Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday, a major stride for LGBT rights in the financial hub. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s police chief, security secretary to be promoted-report
Hong Kong's Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang, key figures behind the city's authoritarian turn over the past year, are expected to be promoted "very soon," the South China ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2 billion from Hong Kong listing
Xpeng will issue 85 million Class A ordinary shares at a price of no more than 180 Hong Kong dollars ($23.19) each for its dual-primary listing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Chief, Security Secretary to Take on New Roles: Xinhua
Hong Kong Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang will take on new roles as part of a government reshuffle, China's state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. Lee will replace Matthew ... ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to close; Deadly conflict in Yemen
New details emerge surrounding the future of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. A battle in Yemen leaves dozens of fighters dead. Pakistan's prime minister is under fire for his comments ... ( read original story ...)
Senators call on Biden to impose sanctions over Hong Kong paper closure
Two leading U.S. senators have called on President Joe Biden to use powers under a bill they authored to impose sanctions on those responsible for forcing the closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily ... ( read original story ...)
The symbolism of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Jimmy Lai fled mainland China more than 60 years ago, smuggling himself into Hong Kong on a fishing boat at age 12 to escape the chaos of the Communist Party. This week, Beijing finally caught up with ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Calls Closure of Hong Kong Newspaper a ‘Sad Day’
U.S. President Joe Biden called the shuttering of Hong Kong’s independent Apple Daily newspaper a “sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” blaming China for “intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says ‘painful farewell’ to its last pro-democracy newspaper
Its closure was the latest setback for the city’s freedom, and fresh cause for unease about the future of free speech in the global financial and media hub as Beijing cracks down on dissent. ( read original story ...)
Chinese State Tabloid Compares Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to Trump’s Twitter Ban
A Chinese state publication dismissed concerns about the shuttering of Apple Daily, Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper, comparing the closure to Twitter's decision to ban former President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Sells out all 1M Copies of its Final Edition in Matter of Hours
The last edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily, the last pro-democracy paper in the metropolis, sold out all one million copies within hours of hitting newsstands Thursday. ( read original story ...)
What Else Has Hong Kong Lost, Readers Ask as a Paper Is Forced to Shut
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy news outlet, is the biggest casualty yet in Beijing’s campaign against Hong Kong’s once freewheeling news media. Its million-copy final edition sold fast. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper sells out final edition
The final edition of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy paper sold out in hours, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the Apple Daily ... ( read original story ...)
China Kills off Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s Main Newspaper | Opinion
The paper's closure should be viewed as the end of freedom in the territory, now part of the People's Republic of China. ( read original story ...)