A 15-year old girl is believed to have fled Hong Kong to Britain, the youngest person so far to seek asylum from the Beijing government’s crackdown on the territory.The girl, known as Aurora, applied ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: younger patients warned after Covid-19 kills previously healthy woman, 42, as 95 new cases confirmed
A previously healthy 42-year-old woman has died from Covid-19, making her one of the youngest coronavirus fatalities in Hong Kong, as 95 new infections were confirmed on Sunday. Among the latest cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: quarantine, mandatory testing orders issued as housing block cluster grows, city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases
A growing Covid-19 cluster in a public housing block prompted the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a mandatory testing ... ( read original story ...)
Mogul, Golden Sixty star in Hong Kong; Sodashi scores again in Japan
The Hong Kong Jockey Club staged a worthy renewal of its Longines International Races on Sunday, with winners coming from Ireland, Japan and the home team while a pure white filly remained undefeated ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: quarantine and mandatory testing orders issued as public housing block cluster grows, city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases including 37 of unknown origin
A growing Covid-19 cluster in a public housing block prompted the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a mandatory testing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon face life jail term under security law
China’s crackdown on opposition figures intensified yesterday when Jimmy Lai, the owner of the only mainstream Hong Kong newspaper that supports the democracy movement, appeared in court to face ... ( read original story ...)
UK Calls on Hong Kong to Stop Targeting Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China December 12, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: public housing block cluster grows, as city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases including 37 of unknown origin
A cluster of Covid-19 cases in a public housing block grew on Monday, prompting the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a ... ( read original story ...)
PCC, Hong Kong antitrust body sign collaboration deal
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it signed Monday a memorandum of understanding with its Hong Kong counterpart covering staff exchanges, research collaboration, capacity-building ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctor’s manslaughter conviction for beauty treatment death sends chilling signal
The recent conviction of a young doctor of manslaughter by gross negligence should send a chill through the medical profession in Hong Kong ("Hong Kong doctor guilty of manslaughter after beauty ... ( read original story ...)
Donations to Hong Kong activist groups, opposition scrutinised as police freeze bank accounts, allege money-laundering activities
Veteran activist Lee Cheuk-yan used to receive donations regularly via bank transfers for his group, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Recently, however, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s democracy advocates need Biden’s public support right now
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates, 72-year-old clothing and media mogul Jimmy Lai, was charged Friday under an oppressive security law imposed by China earlier this year. He is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: 95 new Covid-19 cases confirmed as housing estate clusters grow
Hong Kong confirmed 95 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday and reported the coronavirus-related death of a 42-year-old woman, as clusters at two public housing blocks continued to grow while another may have ... ( read original story ...)
Dismayed transport experts, district councillors, residents urge Hong Kong government to rethink decision to scrap Kai Tak elevated monorail project
A transport professionals' group wants the Hong Kong government to rethink its decision to scrap a proposal for a HK$12 billion (US$1.55 billion) elevated rail link cutting across the heart of Kowloon ... ( read original story ...)