Three decades after he landed on Hong Kong shores as a child refugee, Vo Van Hung is fighting efforts to deport him to Vietnam now that he has finished a lengthy jail sentence -- for murder. Vu Van ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: every Hong Kong resident to get a reusable mask as city turns corner in pandemic fight to start gradual easing of Covid-19 curbs
Hong Kong government plan to mask city’s 7.5 million population for free set for roll-out next week with preparations ‘at final stage’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund suffers $11 billion losses in first quarter
Hong Kong's Exchange Fund suffered losses of HK$86.1 billion ($11.11 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, central bank Hong Kong Monetary Authority told local lawmakers in a regular briefing on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong falls more than 3% as US-China tensions weigh on investor sentiment
Tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Set for Deeper Economic Slump as Companies Shed Jobs
Hong Kong is on course for a recession potentially worse than the Asian financial crisis of the 1990s, with the trade-dependent city expected to reveal Monday that the slump deepened markedly in the ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese Buyers Disappear From Hong Kong Real Estate
Mainland Chinese buyers are shying away from real estate in Hong Kong as the coronavirus pandemic clouds the economic outlook and keeps investors from traveling to the city. No commercial property ... ( read original story ...)
Clock Runs Out on Troubled Hong Kong Businesses as Court Reopens
With plenty of Hong Kong companies on their last legs, landlords, suppliers and other creditors are eager to collect on unpaid bills. For three months, there’s been no relief: the court that presides ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Protesters Embrace ‘Chinese Virus’ to Snub Communist Party Censors, Not Stir Racism
Many members of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement have continued to stand firm on speaking of it that way, mostly just shrugging off the criticism. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Chan Warns City Could Face Deepest Slump on Record
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan warned the city could be hit by its worst economic slump on record even as authorities prepare to ease some lockdown measures amid signs the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong calls foreign criticism of crackdown on pro-democracy figures ‘irresponsible’
Hong Kong’s government calls allegations from the US, UK and European parliament ‘totally unfounded’ ... ( read original story ...)
Police Disperse Hong Kong Protesters Defying Virus Curbs
Hong Kong police deployed pepper spray to disperse protesters congregated at a shopping mall Friday, as tensions in the city mount following a lull during the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest
Hong Kong police have used pepper spray to disperse more than 100 protesters singing and chanting pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airsoft warriors play war game based on WWII Operation Winter Storm
In Hong Kong’s New Territories, war-gaming enthusiasts gathered with replica guns to fight out a historically inspired mission based on the 1942 World War II battle Operation Winter Storm. The event ... ( read original story ...)
Talking Horses: packed provisional schedule planned plus Hong Kong tips
A series of rearranged Classic trials and Pattern races have been scheduled for the last two weekends in May if racing is allowed to resume ... ( read original story ...)