Hong Kong officials have distanced themselves from the screening of a 1937 Nanking massacre video in a primary school that left some children in tears, saying that schools are not required to screen s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘patriots only’ elections usher in muted new era
Against a backdrop of colourful banners and fluttering flags, local Hong Kong politician Allan Wong is trying to get morning commuters excited about the city's upcoming "patriots only" legislature ... ( read original story ...)
FWD Group raises $1.4 billion ahead of Hong Kong IPO: Reuters, citing sources
Insurer FWD Group has raised $1.4 billion via a private placement of shares ahead of its long-planned IPO, said two sources. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Says China Border Plans Still on After Omicron Case
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she doesn’t yet foresee a need to alter plans to reopen the city’s border with the mainland, despite China reporting its first case of the omicron variant. ( read original story ...)
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong sentenced up to 14 months over Tiananmen vigil
Eight pro-democracy activists were sentenced to prison for up to 14 months over their involvement in a vigil last year that honored those who were killed in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
China Reports Omicron Case; Hong Kong Travel Rules: Virus Update
China reported its first omicron case, while Hong Kong issued quarantine-free rules for limited business travel to the mainland. Cases jumped in Australia’s most-populous state, and the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacre ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai gets 13 months in jail for Tiananmen Square vigil
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced businessman and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to more than a year in prison for participating in a banned vigil last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists get up to 14 months in prison over banned Tiananmen vigil
If commemorating victims of Beijing's 1989 crackdown is a crime, then "let me suffer the punishment," activist Jimmy Lai said before the sentencing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen vigil ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to Prison Over Tiananmen Vigil
The former media mogul and other prominent pro-democracy activists were previously convicted of inciting others to take part in an unauthorized assembly. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and 7 others sentenced to prison over banned Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court has sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy figures to up to 14 months behind bars for participating in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for participating in a vigil marking the Tiananmen massacre. The 74-year-old was found guilty last week for inciting and taking ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities seize HK$130 million worth of illegal cigarettes and arrest 3 in biggest bust for 20 years
Customs' seizure of 405 million cigarettes this year, worth HK$1.1 billion in total, is double the 2020 figure Officials have stepped up operations over festive period to target cigarette smugglers ... ( read original story ...)