In Norton, N.B., Fred Pollock was itching to get into combat. But his posting to Hong Kong put him in an unwinnable battle that cost him his life 80 years ago this month. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong boy band Mirror led a Canto-pop revival in 2021 and used their fame to endorse brands from Gucci to Cartier and Burberry
For Canto-pop boy band Mirror, 2021 was a year to remember, as their rocketing success made them the darlings of the Hong Kong music and luxury fashion scenes. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: 9 imported COVID-19 cases reported
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating nine additional imported COVID-19 cases involving three men and six women. Five of the patients arrived from high-risk places with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police make record ketamine seizure
Hong Kong police said on Saturday that they have seized about 1.27 tonnes of ketamine, the largest seizure of the drug on record. Four suspects, including three men from Hong Kong and one Indian man ... ( read original story ...)
Finance chief to hear from new lawmakers on budget
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he's planning to meet incoming lawmakers to gather their views on his budget, as he called on members of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists
Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had grown used to relying on cash from mainland Chinese tourists. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Media Face Year of Red Lines
Hong Kong’s media scene, as the city adjusted to life under Beijing’s national security law. Journalists have been detained, the pro-democracy news outlet Apple Daily was forced to close, and visas ... ( read original story ...)
China’s behaviour in Hong Kong exhausts any sympathy
JADE GAO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESThe Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics are a totem of President Xi’s determination to demonstrate that China has beaten the vi ... ( read original story ...)
Fourth Hong Kong university set to remove artwork marking Tiananmen Square crackdown
City University student union says it has been asked to remove its Goddess of Democracy statue, which has stood on campus for nearly a decade. ( read original story ...)
Rs 6,000 cr remitted from Bank of Baroda to Hong Kong; CBI files charge sheet
Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two supplementary charge sheets in relation to the alleged illegal remittance of Rs 6,000 crore from Delhi's Bank of Baroda branch to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 25 new imported COVID-19 cases, 3 Omicron infections
Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 25 new imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,580. The patients comprise 14 males and 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific suspends flights from London for 2 weeks amid fresh Omicron infections
Nine cases are from Britain, followed by five from Kazakhstan, two each from India and Pakistan, and countries including South Africa, Russia and the United States. New cases have resulted in two-week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, 3 Omicron infections
Hong Kong Center for Health Protection CHP reported 25 new imported cases of COVID-19 taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12580 media reported o ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION – The 2021 Legislative Council Elections in Hong Kong: Mobilization, Divided Society and Implications for Taiwan
The Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) elections, which were held on 19 December 2021 after the imposition of the national security law in late June 2020, showed not only a top-down political ... ( read original story ...)