Secretary for Education Christine Choi says her bureau will not let schools with insufficient student numbers survive for sake of elective subject variety. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ sentenced to 8 months in jail over pro-democracy protests
Veteran activist Alexandra Wong, popularly known as “Grandma Wong,” was sentenced to eight months in jail over her participation in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Wong, 66, was sentenced at the ... ( read original story ...)
Merger must not take Hong Kong passengers for a ride
Loss-making Citybus and New World First Bus will operate as one company under latest franchise, and its performance will have to be closely monitored The renewal of bus franchises is a good ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Minute: Hong Kong authorities sentencing elderly protestors
It’s been a little more than three years since Hong Kong was rocked by a series of street protests that grew into a broader pro-democracy movement. Chinese authorities have since crushed voices of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers create algorithm to predict effectiveness of vaccines against variants with 95 per cent accuracy
Algorithm is world’s first bioinformatic platform predicting how well vaccines protect against variants, according to researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Drop time limit for Hong Kong graduates, urges NDP critic
An open letter from the NDP immigration critic is urging the federal government to drop a requirement for Hong Kong applicants looking to become permanent residents which she says is already excluding ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Out of Public Eye for Extended Period After Hong Kong Visit
President Xi Jinping hasn’t made a reported public appearance for 13 days since returning from a landmark trip to Hong Kong that was his first outside mainland China since the pandemic’s outset. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong interior design firm Junee files for $20M US IPO
Hong Kong interior design firm Junee Limited has filed to conduct a $20M US initial public offering. Junee didn’t specify the number and pricing of the shares to be o ... ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan
Police said men, including one shot by officer in 2019 protest, had been hiding from law enforcement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Evolution Of The Financial Services Landscape.
How do you think COVID-19 has impacted the financial sector? How will impact the financial sector in the long run? On the other hand, COVID-19 has brought about financial difficulties amongst ... ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong men arrested while attempting to flee to Taiwan
One of the four was shot in the chest by a police officer during 2019 protests ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese homebuyers refuse to pay mortgages on unfinished apartments
Desperate homebuyers across dozens of cities are refusing to pay mortgages on unfinished homes, according to state media reports and economists at international banks. In China, real estate firms are ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese homebuyers call ‘mortgage strike’ over unfinished projects
An unfinished housing project in Hubei Province's Huangshi City. Tens of thousands of home buyers across Chinese say they will refuse to pay their mortgages until developers compl ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ‘spare no effort’, sets stage for tenfold increase in homes to be built
Hong Kong’s government will sell more land in its fiscal second quarter, increasing the number of homes that can be built on the land tenfold, after the new administration of Chief Executive John Lee ... ( read original story ...)