Two teenage pro-democracy campaigners among a group of 12 Hong Kong activists held in China will be sent back to the city on Wednesday, police said. The "Hong Kong 12" were arrested by the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Expected To Open Under Pressure On Wednesday
The Hong Kong stock market bounced higher again on Tuesday, one session after snapping the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 260 points or 1 percent. The Hang Seng Index now ... ( read original story ...)
How ‘bad feng shui’ at Government House prompted Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa to abandon official residence
Decision prompted government to lease property next to Tung’s own second-floor flat in Grenville House for HK$120,000 a month to expand floor area, archives reveal. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong takes a tentative step towards paperless home sales, with New World’s proptech platform for The Pavilia Farm
New World Development, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, in October moved several steps of its sales process online: registration and balloting, viewing, contract drafting and mortgage ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – HSBC breakup will turbocharge CEO’s Asian pivot
HSBC, Chief Executive Noel Quinn has the right idea, but he’s going about it too slowly. In 2021, a lagging share price may force him to turbocharge his pivot towards the more lucrative Asian business ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Cash Chasing Hong Kong Stocks After Record Year
In a year disrupted by a global pandemic, political upheaval and abrupt setbacks for some of Hong Kong’s biggest stocks, investors point to one constant as to why 2021 looks brighter: relentless ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen activist jailed for China flag ‘insult’
Tony Chung, a 19-year-old pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to four months in prison by a Hong Kong court after being found guilty of taking part in an unlawful protest and “insulting” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hospital staff win heart with kindness, patience during difficult time
I recently required medical assistance which involved several consultations resulting in two weeks' hospitalisation at Queen Mary Hospital. I write today to show my thanks and gratitude to everyone at ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Cash to Keep Chasing Hong Kong Stocks After Record Year
In a year disrupted by a global pandemic, political upheaval and abrupt setbacks for some of Hong Kong’s biggest stocks, investors point to one constant as to why 2021 looks brighter: relentless ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung gets four months’ jail for defiling national flag, joining illegal protest
Student activist Tony Chung Hon-lam has been jailed for four months for defiling the national flag and taking part in an unlawful protest in Hong Kong last year. Chung was sentenced at West Kowloon ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: ‘sustained’ evidence of Covid-19 uncovered in housing block sewage, more than 700 households to undergo testing
A pilot sewage monitoring system in Hong Kong to detect Covid-19 has found "sustained and reliable" evidence of the coronavirus from a public housing block, authorities said on Monday as they ordered ... ( read original story ...)
Bargain Hunters Buy Alibaba And Hong Kong Growth Stocks On Weakness
The Hang Seng gained +0.96% led by growth stocks. There is chatter that Ant Group will form a financial holding company similar to banks. This may provide a solution to regulators’ concerns, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong churches face Christmas under Beijing’s shadow
Hong Kong’s churches fear they are being swept up in the ongoing crackdown on the city’s freedoms by the Chinese Communist Party. Their concern has been heightened by the plight of Pastor Roy Chan, 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Appeals court upholds conviction of Hong Kong businessman
The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an ... ( read original story ...)