The director of a documentary about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong defended his film on Friday as a truthful historical record after the city's police chief advised people not to watch it. ( read original story ...)
‘Furious’ Hong Kong police plan crackdown on triads after shots fired in gangster ambush near nightlife district
A senior officer told the Post that police would raid several triad-controlled entertainment venues and gambling dens across Hong Kong Island on Friday night in a show of force against the gangs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Is The Metaverse Above The Law?
The term “metaverse” has been around for nearly 30 years. Although it was brought back into the spotlight by the re-branding of Facebook into Meta in 2021, it was actually coined by Neil Stephenson in ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group IPO Revival Buffets Alibaba Stock
The market has been rallying this week in Hong Kong in particular with several indications that the crackdown is coming to a close. But an Ant IPO revival? That really would take us back to the start. ( read original story ...)
Mulling over a future with ‘blank checks’
Hong Kong's new listing regime for special purpose acquisition companies has drawn a slow but encouraging response amid global geopolitical uncertainties. Market pundits say the regime will attract ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protest film stirs fears of arrest yet director defiant
The director of a documentary about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong defended his film on Friday as a truthful "historical" record after the city's police chief advised people not to watch it, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s status as international hub ‘undermined’ by COVID-19 curbs, says outgoing leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong last month reopened to vaccinated non-residents but international arrivals must still undergo seven days of quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s status undermined by Covid curbs, leader says
Hong Kong's status as an international hub has been "undermined" by strict coronavirus border controls, outgoing leader Carrie Lam admitted Friday, just a day after saying she would not further lift ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong has changed its Covid-19 case reporting criteria, and how this affects you
Hong Kong changed its Covid-19 case reporting criteria on Tuesday, requiring residents who have submitted their positive rapid antigen test (RAT) results to health authorities to undergo a ... ( read original story ...)
Shots fired, three injured in Hong Kong triad clash
A machete-wielding gang attacked a rival group in one of Hong Kong's busiest nightlife districts in the early hours of Friday (Jun 10), with the clash leaving one man with a gunshot wound and two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Factwire News Publication Closes With Immediate Effect
Factwire, an independent news agency and publication in Hong Kong, said Friday that it will cease operations with immediate effect. It is the fourth closure in the last year of a significant news ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court tells former ESF worker accused of taking bribes for kindergarten placements to surrender travel documents
Fatima Rumjahn, 52, stands accused of taking more than HK$840,000 in bribes from 14 parents to secure placements at a kindergarten. ( read original story ...)
Central shooting linked to organised crime, Hong Kong police say, as some suspects still at large
A shooting near Hong Kong’s nightlife hub Lan Kwai Fong in the early hours of Friday morning in which three people were injured stemmed from a fight between two triad gangs, police have said. At least ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Securities Regulator Denies Conducting Review Of Ant Group’s IPO
China’s securities regulator said that it isn’t currently reviewing nor conducting research to revive the initial public offering of billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, after multiple media reports ... ( read original story ...)