Hong Kong is intent on keeping its 7.5 million residents in and blocking almost everyone else out. In doing so, it’s moving further away from a Covid-19 exit strategy. As most of the world opens up, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘Captain America’ faces seven years in jail for shouting ‘revolutionary’ slogans
Ma Chun-man, whose alleged offences were not violent and involved simple political speech, convicted under sweeping law to snuff out dissent ... ( read original story ...)
German Plant-Based Food Pioneer Veganz Gears Up For IPO
Veganz, the German plant-based firm pioneering the industry a decade ago, says "now is the right time" to become a publicly-traded company. ( read original story ...)
With New Conviction, Hong Kong Uses Security Law to Clamp Down on Speech
An activist, Ma Chun-man, was convicted of inciting secession after, he said, he chanted slogans to test the limits of the law. ( read original story ...)
Global banks pressure Hong Kong to abandon zero-Covid policy, lift quarantine rules as environment makes it difficult to operate
International asset managers and banks urge Financial Secretary Paul Chan to provide a road map of how the city plans to resume normal operations like other financial centres. ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices this year
A man walks past the logo of the Amnesty International at its office in Hong Kong Monday, HONG KONG (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International said Monday it will close its two offices in ... ( read original story ...)
Rights NGO forced to close its Hong Kong offices citing security law
A London-based rights organisation on Monday said that it would close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of 2021 after 40 years of working there and will move operations to the organizations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Financial sharing session held
The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau today held a thematic sharing session at the Central Government Offices to foster a better understanding among government officials as well as members of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC backs Hong Kong’s strict Covid rules
HSBC has backed a strict Covid elimination regime imposed by the Communist government in Hong Kong, despite warnings from other financial firms that it risks damaging the territory's international ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to leave Hong Kong amid fears for staff safety
Amnesty International, the human rights group, will close its Hong Kong offices after almost 40 years in the city amid concerns for its staff as Beijing cracks down on civil freedoms. China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices over national security law
Amnesty International announced Monday that it will be closing its offices there due to a draconian national security law China imposed upon the former British colony in the summer of 2020. ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International pulls out of Hong Kong over fears of ‘serious reprisals’
Amnesty International said that it would close its offices in Hong Kong in response to Beijing’s national security laws, citing fears of “serious reprisals” fo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Stuck between rock and virus hard place
Hong Kong is stuck in indefinite isolation. Despite recording low single-digit daily infections, counting just 213 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began, and securing Chinese and Western ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices
Amnesty International will shut its offices in Hong Kong over a recently-imposed national security law.The human rights group said the law, imposed by China, makes it "effectively impossible" for them ... ( read original story ...)