Sri Lankan family who had sheltered US whistle-blower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong landed in Canada as privately sponsored refugees ... ( read original story ...)
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The online “June 4th Museum,” preserving the memory of Beijing’s bloody crackdown on protesters in 1989, has become inaccessible via several of Hong Kong’s major telecom providers. It comes less than ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is open for business
"Hong Kong has one of the best developed infrastructures in Asia, it has an internationally recognized system of commercial law, and it has a more open and sophisticated digital infrastructure than ... ( read original story ...)
Canada grants asylum to four people who hid Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
Charity helping the refugees says they are happy with the result but urges Ottawa to expedite asylum of remaining ‘Guardian Angel’ ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: US health officials admit raising of Hong Kong risk level was a mistake
Centres for Disease Control and Protection had moved the city from ‘low’ risk to ‘moderate’, and advised travellers be fully vaccinated. ( read original story ...)
After detention of leaders under security law, Hong Kong student group disbands
After its leaders were detained under the Chinese national security law, a Hong Kong-based student group has announced its disbandment, reported local media. ( read original story ...)
14 Cuts in 25 Minutes: How Hong Kong Censors Movies
The Asian film capital has cracked down on documentaries and independent productions that it fears could glamorize the pro-democracy movement. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: US travel advisory elevates Hong Kong risk level despite absence of local Covid-19 cases
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raises status from low to moderate, urging full vaccination for anyone considering travelling to city. ( read original story ...)
National security law: man charged over chanting protest slogans says calling for Hong Kong independence a constitutional right, court hears
Prosecutors say Adam Ma, who is accused of inciting secession, claimed several times the security law was nothing more than ‘decoration’ and urged people to ‘bravely trample the law and struggle’. ( read original story ...)
US raises COVID danger level in Hong Kong and Singapore
The U.S. said trips to Singapore and Hong Kong have become more dangerous because of the coronavirus, raising its travel health advice for the Asian financial hubs by one level. The U.S. Centers for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s exports, imports maintain double-digit growth in August
The values of Hong Kong total exports and imports of goods in August this year both recorded year-on-year increases by 259 perc ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: 13 imported COVID-19 cases found
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 13 additional COVID-19 cases, all of which are imported. The patients arrived from Kenya, Italy, Morocco, the US, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices revised to record high in July, edge lower in August
Hong Kong private home prices hit a record high in July, according to revised data, before dropping a tad in August, suggesting one of the world's most expensive property markets is showing little ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s special inspector raids Next Digital’s office to seize financial records in its probe into publisher of defunct Apple Daily
A special inspector appointed by Hong Kong's government today raided Next Digital Limited's office to seize the company's financial records as he ratcheted up his investigation of possible fraud at ... ( read original story ...)