Beijing move to stamp out anti-government protests poses diplomatic test for UK ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong May retail sales tumble as spending, tourism evaporate
Hong Kong's retail sales in May slumped 32.8% from a year earlier, falling for the 16th consecutive month as the virus pandemic slammed the brakes on tourism and spending in the city. ( read original story ...)
Britain Waiting to See Details of China’s New Hong Kong Law, Raab Says
Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab speaks during a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain June 15, ... ( read original story ...)
Detergent maker Blue Moon Group files for US$1 billion Hong Kong IPO
Blue Moon Group Holdings, the Chinese laundry detergent maker backed by Hillhouse Capital, plans to raise up to US$1 billion in an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as the third quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
China Imposes Feared Hong Kong Security Law
As the law was signed by President Xi Jinping little more than six weeks after it was first unveiled, Beijing described it as a "sword" hanging over the heads of those who endanger national security. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: Anger as China’s Xi signs legislation
The UK, EU and Nato have expressed concern and anger after China passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping signed the law and it will be placed in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: UK urges China to ‘step back from the brink’ over security law
Its last British governor, Lord Patten, said the move the breached agreements made with the UK before Hong Kong was handed over in 1997. Those agreements guaranteed certain rights for 50 years. "The ... ( read original story ...)
China’s security law sends chill through Hong Kong, 23 years after handover
Pro-democracy parties disbanded and people deleted social media accounts en masse as Beijing passed measures intended to eliminate political opposition. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says national security law won’t undermine autonomy
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told the main U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday that China's national security legislation for Hong Kong would fill a "gaping hole" and would not undermine its autonomy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists shut down protest groups after China passes security law
Campaigners fear ‘disturbing’ legislation aimed at quashing protests will target them ... ( read original story ...)
Federated Hermes questions HSBC’s stance on Hong Kong law
HSBC HSBA.L investor Federated Hermes said it has questions about the bank's support for China's new security law for Hong Kong, the second investor in ... ( read original story ...)
Business Embraces Hong Kong 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 ...)
U.S. Hong Kong Sanctions Risk $1.1 Trillion in China Funding
China’s largest banks have $1.1 trillion in dollar funding at stake and face potentially steep fines from U.S. legislation that targets penalizing lenders doing businesses with Chinese officials ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Halts Some Hong Kong Trade Benefits Over China Law
The Trump administration made it harder to export sensitive American technology to Hong Kong, escalating pressure on China as lawmakers in Beijing prepared to hand down a national security law that ... ( read original story ...)