Hong Kong opened higher but retreated later in the session amid Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam’s speech defending the new security law and several new cases of coronavirus. Mainland investors ... ( read original story ...)
Internet Powers Collide in Hong Kong
My colleague Paul Mozur wrote about Facebook, Google, Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Twitter and some other digital companies’ saying they would temporarily stop handing over people’s information when the ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok says it will exit Hong Kong market
TikTok is leaving Hong Kong, joining other big tech firms in expressing concern about operating in the Asian financial hub after China imposed a controversial national security law there. TikTok ... ( read original story ...)
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong raises fears the great internet firewall could expand
A new national security law could push U.S. tech companies out of Hong Kong, extending China's influence in the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will stay global financial center, despite new security law
Following the introduction of a new Chinese national security law, some are questioning the sustainability of Hong Kong's position as an international financial center. ( read original story ...)
What to Expect from Recovery, According to a Hong Kong Entrepreneur
Cheryl Leung's Hong Kong-based fashion brand is months ahead U.S. businesses in terms of recovery. Here's what she says you should expect. ( read original story ...)
UK Remain campaign strategist to head Hong Kong PR push
Consulum’s Ryan Coetzee worked for Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats up to 2015 election ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok withdraws from Hong Kong as Pompeo says U.S. may ban Chinese apps
The short-form video app is owned by the Beijing tech giant ByteDance and has been eager to show that people can trust it with their personal data. ( read original story ...)
Here’s how big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and TikTok are reacting to Hong Kong’s harsh new national security law
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other major tech companies announced they are pausing data processing requests from authorities in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet’s future. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law is not doom and gloom but is a red line, leader says
Hong Kong's national security law does not spell "doom and gloom", its leader said on Tuesday, as she tried to calm unease over legislation that critics say could quash freedoms that have underpinned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong steps in to weaken the local dollar, as hot money inflows defy doomsday talk of capital flight after China’s security law
The episode shows how the inflow of money into Hong Kong continues to defy doomsday speculations of capital flight. Some high-net-worth individuals are switching out of their US-dollar holdings and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares retreat as investors book profits
HSI financials sub-index 1.2% lower; property sector down 2.4% July 7 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares fell on Tuesday as a rally that pushed the city’s benchmark index sharply higher over four days lost ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong grappling with future under national security law
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam offered scant reassurance Tuesday over a new national security law that critics say undermines liberties and legal protections promised when ... ( read original story ...)