Protesters in Hong Kong gathered outside the government's headquarters Sunday evening after a leading pro-democracy activist was barred from standing as a candidate in upcoming elections. The ban on 21-year-old Agnes Chow, who was at the forefront of mass ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bars pro-democracy activist from standing for election
BEIJING—Hong Kong’s government banned a 21-year-old pro-democracy activist from standing for election to the territory’s legislature Saturday, in a move her party called payback for the 2014 Umbrella Movement street protests. Agnes Chow was a leading ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is brought to a standstill as 1,000lb US World War Two bomb is unearthed at building site to force the evacuation of 1,300 people
Police in Hong Kong battled for over 12 hours to defuse a 1,000lb US World War Two bomb found on a building site after 1,300 people were evacuated from the area. The explosive device was found 15 metres underground at a construction site for Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Revamp of Hong Kong’s official think tank risks city being left out in cold amid China’s breakneck growth, former chief says
The Hong Kong government risks losing touch with China’s national development plans by downgrading the role of the Central Policy Unit (CPU) under a revamp being pushed by the city’s leader, a former head of the think tank says. Professor Lau Siu-kai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong successfully defuses unexploded 450kg wartime bomb at construction site
HONG KONG - Bomb disposal officers in Hong Kong on Sunday (Jan 28) successfully defused a 450kg wartime bomb discovered a day earlier at a construction site in Wan Chai. A construction worker made a report to police at 7.40am on Saturday, prompting the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese property firms make a beeline to raise capital in Hong Kong amid mainland freeze
Chinese property companies are making a beeline for Hong Kong to raise capital, as one of the world’s best-performing stock markets offers an attractive alternative to the funding squeeze back on the mainland. Agile Group Holdings, a developer based in ... ( read original story ...)
Government again postpones discussions on Hong Kong golf course housing development plans
News of the study set off a chain of reactions across the community ... One of which was former Democratic Party lawmaker Fred Li Wah-ming who was hired by the Hong Kong Golf Club, which runs the Fanling course, to lobby stakeholders. ( read original story ...)
Micro flats go on sale at The Astro in Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan to strong demand
Among the four developments releasing new flats on Saturday, the average selling price per square foot was highest at Babington Hill, due to its central location on Hong Kong Island. Nano flats sell for HK$3m as property prices predicted to soar 20 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist banned from by-election in what pro-democracy party calls ‘payback’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Saturday banned a 21-year-old pro-democracy activist from running in a by-election in March, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political interference. Agnes Chow ... ( read original story ...)
Money laundering and the fuss over ATM withdrawals in Hong Kong
Hong Kong banks have been hit by an unprecedented HK$20 billion per month surge in suspicious ATM withdrawals, exposing a loophole that could deal a blow to Beijing’s battle against illicit capital flight via its notorious underground banking system. ( read original story ...)
Political storm in Hong Kong as activist Agnes Chow banned from by-election over party’s call for city’s ‘self-determination’
Hong Kong election authorities sparked a political storm on Saturday by banning a pro-democracy activist with strong youth support from running in a Legislative Council by-election in March. Agnes Chow Ting accused the government of “political screening ... ( read original story ...)
Talking the walk on turning traffic-choked Hong Kong street into pedestrian oasis
The 58-year-old former lawyer turned businessman and environmental campaigner – and grandnephew of late TVB creator Sir Run Run Shaw – is now busily promoting an ambitious scheme to pedestrianise one of Hong Kong’s most crowded, polluted roads. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow banned from Legco by-election
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting was on Saturday banned from running in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council by-election, dashing her chances of becoming the city’s youngest ever lawmaker. The government said a returning officer had decided Chow’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans pro-democracy activist from election
Her Demosisto party said the ban was "payback" against an entire generation. Hong Kong on Saturday banned pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow from running in upcoming elections in a move widely seen as political interference from China. China has increased ... ( read original story ...)