One US-based site claiming to sell Fendi handbags worth HK$26,800 for just HK$499 included a picture from a June press conference that followed a massive smuggling bust. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs to ‘bid farewell’ to Western defined democracy, chart own path
SHORTLY after the Legislative Council (LegCo) election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) concluded on Monday morning with all 90 seats elected, the ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing educators’ group in Hong Kong granted vacant school premises to set up centre for patriotic, national education
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers to create centre for teaching classes on flag-raising, hosting ‘large-scale seminars’. ( read original story ...)
New Year’s Eve countdown: Hong Kong cultural district to be closed off to uninvited concertgoers if crowds get too large
West Kowloon Cultural District to be shut off to uninvited revellers if crowds outside countdown concert get too large. ( read original story ...)
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 others charged with sedition
Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai now faces a charge of sedition after prosecutors said Tuesday that his former newspaper published seditious materials that promoted independence for the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Unpacking the white paper on ‘Hong Kong democracy’: why now and what does Beijing hope to achieve setting out the rules the city will play by? Hint: geopolitical rivalry
Analysts say official document and campaign marks part of a strategy to capture what Beijing sees as moral high ground on Hong Kong's democracy Other observers note Beijing lacks systematic or ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: 3 arsonists jailed for up to 4½ years after fire at MTR station during 2019 social unrest
Hong Kong woman guilty of 3 charges after tossing stanchion at police during protest Delivery worker Tsang Yu-sang, 28, who had placed two bottles of petrol in front of the turnstiles, pleaded guilty ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Make Air Cargo Crew Do 3-Day Hotel Quarantine
Hong Kong will mandate three-day hotel quarantines for air cargo crew, as the Asian city steps up efforts to prevent any local transmission of the contagious omicron Covid-19 variant. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to tighten air crew quarantine rules amid Omicron threat
Hong Kong health authorities said on Tuesday the city would tighten quarantine rules for air cargo crew to tackle the growing threat of the Omicron coronavirus variant. ( read original story ...)
Interview: HKSAR lawmakers-elect vow to enhance Hong Kong’s sound governance
As the commencement date of Jan. 1, 2022 approaches for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), lawmakers-elect have vowed to enhance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Require Vaccines in Offices, Schools, Cable TV Says
Hong Kong plans to extend its vaccine mandate to schools and workplaces, Cable TV reported, as the Asian financial hub joins others seeking to boost protection against the omicron variant. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to require Covid-19 vaccines in offices, schools: Media
Exemptions would be granted to those with medical conditions supported by valid certificates. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ice hockey under scrutiny by government unit after investigation into use of public funds
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department, part of the Home Affairs Bureau, say it has found a breach of protocol after an investigation into president Mike Kan. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and ex-Apple Daily journalists face additional charge over ‘seditious publications’
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other former staff members of the now-defunct tabloid Apple Daily will face an addition charge over alleged seditious publications as part of ... ( read original story ...)