HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Monday charged nine organisers of the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations, just a day after a new Beijing-backed leader was chosen, vowing to unite society. The move provoked anger and disbelief among protesters and heightened ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong targets activists day after vote
Police cracked down on Hong Kong democracy activists Monday saying they would be charged over the Umbrella Movement mass protests, a day after a pro-Beijing candidate was chosen as the city's new leader. Carrie Lam was selected as the new chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC lays off 120 technology staff in Hong Kong in cost-cutting plan
HONG KONG: HSBC laid off 120 staff in its technology department in Hong Kong on Monday, part of the bank’s ongoing programme for reducing its global headcount by 25,000 and slash costs. Employees of the bank’s IT department were told that they were ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's business sector lays out wish list for new chief executive
Demands and expectations for Chief Executive- elect Carrie Lam started pouring in a day after the election. Lawmaker Jeffrey Lam Kin Fung, who voted for Mrs Lam, yesterday listed several requests at a press conference which he held together with other ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protest leaders arrested in wake of election
The election committee has 1,200 delegates representing business, labour and social groups who are overwhelmingly loyal to the central Chinese government in Beijing. The fact that individual Hong Kong citizens do not get a vote has fuelled much of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader-elect pledges smooth transfer of power amid divisions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Carrie Lam met with the city's incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying on Monday, calling for a "smooth and effective" transition of power amidst heightened tensions. Lam was chosen to be Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam, in a nod to Beijing, wins Hong Kong leadership race
A small circle of Hong Kong elites on Sunday chose a Beijing loyalist as the city’s leader, a move that threatens further discord in a semi-autonomous territory torn by political divides. A committee made of business and political officials selected Lam ... ( read original story ...)