After more than five weeks of waiting, the business world is getting its first real look at the controversial national security law that will shape Hong Kong’s future as a financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: ‘Anti-protest’ law kicks in as city marks handover
The law targets crimes of secession, subversion and terrorism with punishments including life in prison. Hong Kong was handed back to China from Britain in 1997, but under an agreement supposed to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s controversial Hong Kong national security law goes into effect
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed into law a bill on Tuesday that critics say will threaten the autonomy of Hong Kong and the freedoms of its citizens. ( read original story ...)
What people are saying about Hong Kong’s new national security law
China's new security laws for Hong Kong will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more authoritarian era for the ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong survive as Asia’s financial hub?
Beijing has rushed to push through a new national security law in Hong Kong. Critics fear the legislation threatens civil liberties promised to the territory through July 1, 2047. The city's special ... ( read original story ...)
China Releases Details of Sweeping New Hong Kong Law
China’s government asserted broad new powers over Hong Kong to rein in those who criticize its rule -- from pro-democracy protesters to news agencies to overseas dissidents -- in a new national ... ( read original story ...)
China Unveils Details of National Security Law for Hong Kong
New Hong Kong security laws came into effect on Wednesday that will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists React to China’s National Security Law
Several civic groups in Hong Kong announced that they would disband on Tuesday, hours after China’s legal body passed the new national security law for Hong Kong. The law carries severe penalties for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ruling Party Wants to Lure Hong Kong’s Finance Workers
Tokyo may have a chance to realize a long-held dream of becoming a global financial hub if it can attract people fleeing a Chinese clampdown on Hong Kong, according to a senior Japanese ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo slams China over Hong Kong national security law
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned China for approving controversial national security legislation that critics say will further strip Hong Kong's autonomy.Pompeo said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s deferred vacancy tax carries a US$279 million price tag, adding to the financial woes of a recession-busting budget deficit
The lost revenue, equivalent to 11.1 per cent of the government’s 2020-2021 income from rates, comes as Hong Kong’s economy was driven into its worst recession on record by the US-China trade war, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Security Law Gives Beijing Broad New Powers
Hours after China’s legislature passed a new national-security law for Hong Kong, the city’s government published the complete document for the first time, revealing the full scope of legislation that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists Disband With Passage of China’s National Security Law
Fears over the fallout from Beijing’s new national-security law for Hong Kong swept through the city after its passage, with opposition activist groups dissolving their local presence and Western ... ( read original story ...)
Business Embraces Hong Kong’s Security Law. The Money Helps.
A flood of investment from China has tempered worries that Beijing’s tightening grip on the Asian financial capital would end its status as a lucrative place to do business. ( read original story ...)