Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan says revival of the economy, which remains mired in recession amid pro-democracy protests and then by the coronavirus outbreak, depends on the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China’s JD.com To Raise $4.1 Billion With Second Listing In Hong Kong
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is seeking to raise HK$31.4 billion ($4.05 billion) through a second listing in Hong Kong, joining fellow tech companies including Alibaba and NetEase in choosing the ... ( read original story ...)
NetEase prices its $2.7 billion listing in Hong Kong with shares to start trading on June 11
NetEase has priced its upcoming secondary listing in Hong Kong at $123 Hong Kong dollars per share. The Chinese internet giant will issue 171,480,000 new ordinary shares as part of its offering, which ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s Untold History of Protecting Refugee Rights Matters Now
The greater respect for human rights and the rule of law that distinguishes this former British colony from mainland China stems, in part, from a little known chapter of Hong Kong’s history. ( read original story ...)
Satirical show learns the hard way you can’t mock Hong Kong police officers
Headliner, Hong Kong’s popular TV satire, has teased the pompous and the powerful.Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s former leader, denounced its “bad taste” after it compared his government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stance on Hong Kong praised by other G7 nations – Suga
Japan was among the first nations to express its concern about China imposing a new security law, and its stance has been praised by other Group of Seven nations, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)
Overbought Hang Seng Nonetheless Called Higher On Monday
The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in five straight sessions, rising more than 1,775 points or 7.6 percent along the way. ( read original story ...)
‘The anger is still there’: Hong Kong defiant a year on from first protests
China’s national security law has reinvigorated a protest movement that began with opposition to an extradition bill ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Is Navigating Dangerous Waters on Hong Kong
By supporting the national security law, the British-based bank is pointing to an even bigger shift of its resources to China. But at what cost? ( read original story ...)
Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo
Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: strikes and threats will not intimidate Hong Kong officials into dropping support for Beijing legislation, government says
Hong Kong's embattled government has refused to change its stance or be intimidated by activists' threats to launch a strike against Beijing's push to impose a national security law on the city. A ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s lessons and laws: why Hong Kong families are looking to Britain
Fear of mainland China is driving dissidents, parents and business people to take Boris Johnson’s path to citizenship ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents fearing China’s security crackdown must be helped, Labor deputy leader says
The shadow defence minister Richard Marles says the Morrison government must seriously consider giving Hong Kong residents who fear China’s planned security laws safe haven in this country. Marles ... ( read original story ...)
Flash floods across Hong Kong as Observatory issues red rain signal
Hongkongers woke to heavy downpour on Sunday with flash floods reported across the city as a red rainstorm signal was issued. There was flooding in Tai Po, and the section from Tolo Highway to Tai Po ... ( read original story ...)