Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law ...
Hong Kong judges dismiss appeal in sedition case for pro-democracy radio host
Three Hong Kong High Court judges on Thursday rejected an appeal by prominent pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi against his conviction and 40 month sentence for 11 sedition charges that his lawyer ...
JD.com Shares Rise In Hong Kong After Earnings Beat
JD.com shares rose sharply in Hong Kong after the e-commerce giant’s fourth-quarter results beat expectations and raised hopes for its outlook.
GreenTech in Hong Kong: hydrogen start-up H2 Solution to build city presence as springboard into overseas markets
“It is a good place for us to demonstrate successful application cases on which we can develop overseas business,” he said during the Hong Kong GreenTech Summit last week. “The Hong Kong government is ...
Wealthy clients turn to HSBC, Manulife, Bank of China amid heightened interest in Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme
Financial firms flooded with inquiries after government started accepting applications under the revamped investment migration programme Applicants need to invest at least US$3.8 million in stocks, ...
Hong Kong’s dynamism means it will not only survive but thrive
Real drivers of territory’s success have always been its business environment and openness to those chasing prosperity ...
Hong Kong Open Slightly Lower
Stocks slipped at the open of business in Hong Kong on Thursday as investors turn their attention to the release of key US jobs data at the end of the week.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority asks banks to exercise caution when offering property loans for speculative ‘confirmor sales’
HKMA expects banks 'to put in place effective risk-management policy, procedures and controls to manage the additional risks associated with such transactions', according to email seen by the Post But ...
Open House: Cheapest Hong Kong Luxury Housing Comes With a Major Catch
One of Hong Kong’s most enduringly strange places is Sea Ranch, a failed resort built in the 1970s for the wealthy that today offers some of the city’s cheapest real estate.For example, one can buy a ...
Hong Kong Says City Won’t Prohibit Popular Messaging Apps
Hong Kong said it has no plans to prohibit any social media platforms, rejecting a suggestion from some members of the public that it ban messaging apps such as Telegram and Signal under its upcoming ...
Hong Kong to propose granting hygiene inspectors power to dispose of perishable goods seized for obstructing passageways
Environment and Ecology Bureau says proposal could help authorities cut cost of keeping goods in cold storage for merchants to take back.
HSBC Sells ~$2B Life Insurance Policy in HK, Breaking World’s Record
HSBC Life sold a US$250 million (nearly HK$2 billion) life insurance policy in Hong Kong. The customer, a multinational billionaire from Asia, reportedly purchased the policy for the purpose of ...
Hong Kong authorities propose public interest defence, tougher penalties for collusion than for other crimes under Article 23 national security law
Government considers allowing public interest defence, imposing tougher penalties for certain security offences involving collusion under Article 23.
Hong Kong’s finance chief calls on public institutions to use bank loans and own land rights to make ends meet
Financial Secretary Paul Chan urges institutions such as West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to look into different options to make ends meet 'Every organisation must do its best, whether by ...