Head of project’s Sustainable Lantau Office says environmental alleviation measures for 1,000-hectare reclamation project will be announced in the second half of this year.
Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling allowing registration of gender change without surgery
Hong Kong’s highest court has ruled in favor of allowing transgender people to change their gender identity on government-issued ID cards without having to undergo full reassignment surgery. On Monday,
HKTDC: Hong Kong Ready For Business Delegation Arrives In Riyadh – Mid-East.Info
– 30-strong Delegation to explore opportunities with govt. and business community of Saudi Arabia – HK's strengths in finance, technology, sus ...
Disney Drops ‘Simpsons’ Episode In Hong Kong Alluding To ‘Forced Labor’ In China
It’s not the first time Disney’s landed under hot water for its apparent willingness to comply with China’s censorship laws.
HSBC predicts Israeli shekel will suffer if judicial reform passes – report
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), published a report on Monday discussing the state of the New Israeli Shekel and the possible effects Israel's prospective judicial reform will ...
Hong Kong says it would support Aramco to list in the city
Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Monday the financial hub would support Saudi oil giant Aramco if it chose to list in the city.
Canada expands temporary work permit program for Hong Kong residents
The Canadian government is broadening the criteria for Hong Kong residents to apply to work in Canada through a temporary work permit program that was introduced after China imposed new security rules on the former British colony in 2020,
Hong Kong’s largest national security trial of 47 democracy advocates begins
A landmark trial of 47 Hong Kong democracy advocates charged under a national security law began on Monday. The case -- at the core of China's crackdown in Hong Kong -- comes just as the city launches ...
Subversion trial of pro-democracy activists opens in Hong Kong
Some of Hong Kong’s best-known democracy activists have gone on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a national security law imposed by Beijing.
Landmark Hong Kong national security trial opens two years after arrests
The much-anticipated trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a ...
Hong Kong stocks close at 1-mth low as Sino-U.S. tensions rise
Hong Kong stocks closed at a one-month low and China shares fell on Monday, as elevated Sino-U.S. geopolitical tensions over a suspected spy balloon dented investor sentiment. The market also tracked ...
Hong Kong securities regulator to add virtual asset personnel to boost crypto supervision
The Securities and Futures Commission said at Legco that it is adding four new people to 'better supervise' virtual asset service providers The agency has slowed hiring from last year, but the ...
Disney+ Pulls ‘Simpsons’ Episode in Hong Kong, FT Reports
Walt Disney Co. recently removed an episode of “The Simpsons” that refers to forced labor camps in China from its streaming platform in Hong Kong, the Financial Times reported.
Carry trade returns as interest rate gap drives Hong Kong’s dollar to the weak end of its peg
The currency weakness is being fuelled by a plunge in the local cost of borrowing, which decreases the appeal of owning the Hong Kong dollar versus its US peer ...