The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which is Hong Kong’s central banking institution that reports directly to the Financial Secretary, has announced the implementation plans for the third and ... ( read original story ...)
Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
Analysts say authorities’ decision to freeze Jimmy Lai’s assets would not only put pressure on the tabloid-style paper, but also have a chilling effect on other outlets. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Ray Cordeiro, ‘world’s most durable DJ’, retires at 96
A 96-year-old DJ in Hong Kong has hosted his final radio show, after more than seven decades in broadcasting. Ray Cordeiro thanked his listeners as he ended his programme All The Way With Ray on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Warns Jimmy Lai Asset Freeze Signals New Hong Kong Risk
Taiwan on Saturday warned that risks for businesses have increased in Hong Kong after authorities in the international finance hub used asset freezing powers under Beijing's new national security law ... ( read original story ...)
‘Well, that’s it.’ 96-year-old DJ bids farewell in Hong Kong
After more than seven decades in radio, a 96-year-old Hong Kong DJ bid farewell to his listeners Saturday with “Time to Say Goodbye,” sung by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. “Well that’s it. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong freezes assets of media tycoon Lai under security law
Hong Kong authorities on Friday froze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, including all shares in his company, Next Digital - the first time a listed firm has been targeted by national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities freeze nearly HK$500 million in assets belonging to media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Sources say the frozen assets include all 70 per cent of Lai’s shares in his Next Digital media company and his holdings in three other firms. The total is worth US$64 million. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – The Commercial Marriage Of Starting A Business With Friends – Are You A Director, A Shareholder, Or Both?
Ada, Ben and Charles are close friends who have started a party room business. While each of them has contributed the same amount of initial capital, Ben has been taking up a leading role in business ... ( read original story ...)
HK police freeze Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital shares, bank assets estimated at HK$300m
The Hong Kong Security Bureau has frozen all of media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying's shares in his Next Digital media company and his other bank assets under the national security law for Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Hong Kong tycoon asset freeze a warning to global investors
Taiwan warned on Saturday that Hong Kong's decision to freeze assets belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was a sign to the international community that doing business in the Chinese-controlled ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘rehab Iron Man’: Hong Kong tech start-up owner creates products from robotic gloves to smart fitness mirrors
Co-founded by Alvin Cheung, who is on the Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Asia’ list, HandyRehab launched in 2015 and aims to make rehabilitation robotics accessible and affordable locally. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong freezes shares of media tycoon Lai under security law
Use of security law’s powers for the first time to target a listed company could have repercussions for investors. ( read original story ...)
Cardboard coffin maker eyes green funerals’ potential in East Asia, but meets resistance in its home market, Hong Kong
The robot arm zooms back and forth in the workshop of LifeArt in Hong Kong, shaping a sheet of thick, hard cardboard into a modern and environmentally kind cardboard coffin, or eco-coffin. Wilson Tong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong freezes assets of pro-democracy media boss
Hong Kong will freeze the assets of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai under its controversial national security law, the latest move to crackdown one of the city's prominent opposition ... ( read original story ...)