The view from room 173-02 at Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre is limited. It consists of a block of 20 identical rooms, the roving eye of CCTV surveillance cameras, a clutch of wall-mounted loudspeakers ... ( read original story ...)
Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat dies from liver cancer, aged 70
Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat passed away today (Feb. 27) at the age of 70. According Lianhe Zaobao, fellow actor and good friend, Tin Kai-man, made the announcement on behalf of Ng's family. Ng ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Elections to Go Ahead On Schedule, Finance Chief Says
Hong Kong plans to hold Legislative Council elections on Sept. 5 as scheduled, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said on Saturday in an interview with a local radio station ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s HK$5,000 vouchers scheme could be changed to improve flexibility for residents, finance chief says
Paul Chan says there is scope for tweaking the scheme’s mechanics, with possible changes to the number and size of instalments. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Hong Kong gets Pfizer vaccines as 2nd option
Over 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday following a two-day delay due to export procedures, offering a second inoculation option for ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong
Chinese officials have signalled that Beijing plans sweeping electoral changes for Hong Kong, possibly as soon as next week, when China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), opens in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s retail sector to rebound with coronavirus vaccine, says New World Development
Retail sales likely to surge by double digits in the second half of the year, New World’s chief executive predicts. ( read original story ...)
Canadian panel calls for ‘targeted sanctions’ on China for its role in Hong Kong
A Canadian parliamentary committee has called upon the government to work with like-minded countries to impose “targeted sanctions” on Chinese officials “responsible for or complicit in gross ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei takes HSBC to court in Hong Kong in Meng Wanzhou extradition row
Huawei has launched court proceedings against HSBC in Hong Kong as part of its fight to stop the extradition of Meng Wanzhou, its chief financial officer and daughter of the company’s founder, from ... ( read original story ...)
This Hong Kong Startup Made The World’s Smallest Mouse
A startup in Hong Kong named KIKR has come up with a new accessory that fits that setup perfectly: it’s a coin-sized mouse that’s the smallest such device in the market right now. Named the ProLab, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ANE Logistics Weighs $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai ANE Logistics Ltd., a less-than-truckload shipping operator backed by Carlyle Group Inc., is weighing a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, according to ... ( read original story ...)
China bond house: Bank of China
China’s economy was the first to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, and Bank of China took a leading role in mobilising the capital markets in response. On February 11, shortly after the ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou sues HSBC in Hong Kong
The daughter of Huawei's founder lost a similar case in the UK just days ago. She is fighting a US extradition request from Canada. ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s CFO Takes HSBC to Hong Kong Court to Gain Documents
Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer summoned HSBC Holdings Plc’s local unit to a Hong Kong court hearing in an effort to gain access to documents relating to transactions that violated U ... ( read original story ...)