While Hong Kong’s new national security law may have caused someactivists to flee the city or censor what they say, Joshua Wong appears to be standing his ground. ( read original story ...)
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data
Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service, along with Twitter, have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies following China’s imposition of a ... ( read original story ...)
The US must stand with the people of Hong Kong as they face attacks on their freedoms
The United States must show Hong Kong that we saw them, we heard them, we value them, and we offer them safe harbor in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Facebook, WhatsApp Block Government Requests for User Data in Hong Kong
Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram will deny law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong as they assess the impact of a new national security law enacted last week. Facebook and its messaging app ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook Temporarily Stops Hong Kong Data Requests
The social network said it would review the city’s punitive new national security law, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by a large American tech company. ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong will remain an international financial centre, despite new security law
But Hong Kong’s success as a centre of international finance, connecting the world to mainland China, is built on several foundations. These include having a stable business environment, the free flow ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Business Outlook Stabilized in June as Virus Eases
Business conditions in Hong Kong showed further signs of stabilization in June, as the government further eased social-distancing restrictions with coronavirus infection rates largely under control. ( read original story ...)
China rebukes UK for its ‘gross interference’ over Hong Kong
China's ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks. ( read original story ...)
Smoore International raises $918 mln in Hong Kong IPO, sources
Chinese e-cigarette and vape manufacturer Smoore International, one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, has raised $918 million after pricing its shares at HK$12.40 each in its Hong ... ( read original story ...)
HK$10,000 government handout: more than 3 million receive cash as bank websites flooded with user traffic from those keen to see money
Multiple banks put up notices advising clients system maintenance needed due to high network volume. The cash, under a wider coronavirus relief package, was delivered to the first batch of successful ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA sells HK$5.43 bln as currency hits strong end of trading band
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sold HK$5.425 billion ($700 million) into the market in Hong Kong trading hours after the local currency hit the strong end of its trading band, according to data ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese ambassador accuses UK of ‘gross interference’ over Hong Kong
China's ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and of making irresponsible remarks since Beijing introduced new security legislation in the former British colony of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Security Law: Pro-Democracy Books Removed From Libraries
Authorities are removing books from the shelves of Hong Kong public libraries. At least nine books have become unavailable or marked as "under review". ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists skirt security curbs with coded slogans and blank walls
From blank post-it notes to coded slogans hidden in murals, Hong Kong activists are coming up with creative ways to skirt Beijing's new national security law. ( read original story ...)