New Territories North project earmarked as one of two long-term sources of land supply for Hong Kong A government plan to build a new town near the border with mainland China was “shockingly” rushed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader flags ‘fake news’ laws as worries over media freedom grow
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on "fake news" legislation to tackle "misinformation, hatred and lies," as worries grow over media freedoms in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s secondary offerings this year already near 2020 total
Sales of shares in Hong Kong by already-listed companies have enjoyed their best-ever start to a year as issuers tap ample global liquidity and investors' hunger for Chinese assets. The sell-down of ... ( read original story ...)
When Clark Gable came to Hong Kong to film Soldier of Fortune, he found the people to be ‘charming’
The Hollywood star was in the city filming scenes for Soldier of Fortune, which critics found to have a ‘mediocre plot’ but show Hong Kong ‘in some of her loveliest moods’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reopens Bars, but Only If You’re Vaccinated. Will That Boost Lackluster Immunization Rates?
Hong Kong's vaccine passport experiment could offer clues for other places that want to expand privileges for people who have gotten COVID-19 shots ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong economy rebounds sharply, posting 7.8 per cent growth in first quarter for 11-year high
Advanced forecast shows a V-shaped rebound in GDP from an all-time low of a 9.1 per cent contraction in the same period last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reopened Bars, but Only If You’re Vaccinated. Will That Boost Lackluster Immunization Rates?
Hong Kong's vaccine passport experiment could offer clues for other places that want to expand privileges for people who have gotten COVID-19 shots ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades with 7.8% growth in Q1
It has been battered the last two years by US-China trade war, months of social unrest and pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ends its longest recession period in decades
Hong Kong’s economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed Monday, ending the city’s most pronounced period of ... ( read original story ...)
National security law blamed as Hong Kong press freedom slumps to all-time low in journalists’ survey
Hong Kong’s press freedom index as rated by journalists has sunk to a new all-time low, with most contributors to the survey attributing the decline to the national security law that Beijing imposed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ends Record Slump With Fastest Growth in Over a Decade
Discover what’s driving the global economy and what it means for policy makers, businesses, investors and you with The New Economy Daily. Sign up here.Hong Kong’s economy finally turned the corner, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades
Hong Kong's economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed Monday, ending the city's most pronounced period of recession in its modern history. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plan to force Covid vaccines on foreign domestic workers sparks alarm
Authorities accused of ‘blackmailing’ workers over plan to make vaccine a condition of getting a job ... ( read original story ...)
Killing Hong Kong’s Free Press Will Harm Its Economy
Beijing is betting expats will flock to the city despite China’s draconian media crackdown—but faced with censorship, many international elites could vote with their feet. ( read original story ...)