Xi’s sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system -- aimed at neutralizing pro-democracy voices -- will curtail the clout of billionaires such as Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee who used to wield ... ( read original story ...)
Jim Hunter: Opium, Hong Kong and long memories
Prior to the dispatch of Britain’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Far East the politicians and military chiefs behind the UK’s “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” could usefully visit Stornoway ... ( read original story ...)
Global Firms Are Buying Into the Hong Kong IPO Boom, but Caution Is Key
A shift is taking place in the market. The Hong Kong IPO space, where global firms have spent the past few years scaling back, is expanding again. But is this the right time? One could argue that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index up more than 1% as investors react to data releases across Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led gains among the region's major markets as ... The headline large manufacturers index in the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey came in at 5, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Find Traction On Thursday
Hong Kong & China Gas dipped 0.5 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China collected 0.36 percent, Longfor plunged 3.65 percent, Meituan rallied 1.57 percent, New World Development sank 1.11 ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC forges payment and education partnership with eClass
HSBC has launched a new payment solution for schools in Hong Kong in partnership with education management platform eClass. The bank has integrated its omni-collect payment solution HSBC Business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an unauthorized assembly at the height of the 2019 protests. The ... ( read original story ...)
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted over 2019 protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and other pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an unauthorized assembly at the height of the 2019 protests. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks advance as Biden’s US$2.25 trillion spending plan underpins strong start to new quarter
The plan will also fund US manufacturing industries and help the elderly and disabled. The local market was also buoyed by a Hong Kong stock exchange proposal to attract more listings in the city. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong markets up more than 1%, leading the rest of Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led gains among the region's major ... The headline large manufacturers index in the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey came in at 5, against ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Convicts Democracy Leaders Over Protest March
By Austin Ramzy HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading veteran democracy campaigners were found guilty on Thursday of unauthorized assembly, as Beijing’s campaign to quash the city’s opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Veteran Hong Kong activists convicted over huge democracy rally
Nine veteran Hong Kong activists face jail after they were convicted Thursday on unlawful assembly charges for their role in organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court finds veteran pro-democracy activists, most over 60, guilty of unauthorized assembly
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted nine veteran pro-democracy activists on charges of unlawful assembly, as the dragnet closes around almost the entirety of the city's opposition. ( read original story ...)