Trip by members of China team to Hong Kong, which is still celebrating its heroes, proves ideal occasion to promote sports and national identity.
Hong Kong electronics firm PC Partner eyes new home base, secondary listing in Singapore
Setting up a new headquarters in Singapore and a secondary listing in the city state form part of PC Partner’s expansion into Southeast Asia.
HRW Urges Hong Kong to Overturn Journalists’ Convictions Amid Crackdown on Media Freedom
Human Rights Watch calls on Hong Kong's government to reverse the politically motivated convictions of two journalists, emphasizing persistent concerns regarding media freedom under the National ...
Hong Kong arrests two for sedition under national security law
Hong Kong police said on Saturday (August 31, 2024) that two people were arrested for sedition under a new national security law, accusing them of spreading hatred against Chinese and local authorities. The arrests on Friday came only a day after the pro ...
Hong Kong court convicts two former Stand News journalists of sedition
The Hong Kong District Court on Thursday found Best Pencil (Hong Kong Limited), the parent company of Stand News, along with former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen and former acting chief editor Patrick Lam, guilty of “conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce ...
Hong Kong police arrest duo over tricking woman into sex to ‘change her fortune’, fraud
Man, 30, and woman, 25, believed to have also tricked victim into handing over HK$400,000 after former allegedly tricked her into sex.
Hong Kong’s care homes for elderly struggle to offer ‘dying-in-place’ services
Demand among patients to spend their final days in familiar surroundings has been growing, but care homes say they lack resources.
NWD to report US$2.4 billion loss in past financial year amid property sector woes
New World Development (NWD), controlled by one of Hong Kong's richest families, looks set to report a loss for its financial year ending June, as property market woes continue to beset the city and ...
Chinese table tennis stars win hearts in Hong Kong with coaching, showcase of skills
Some lucky Hong Kong fans received personal coaching by table tennis champion Chen Meng during a match against legend Ma Long and teamed up with shooting medallist Sheng Lihao for a badminton ...
Hong Kong accepts crypto license application past deadline
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted a new digital asset exchange license to Hong Kong Digital Asset Xchange Limited (HKDAEx) despite the May 31 deadline having passed.
Ex-Hong Kong footballer reveals drastic salary cuts, criticises lack of FA support
Former Hong Kong defender Clayton Afonso said the local football association “could do much more to help players”, two years after he was forced to quit his career in the city. Afonso made one ...
Tokenizing Real-World Assets: What Hong Kong’s New CBDC Means For Crypto
The answer is tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs). That’s what Hong Kong is doing with Project Ensemble, and it could become a template for how crypto adoption will transform industry after ...
Fate of seven in alleged Hong Kong ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plot to kill police in hands of jury
First group charged under UN anti-terrorism law could face life imprisonment if found guilty after four-month trial over alleged plot to kill police in 2019
Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight aborts take-off in Taiwan after engine fire
A Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific Airways flight aborted take-off on the runway at Kaohsiung airport in Taiwan after flames were seen bursting out from one of its engines. Flight CX431, scheduled to ...