ... ( read original story ...)
Xinhua Commentary: American-type election inapplicable to Hong Kong
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- John Lee was successfully elected as the six-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday after an election conducted in ... ( read original story ...)
New Report Finds 75% of Hong Kong’s Hotel Industry Committed to Use Only Cage-Free Eggs Globally
HONG KONG - Media OutReach - 11 May 2022 - A new report finds the large majority of Hong Kong's hotel groups have now set a timeline for ending the use of eggs from caged hens across their global ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong Brace for Potential Record-Breaking Rainfall
Massive rainstorms lashing southern China have forced schools to close and threaten to damage wheat crops and halt stock trading in Hong Kong.Most Read from BloombergDon’t Bother Paying Off Student ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese spokesperson slams Western countries smearing Hong Kong election
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese spokesperson on Monday slammed a small number of Western countries' acts of smearing the latest election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), ... ( read original story ...)
SML Launches Its First RFID Technology Center in Hong Kong
Provides Impetus for Digitalized Industrialization in Hong Kong, Brings Advanced Equipment Setting the Stage for Growing Global Operations HONG KONG, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SML Group (“SML”), a ... ( read original story ...)
Meituan, Tencent lift Hong Kong stocks from two-month low, stopping a four-day slide
Hong Kong stocks rose from a two-month low as faster-than-expected inflation in April strengthened bets for further policy support in China. ( read original story ...)
John Lee offers a chance for real change. Hong Kong must seize this opportunity
Beijing can afford to ratchet down the threat level with Lee at the helm. It's time to expand the discourse from patriotism, bring in the disenfranchised and flesh out policies to secure Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Bargain Hunting Expected For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, plummeting more than 1,470 points or 7.1 percent along the way. The Hang Seng now rests just above the 19,630-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Get ready to pay at least HK$3 more per taxi ride in Hong Kong this summer
Residents will also pay more for each jump in incremental charges for first-tier and second-tier distance travelled. ( read original story ...)
China says G7 concern over Hong Kong leader selection is interference
BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong's new chief executive was ... ( read original story ...)
Could someone give the G7 something for its Hong-Kong-OCD?
The G7 countries and the rest of the Western world should see this as an opportunity to nurture better ties with China and Chinese business. ( read original story ...)