Hong Kong offered a bounty for the capture of a former UK consulate worker who fled after being tortured. Authorities offered to pay HK$1,000,000 (£100,400) for tip-offs to arrest Simon Cheng, who was ...
Hong Kong Weighs More Digital Green Bond Sales Amid Hub Push
Hong Kong is considering offering green bonds managed on distributed ledger technology, the latest step in the city’s efforts to become a digital-asset hub, following its first sale of similar notes ...
Hong Kong launches digital green bonds with major banks
Hong Kong (HK) is taking significant strides in digital asset finance in Asia. The city has engaged five major banks, including HSBC Holdings Plc and Credit Agricole CIB, to lead a series of digital ...
Hong Kong puts £100k arrest bounties on named activists, promising to ‘pursue them until the end’
Britain and the US have condemned the Hong Kong authorities for putting a 1 million HK dollars (£100,400) bounty on the heads of five overseas activists for information leading to their arrest.
Hong Kong Exchange CEO Aguzin to Leave Firm; Chan to Succeed
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Aguzin will leave the company at the end of his three-year contract, and will be succeeded by co-Chief Operating Officer Bonnie Chan ...
Hong Kong shines bright as a family office hub
The city hosts more of the world’s top 500 family enterprises than any other city in Asia, and is the second-largest global offshore wealth centre.
Hong Kong gov’t amends national security law, allowing suspects’ assets to be frozen until legal proceedings end
The Hong Kong government has amended the Beijing-imposed national security law to allow authorities to freeze assets of suspects and defendants until all legal proceedings against them have concluded.
Leading Hong Kong Democrat’s Son Says Trial Outcome Pre-Determined
Hong Kong's government did no immediately respond to a request for comment. Hong Kong and Chinese authorities say the city's rule of law is robust and all are treated equally before it. Both Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong Insurtech Startup Digs Deeper Into Dubai As Part Of Middle East Expansion
OneDegree received an undisclosed investment amount from Dubai Insurance, bringing its total amount raised closer to $100 million.
China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad
China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been heavily criticized by foreign governments and human rights groups.
China clampdown on Hong Kong in spotlight as leading democrat goes on trial
By James Pomfret, Greg Torode and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -A long-awaited national security trial opens in Hong Kong on Monday for leading China critic and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces ...
Hong Kong Hires Banks for Digital Green Bonds Issuance
The Hong Kong government has hired five banks to explore a series of digital green bond sales, following a maiden offering earlier this year.Most Read from BloombergRange Rovers Become Thief-Magnets, ...
Hong Kong’s legal clampdown on China critic Jimmy Lai
A landmark Hong Kong national security trial against the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and its founder, Jimmy Lai, begins this month.
Hong Kong police issue new cash bounties for self-exiled activists, including a US citizen
Hong Kong police in July posted similar cash bounties for eight other self-exiled activists, who have continued to speak out against what they say is Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s freedoms and ...