However, the government maintains that after adjusting for interventions it undertook amid the pandemic, the poverty rate actually fell slightly. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prosecutors cite Dominic Raab comments in bid to deny bail for Apple Daily boss
Prosecutors successfully claim criticism of Hong Kong crackdown by US and UK shows Cheung Kim-hung has links to foreign political groups ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future — the pearl and the dragon
Three books look at the territory’s recent tussles with Beijing and offer differing levels of optimism on the outlook for freedom ... ( read original story ...)
What to Expect From a Hong Kong, China Travel Bubble: Q&A
After almost two years of near-isolation, Hong Kong travelers may finally be able to travel quarantine-free to mainland China — one of the few places on earth that is hanging on to a Covid zero policy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Border May Open in January, Chinese Official Says
Hong Kong’s border with mainland China could reopen with limited capacity in January, according to a Chinese official in the city, a breakthrough that would be a boost to the Asian financial hub’s ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Memory Control in Hong Kong
It’s now a crime to memorialize the Tiananmen massacre. ( read original story ...)
Dozens of Hong Kong schools hit by falling enrolment face ‘inevitable’ closures as 40,000 families leave city, population shrinks
Dozens of Hong Kong primary and secondary schools face closure as a result of falling enrolment, a situation made worse by the departure of about 40,000 families who emigrated over the past year, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen with alleged triad links arrested for possession of $3.6 million worth of cocaine
A Hong Kong teenager who police suspect to have links with triad groups was recently arrested with 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of cocaine reportedly worth around 27 million Hong Kong dollars ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests three for urging voters to cast blank ballots
Three people were arrested in Hong Kong on Tuesday for urging voters to cast blank ballots in upcoming polls, a corruption watchdog said, as the city cracks down on efforts to boycott the first race ... ( read original story ...)
Road races set to return as Hong Kong Cycling Association agree to Covid-19 prevention measures
No road races since January 2020 but organisers expect approval from authorities soon after agreeing to measures. ( read original story ...)
Harassment of Hong Kong activists ‘never stops,’ even for those now living in Canada
The pro-democracy activist fled Hong Kong, the city of her birth, for Canada last year as Beijing tightened its grip over the territory it acquired from Britain in 1997. She was part of an exodus that ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine Maker Lifts Forecast; Hong Kong Needs Time: Virus Update
BioNTech SE raised its forecast for this year’s Covid-19 vaccine sales to almost $20 billion, as the pandemic drags on and countries order more shots. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities in talks to allow quarantine-free voting in Legco poll at cross-border checkpoints
Pact aimed at eliminating mandatory isolation period after travel to polling stations at Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, both of which are inside city territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police officer denies giving insufficient time for homeless to pack up before items seizure in park clearance
Ng, accused of giving only three minutes for street sleepers, maintains he provided at least 25 minutes before proceeding to confiscate items A Hong Kong police officer who led a clearance operation ... ( read original story ...)