The 1857 trial of American pirate Eli Boggs in Hong Kong was a riveting affair, filled with tales of plunder, kidnapping and murder on the high seas. But it was Boggs' two-hour closing statement that ... ( read original story ...)
Global investors inject momentum into Hong Kong’s biotech craze
International investors including BlackRock and Fidelity are anchoring a boom in Hong Kong biotech listings, with Chinese healthcare companies raising a record $21.1bn from share offerings in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take, experts say
Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take from a pool of suppliers, medical experts said on Tuesday, after the health minister sought to clarify whether the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: police officer broke data privacy law by displaying reporter’s ID card during protest live stream, watchdog finds
A police officer breached the data privacy law when he displayed a journalist's identity card during a live stream of a protest in Hong Kong last year, the privacy watchdog said on Tuesday. The Office ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China markets plunge as Covid-19 mutation threatens recovery outlook, US expands China blacklist
Hong Kong and China stocks slumped on Tuesday after a highly infectious Covid-19 strain sparked UK lockdowns and clouded the economic recovery outlook, and the US further expanded its blacklist of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong manhunt: citywide search for five assailants after former village head killed in daytime attack with knives, axes
A former Hong Kong village head was killed in an apparently well-organised knife attack at a tombstone factory in the New Territories on Tuesday, sparking a citywide manhunt for the gang involved. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Shot By Police Goes On The Run Ahead Of Trial
A warrant was issued Tuesday after a court no-show for a Hong Kong student who was shot by police during last year's democracy protests, as an activist group claimed he had gone "into exile". Tsang ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Proposes Major Overhaul of Hong Kong Stock Index
Hang Seng Indexes Co. is considering wide-ranging changes to Hong Kong’s stock benchmark that would dilute the influence of its largest companies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protester Shot by Police Last Year Now in Exile – Group
A Hong Kong student protester who was shot by police during last year's anti-government demonstrations and later charged with rioting and assaulting officers is in exile in an undisclosed location, an ... ( read original story ...)
Exiled Hong Kong activist to seek asylum in Britain
Nathan Law, a prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in London, has revealed that he is applying for political asylum in the UK six months after he left Hong Kong.“If I don’t act now, I will become a ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong Activist, Nathan Law, Seeks Political Asylum in Britain
The prominent dissident fled to London shortly before a security law was imposed in Hong Kong. Affording him asylum would likely incense China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest a coronavirus patient who fled the hospital.
A 63-year-old coronavirus patient has been arrested in Hong Kong after his escape from a hospital isolation ward set off a frantic manhunt across the city. Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
I left Hong Kong for London so I could tell Britain the truth about China
Since I was forced to flee my city, I’ve continued my activism for democracy from the UK, says Nathan Law, a politician and activist from Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans all passenger flights from Britain in bid to stop mutated strain from reaching city
Hong Kong has announced an unprecedented ban on all passenger flights from Britain starting from midnight on Monday as a drastic measure to shut out a more infectious strain of Covid-19 that has been ... ( read original story ...)