Han Dongfang, a veteran Tiananmen Square activist, says Hong Kong should not lose heart despite a heavy China-led crackdown on its freedoms, as he defied police warnings and sat quietly on a park ... ( read original story ...)
Scuffles as Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil
Security was tight overnight Friday in Hong Kong,as police locked down a park that hosts an annual vigil for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.The vigil is usually the ... ( read original story ...)
Hot, hot Hong Kong: sweltering summer days ahead, after city records warmest spring
Dai Ching-yuen bought an air conditioner as soon as he saved enough earlier this year, to fend off Hong Kong’s sweltering summer heat. The 56-year-old and his girlfriend, both Hongkongers, live in a ... ( read original story ...)
QNET Wins Multiple Accolades from Globally Recognised Creative Communications Bodies
In recognition of their growing effort to transcend barriers and create an effective end-to-end digital communications strategy to connect with their global audience, e-commerce-powered Direct Selling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parking space sells for $1.3M, sets new world record
A parking space in an affluent Hong Kong neighborhood sold for $1.3 million -- a new world record. The parking space at the luxury Mount Nicholson residential project was sold by Wharf Holdings Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Police Ban to Remember Tiananmen Victims
Despite a ban on the gathering as Beijing continues its crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, people turned out Friday with cellphones lighted to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. ( read original story ...)
Is Rent the Runway the Next IPO to Watch?
The 12-year-old fashion rental OG is said to be seeking bankers to arrange an IPO after the one-time unicorn weathered the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: HSBC to reopen Hong Kong office to all employees on Monday as fourth wave subsides
HSBC , the city’s biggest currency-issuing bank, plans to reopen its offices to all employees in Hong Kong beginning on Monday as the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections subsides and a push to return ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban
Hundreds of people have gathered near a Hong Kong park despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil to remember the deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and the arrest earlier in the day of ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds Ignore Hong Kong Ban on Tiananmen Memorial, March Around Park
Large parts of Victoria Park, where people have gathered in past years, were cordoned off ahead of the vigil. Police told people not to participate in unauthorized assemblies, which could mean a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters try to mark Tiananmen anniversary as China cracks down
People look at police officers standing guard at Victoria Park on the 32nd anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, in Hong Kong, June 4. REU ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists struggle to keep memory of Tiananmen alive under security law
Hong Kong feels more jittery than usual Friday as it marks the 32nd anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Police blocks access as Hong Kong’s Victoria Park deserted on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary
Hong Kong's historic Victoria Park which traditionally holds the Tiananmen Square vigil usually attended by thousands of people each year was blocked by security officials on Friday as the venue lay ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Warn People Not to Attend Tiananmen Memorial, Arrest Organizer
Each year, tens of thousands of people flock to Hong Kong's Victoria Park to pay tribute to those killed when China's military drove tanks through student-led pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989. ( read original story ...)