HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader announced on Tuesday the city's toughest social-distancing restrictions yet, including unprecedented limits on private gatherings, as new daily cases surge above ... ( read original story ...)
CULines readies Hong Kong IPO
China United Lines (CULines), one of the fastest growing container carriers during the pandemic, is gearing up for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CULines has expanded dramatically over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Guideline On Banking Services For Persons With Dementia – Fine Balance Between Autonomy And Protection.
The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and the Hong Kong Association of Restricted License Banks and Deposit-taking Companies has jointly issued a new Guideline on Banking Services for Persons with ... ( read original story ...)
China crushed our Apple Daily newspaper and jailed my colleague – this is how Hong Kong’s democracy is dying
Apple Daily was the leading voice for democracy in Hong Kong – until China jailed its owner. Mark L Clifford tells the horrifying story of his colleague Jimmy Lai who founded the newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Further Tightens Its Tough COVID Rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will limit public gatherings to two people and close sites such as churches and hair salons, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as the Asian financial hub battles a ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live news: Hong Kong faces more restrictions after record cases; Canada warns US Republicans against protest interference
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the will stick to a ‘dynamic zero’ strategy; Canadian minister says we ‘need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference’ in truckers protest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – The “Letters Of No Consent” Regime Was Held Unconstitutional By The Court Of First Instance.
Coleman J delivered an important judgment in Tam Sze Leung v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118, where he held that the regime under which “letters of no consent” (LNC regime) are issued by the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Food Prices Soar as Covid Curbs Trigger Panic Buying
Hong Kong residents are facing a shortage of fresh food -- and fast-rising prices for what they can find in stock -- as anti-virus controls in mainland China leaves truck drivers responsible for ... ( read original story ...)
Vegetable shortage adds to Hong Kong’s COVID woes
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Supplies of vegetables were running low in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with shoppers scrambling to buy whatever they could find, as the government blamed a resurgence of COVID-19 for a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court refuses American’s assault conviction appeal in ruling critics see as win for police impunity
A judge dismissed an appeal by U.S. lawyer Samuel Bickett, who intervened to stop a police officer from hitting a teenager. The case was seen as a litmus test of Hong Kong judicial independence. ( read original story ...)
Australia denied access to dual citizen detained for alleged ‘subversion’ in Hong Kong
China does not recognise dual citizenship of Australian-Chinese man held for 11 months under national security law ... ( read original story ...)
Live news: US lawyer loses Hong Kong appeal over police assault case
A US corporate lawyer in Hong Kong has been sent back to jail over a conviction for assaulting a plainclothes police officer two years ago, in a case that highlighted political risks for foreigners ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is the top international financial centre in Asia —survey
Survey respondents also saw Hong Kong as a gateway to mainland China. Hong Kong is the top international financial centre in Asia, ahead of Singapore, China and Tokyo, according to the The Oxford ... ( read original story ...)
Inflows to Hong Kong ETFs last year double from 2020
Visit our ETF Hub for investor news and education, market updates and analysis and easy-to-use tools to help you select the right ETFs. Hong Kong’s exchange traded fund market was boosted by strong ... ( read original story ...)