Hong Kong is set to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the week, with a warehouse in the financial centre being selected to store the vials, the South China Morning Post ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal is last hope against tyranny
Tyranny rarely invites scrutiny. So the most surprising concession made by the Chinese during Hong Kong’s handover in 1997 was the creation of a Court of Final Appeal for the former colony that would ... ( read original story ...)
‘UK judges are source of strength for Hong Kong’
Rubber-chicken dinners and endless ceremonial meet-and-greets are the usual fare for new titular heads of the legal profession — but this year’s Bar leader has started off smack in the centre of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Set to Grant Approval of Pfizer Shot, SCMP Reports
Hong Kong is set to grant emergency approval for the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine, the South China Morning Post reported, citing an unidentified government source. ( read original story ...)
China’s Startups Hope Tech Crackdown Creates New Opportunities
Antitrust moves could rein in the country’s most powerful corporations and give smaller players fresh chances. ( read original story ...)
Uyghurs? Hong Kong? No Problem: Xi Expected to Speak at (Virtual) Davos
World Economic Forum organizers are expecting leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South African President Cyril ... ( read original story ...)
British Lawyer Declines HK Case After Being Subjected to ‘Disgraceful’ Comment
A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai and several other democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Are Asset Class of Choice for China’s Investors
Investors in mainland China are showing unprecedented interest in Hong Kong stocks, powering the city’s fastest rally for a new year in more than three decades. ( read original story ...)
China’s Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO could value firm at about US$60 billion — sources
Chinese online short video company Kuaishou will open the books for its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) next Monday to raise at least US$5 billion in a deal that could value the company at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bank Staff Arrested in $810M Laundering Probe
Seven former and current bank employees have been arrested in Hong Kong as part of a major operation against a US$810 million international money-laundering syndicate, police said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Return Drives Growth Stocks Higher In Hong Kong And China
Jack Ma is back! I never thought he was missing but rather laying low following a few run ins with China’s financial regulators. However, I appear to be in the minority as Alibaba HK (9988 HK) jumped ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Announces Plan to Launch Tmall Hong Kong
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) has reported its plan to launch “Tmall Hong Kong, a new local business to consumer platform to support merchants and brands to serve local consumers through ... ( read original story ...)
British lawyer pulls out of Hong Kong case amid ‘pressure’, HK says
A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai and several other democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: city’s pro-Beijing politicians to get mainland Covid-19 jab this week, ahead of major political gatherings in the capital
Beijing politicians from Hong Kong are set to travel to mainland China on Friday for a Covid-19 vaccination, the Post has learned, weeks before the city's most vulnerable residents are expected to ... ( read original story ...)