John Lee's expected appointment Sunday as Hong Kong's next leader sets up the former security chief to inherit an international business hub eager to emerge from pandemic isolation -- demands that ... ( read original story ...)
Fleeting freedom and propaganda lessons in Hong Kong
Hong Kong will hold an "election" for its top post. Only one candidate is approved by Beijing to run, and ordinary Hong Kong citizens do not get to vote. ( read original story ...)
China Skincare Leader Giant Biogene Files For Hong Kong IPO
Giant Biogene Holding Co. Ltd., China’s largest supplier of collagen-based skincare products, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, joining the growing list of Chinese companies seeking to tap into global ... ( read original story ...)
The creator of Hong Kong’s beloved rubbish monster Lap Sap Chung: artist and author Arthur Hacker
Lap Sap Chung was created by artist and author Arthur Hacker, who worked for the Government Information Services, and is featured in a retrospective exhibition. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election: Dual accountability system fraught with challenges
On Sunday (May 8), more than 1,400 members of Hong Kong’s Election Committee will meet to select the next leader of the city. With former chief secretary John Lee being nominated ... ( read original story ...)
A look at Carrie Lam’s efforts in building a better Hong Kong
The sixth-term chief executive election of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be held on Sunday. We take a closer look at Carrie Lam's efforts in building a better Hong Kong during ... ( read original story ...)
Why John Lee’s progressive policy platform will deliver prosperity to Hong Kong
John Lee, Hong Kong’s sole chief executive candidate, delivered his 44-page policy platform last Friday. Headlined “Starting a new chapter for Hong Kong together,” it contains noble underlying ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee, security official set to take the reins in Hong Kong
When a select group of Hong Kong voters cast their votes to elect the city’s next leader Sunday, they will be given a one-of-a-kind ballot paper — it carries no candidate numbers but only two options: ... ( read original story ...)
4 suspected core members of Hong Kong syndicate arrested over HK$600 million money-laundering case involving 750 bank accounts over 2 years
Customs says suspicion sparked when it was observed the money held in suspects' accounts was not commensurate with their incomes Half of all the account holders involved believed to be mainlanders, ... ( read original story ...)
Lam steps down as fractured Hong Kong faces more uncertainty
When Carrie Lam became Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017, she promised to heal a society divided by the Umbrella Protests of three years before. But as her term comes to an end, and former policeman ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Hand-Picked Leader in Hong Kong Has An Abusive Past
After weeks of speculation, on April 8 the Chinese government unveiled its pick of Hong Kong’s next leader—John Lee, a former senior police official. Hong Kong used to be the only territory under ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking up HSBC: Ping An’s call to debate the future of Hong Kong’s largest bank raises vexing question if its value is greater than the sum of its parts
Ping An, HSBC's biggest shareholder, making push for change at the lender in latest example of investor strife Asia is the bank's biggest profit centre, but insiders say much of its revenue in parts ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could get first offshore wind farm in 2027, providing carbon-free electric power to up to 120,000 families
HK Electric reveals plan to build 600-hectare wind farm, consisting of between 13 and 19 wind turbines, about 4km southwest off Lamma Island. ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong Media Outlet Aims to Fill Media Vacuum
News is reporting news in Hong Kong despite the concerns of being closed in the future amid the city’s media crackdown. ( read original story ...)