The year 2021 marked a turning point for Hong Kong. The central authorities improved the electoral system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the full implementation of the principle ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property developers, blamed for the city’s housing crisis, cleaned up their act in 2021. Here’s how
Hong Kong property developers tried to change their image by introducing environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives, such as social housing and other projects aimed at benefiting the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Zero COVID Policy is Shutting Air Travel Out
The government of Hong Kong has required travelers from overseas to quarantine for up to three weeks—a substantially longer time than most experts have recommended. ( read original story ...)
Jessica Wang Named CEO At Hong Kong Billionaire Vincent Lo’s Flagship Shui On Land
Shui On Land, the real estate development flagship of Hong Kong billionaire Vincent Lo, has named Jessica Wang as the company’s CEO. The appointment goes takes today, Shui On Land said in a stock ... ( read original story ...)
Arrests, disbandments and disqualifications: a look back at events that shaped Hong Kong’s political landscape in 2021
A number of civil rights groups have folded, while press freedom is under scrutiny after Apple Daily and Stand News halted operations. ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong district councillors struggle to find jobs, some start businesses ‘to keep in touch with community’
The shop was opened last week by former district councillor Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan, 37, joining more than 260 of her colleagues in the opposition who resigned or were ousted over the summer. The former ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Start Vaccine Mandate at Restaurants, Gyms, Cinemas
Hong Kong will require at least one vaccine against Covid-19 dose to enter restaurants and recreational venues before the Lunar New Year, after the city recorded its first local transmission of the ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: This billionaire from Hong Kong is standing up to China’s oppression behind bars
Hong Kong’s most prominent billionaire, Lai Chee-ying, better known as Jimmy Lai, has given up a life of comfort to become a dissident. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tram operator seeks to raise fares by 11.5 per cent as firm struggles to cope with falling ridership, revenue
Hong Kong Tramways has proposed raising normal fares from HK$2.60 to HK$2.90, with prices for children and elderly to be increased to HK$1.40 and HK$1.30 respectively. ( read original story ...)
Didi reveals US$4.7bil loss ahead of Hong Kong IPO next year
Didi Global Inc disclosed a US$4.7bil (RM19.60bil) loss after revenues shrank in the September quarter, revealing the rising cost of a series of regulatory actions that will force China’s ride-sharing ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime shares jump as much as 23% on debut after $740 mln Hong Kong IPO
SenseTime Group shares surged as much as 23% from their IPO price on Thursday, adding billions of dollars to the artificial intelligence start-up's market value as it debuted in Hong Kong in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rings in the New Year with the First-Ever Arts Spectacular across Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong will ring in the New Year with a dazzling light art extravaganza, featuring radiant lights along the entire Victoria Harbour waterfront, the city’s flagship Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to ring bell next to Big Buddha in low-key New Year’s Eve ceremony on Lantau Island
Chief executive and Abbot Sik Jin-yin of Po Lin Monastery will ring the bell next to the Big Buddha on New Year’s Eve, with top officials of Beijing’s liaison office in the city in attendance. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court denies bail to former Stand News editors charged with sedition
Two former senior editors of Hong Kong's Stand News were charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials and denied bail by a court on Thursday, a day after a police raid on the pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)