Hong Kong’s top court has ruled that zip ties are “not instruments fit for unlawful purposes” under existing legislation, warning that authorities could penalise “thought crimes” otherwise. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Predicted To Halt Losing Streak
The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in five straight sessions, surrendering almost 1,450 points or 7 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 20,300-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back 3.3M Shrs in HK, London Last Fri for $158M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased a total of 3.3 million shares in London and Hong Kong last Friday (15th), involving a total of approximately HKD158 million. HSBC repurchased ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC set to push back against Ping An breakup proposal -sources
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd called on the bank in April to explore strategic options such as spinning off its mainstay Asian business to unlock greater shareholder value. In response, HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hong Kong shares rise at open
Stocks opened higher in Hong Kong on Monday following a strong performance on Wall Street in response to a healthy batch of economic data. Stay with ... ( read original story ...)
Indifference to Hong Kong’s extraordinary wealth divide evident in civil service pay dispute
Hong Kong appears to be in a class of its own when it comes to the extremes of wealth and poverty Although not in the 'billionaire excess' category, civil servants have nevertheless largely cruised ... ( read original story ...)
Kepong’s Hong Kong Noodle returns with authentic HK beef noodles
Hong Kong Noodle disappeared from the culinary scene because of the pandemic and fans who loved their fragrant chilli oil and tender beef brisket ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s New Future as China’s Covid Quarantine Haven
How can Hong Kong reverse this economic downturn? What is our path forward? The pandemic’s economic toll is most evident in the retail, restaurant and hotel industries. Three years ago, they employed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘liberal education’ ends as students opt for mainland
About a quarter of Hong Kong secondary school leavers who want to go to university are planning to study in mainland China, while two fifths would consider T ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: HSBC set to push back against Ping An breakup proposal
HSBC Holdings Plc is set to speed up its exit from non-core markets and deploy additional capital in Asia, in a bid to push back against a breakup proposal put forward by its biggest shareholder, two ... ( read original story ...)
Peeling Paint in Hong Kong Reveals Work of Newly Relevant ‘King’
When he was alive, the graffiti of Tsang Tsou-choi, or the “King of Kowloon,” was considered peculiar and personal. In a radically changed city, his mostly vanished art now has a political charge. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Jails Young Men Who Tried Fleeing to Taiwan by Boat
Since the mass protests that rumbled for months in Hong Kong in 2019, challenging China's grip over the financial hub, authorities have cracked down on the city's pro-democracy ac ... ( read original story ...)
Stricter bail conditions to apply to offenders under Hong Kong’s future national security law, justice minister says
Justice minister Paul Lam says stricter bail standards will not only apply to Beijing's national security law but also those charged under future locally-drafted legislation Lam also compares US ... ( read original story ...)
Minister: Hong Kong to have own Covid policies without copying mainland, quarantine-free travel possible by November with conditions
Hong Kong need not copy mainland China’s tough Covid-19 policies as it enjoys wide latitude under the “one country, two systems” principle, the new health minister has said, as he forecast that ... ( read original story ...)