More than a dozen of Hong Kong’s leading democracy figures were found guilty Thursday on subversion charges, in the largest and most significant verdicts handed down to date in Beijing’s national security crackdown on the once free-wheeling city.
Shipping Hong Kong’s waste to mainland China is not the answer, authorities stress amid concerns over collaborative plan
City government stresses importance of collaboration with Greater Bay Area, after minister calls for integrated waste handling prompts concerns of rubbish importing Collaboration proposal might go against mainland China's ban on taking in waste paper,
Concern for Australian activist sentenced in Hong Kong
An Australian is among 14 pro-democracy activists convicted by a Hong Kong court on national security charges, following a landmark subversion trial.
Hong Kong Convicts 14 Pro-Democracy Figures in Case That Transformed City’s Politics
Opposition activists guilty over plan to win election, block government agenda. Their defenders called it standard politics.
Hong Kong employee tricked into paying out HK$4 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ of UK multinational firm
Employee received WhatsApp message on May 20 from scammer impersonating firm’s chief financial officer, who requested video call with her, insider reveals.
Morgan Stanley Taps HSBC, UBS for Private Wealth Hires in HK
Morgan Stanley is beefing up its private wealth management business in Asia with two Hong Kong-based senior hires from rival banks.
Hong Kong airport operator’s first offshore yuan bond raises US$207 million with 8 times oversubscription rate
The issuance diversifies the authority’s funding sources in the capital market with the most competitive financing costs, chairman says.
‘Sitting in jail for everyone else’- a Hong Kong democrat’s sacrifice
Owen Chow has spent most of the past four years in prison and in repeated court hearings, fighting charges carrying a possible life sentence - a far cry from his days as a nursing student and one of ...
Hong Kong Stocks Track Wall St Losses At Open
Hong Kong stocks opened with another loss Thursday morning following a retreat on Wall Street that came on the back of rising US Treasury yields and worries about whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.
Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists of subversion in landmark case
The activists were found guilty of “conspiracy to subvert state power” in the largest national security case in the Chinese territory.
HSBC targets lending against fast-growing private assets after adding SVB’s UK unit to its portfolio
HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong and Europe, is “responding to the evolution ... reaching US$8.2 trillion as of June 2023, according to McKinsey & Co. Individual investors in Asia-Pacific are ...
Hong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial
Forty-seven pro-democracy activists face prison time for holding a primary election as Beijing cracks down on even peaceful political opposition.
Hong Kong Convicts 14 Activists, Acquits 2 in ‘Trial of the Pro-Democracy Movement’
The verdicts signal the Hong Kong government’s determination to crack down on political dissent, after China’s sweeping 2020 national security law silenced street protests and pressured dozens of opposition groups to disband.
Hong Kong democracy campaigners to receive verdicts
A Hong Kong court will convene Thursday morning to deliver verdicts in the city's biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent. Three High Court judges are expected to take up to two days to ...