China’s government asserted broad new powers over Hong Kong to rein in those who criticize its rule -- from pro-democracy protesters to news agencies to overseas dissidents -- in a new national ... ( read original story ...)
China Unveils Details of National Security Law for Hong Kong
New Hong Kong security laws came into effect on Wednesday that will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists React to China’s National Security Law
Several civic groups in Hong Kong announced that they would disband on Tuesday, hours after China’s legal body passed the new national security law for Hong Kong. The law carries severe penalties for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ruling Party Wants to Lure Hong Kong’s Finance Workers
Tokyo may have a chance to realize a long-held dream of becoming a global financial hub if it can attract people fleeing a Chinese clampdown on Hong Kong, according to a senior Japanese ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo slams China over Hong Kong national security law
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned China for approving controversial national security legislation that critics say will further strip Hong Kong's autonomy.Pompeo said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s deferred vacancy tax carries a US$279 million price tag, adding to the financial woes of a recession-busting budget deficit
The lost revenue, equivalent to 11.1 per cent of the government’s 2020-2021 income from rates, comes as Hong Kong’s economy was driven into its worst recession on record by the US-China trade war, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Security Law Gives Beijing Broad New Powers
Hours after China’s legislature passed a new national-security law for Hong Kong, the city’s government published the complete document for the first time, revealing the full scope of legislation that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists Disband With Passage of China’s National Security Law
Fears over the fallout from Beijing’s new national-security law for Hong Kong swept through the city after its passage, with opposition activist groups dissolving their local presence and Western ... ( read original story ...)
Business Embraces Hong Kong’s Security Law. The Money Helps.
A flood of investment from China has tempered worries that Beijing’s tightening grip on the Asian financial capital would end its status as a lucrative place to do business. ( read original story ...)
U.S., allies deplore China’s new Hong Kong security law
China's passage of a national security law for Hong Kong drew international condemnation on Tuesday, with the United States and its Asian and Western allies criticising a move that heralds a more ... ( read original story ...)
The Mainstream Wakes Up To The Prospect Of A Banking Collapse
Frank Partnoy, an architect of the collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, now believes another systemic banking col ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Publishes China’s Security Law Aimed at Crushing Protests
Hours after China’s legislature passed a new national-security law for Hong Kong, the city’s government published the complete document for the first time, revealing the full scope of legislation that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s sweeping security law paves way for more authoritarian era
Beijing unveiled the national security law it is imposing on Hong Kong on Tuesday, punishing crimes of secession and sedition with up to life in prison and stoking concern it heralds a more ... ( read original story ...)
China passes sweeping HK security law, heralding new authoritarian era
Beijing unveiled its national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, punishing crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more ... ( read original story ...)