Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has described Hong Kong’s leadership as “lackeys” of a “fragile dictatorship” in Beijing who had “eviscerated freedoms” following the jailing of activists who ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 42 Covid-19 cases, the lowest since fourth wave started, but experts warn of possible holiday spike
Hong Kong confirmed 42 new Covid-19 infections on New Year's Day, the lowest daily caseload since the start of the fourth wave almost six weeks ago, but health officials and experts warned more cases ... ( read original story ...)
Reshaping of Hong Kong Follows 2019’s Pro-Democracy Protests
Hong Kong endured a year of political crackdown in 2020, as the aftermath of last year’s pro-democracy protests took shape, with Beijing tightening its grip on the former British colony. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: good riddance 2020, but will 2021 be better for Hong Kong? Fortune-tellers point to sliver of hope
Covid-19 will continue to affect economic recovery at least until autumn, but radical conflicts are not expected, fortune-tellers say. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security law and Covid-19: ‘This was our 2020’, activists say as they lament change in protest mood
As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve 12 months ago, groups of young people who had been gathering outside Times Square in Hong Kong - many of them couples - chanted "See you in Victoria Park ... ( read original story ...)
Ant’s record IPO refund causes Hong Kong’s dollar deposits to fall by HK$1 trillion in November, slows hot money inflow
The suspension of Ant Group's jumbo IPO in November caused deposits in Hong Kong's banking system to fall sharply during the month and led to a slow down of hot money inflow into the city, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai ordered into custody after release on bail
Hong Kong dissident and media mogul Jimmy Lai has been ordered back to prison, more than a week after he was freed on bail. ( read original story ...)
Stocks off to slow start on final day of a tumultuous year
Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street on the last day of 2020, a year that saw a breathtaking nosedive in markets in the spring as the coronavirus took hold followed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new online banks plan to venture into business lending
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new online-only banks plan to venture into business lending and wealth management, seeking more lucrative avenues beyond basic savings accounts and transfer services, ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Mogul, Is Ordered Back to Jail
Mr. Lai, the most prominent figure charged under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law, had been released on bail just days before Thursday’s hearing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opposition abandons plans to form platform for cross-party cooperation amid national security law threats
The Hong Kong Citizens’ Deliberative Platform had aimed to unite the city’s opposition factions, but a high-ranking official last week said it could violate the national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Bail Has Been Revoked
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had his bail revoked after prosecutors succeeded in asking the city’s highest court to send him back to detention. Lai had been granted bail on Dec. 23 after three ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sent back to jail
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sent back to jail after the territory’s top court rescinded his bail, in one of the highest-profile cases in the territory under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed after bail revoked
Hong Kong’s highest court has revoked media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bail after prosecutors succeeded in asking the judges to send him back to detention ... ( read original story ...)