Shares in Kuaishou nearly tripled on their first day of trading in Hong Kong, delivering a massive windfall for the Chinese streaming video platform and chief rival to TikTok. The company’s stock ... ( read original story ...)
Protester in exile: From Hong Kong to the UK
Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to impose ‘national security’ schools curriculum
Hong Kong’s new national security education curriculum will force teachers to warn primary students as young as six years old against “subversion” and to throw out library books considered dangerous ... ( read original story ...)
Canada says Hong Kong graduates can apply for work permits, slams China on rights
Supporters hold a rally in solidarity with Hong Kong protesters, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democrats nominated for Nobel peace prize
A bipartisan group of US politicians has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement from 2019 for this year’s Nobel peace prize, a move that is certain to infuriate Beijing and further strain ... ( read original story ...)
Hunting Rats, Defending Democracy: Hong Kong’s Local Leaders Under Fire
District councilors typically tended to mundane matters like pest control and new bus stops. Now, they’re the last line of defense in keeping the city’s pro-democracy opposition alive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy movement nominated for Nobel peace prize by US lawmakers
Bipartisan nomination praises protesters’ ‘bravery and determination that have inspired the world’ ... ( read original story ...)
Paul Harris: ‘I will try to protect freedom in Hong Kong. I don’t know if I will succeed’
British expatriates in Hong Kong used to be known as “Filth” — but “failed in London, try Hong Kong” could not be less appropriate for Paul Harris, SC.The veteran barrister is a tenant at Doughty ... ( read original story ...)
China Hits Out at Antony Blinken’s Hong Kong Comments, Tells U.S. to Stay Out of It
"Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and allow for no foreign interference," a foreign ministry spokesperson said. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s Neighborhood Leaders Became Champions of Freedom
District councilors typically tended to mundane matters like pest control and new bus stops. Now, they’re the last line of defense in keeping the city’s pro-democracy opposition alive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expects to earn $4.5 billion from trading fees this financial year
The Hong Kong government estimates it will earn HK$35 billion ($4.52 billion) in revenue in the current financial year from the 0.1% 'stamp duty' charged on stock transactions as a result of high ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ambush’ lockdowns: Hong Kong tries radical Covid testing strategy
Hong Kong is locking down entire residential blocks without warning as part of a controversial new strategy to contain outbreaks of Covid-19. Over the past 10 days, squads of Hong Kong police officers ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s Lowliest Politicians Became Its Champions of Freedom
District councilors typically tended to mundane matters like pest control and new bus stops. Now, they’re the last line of defense in keeping the city’s pro-democracy opposition alive. ( read original story ...)
Second lawyer barred after defending Hong Kong democracy activist
Ren Quanniu, who acted for one of the 12 people who tried to flee the territory by boat, has his licence revoked over ‘groundless’ accusations ... ( read original story ...)