The ruling represents a victory for the Hong Kong government, at a time when the territory’s courts are under intense scrutiny. ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong Court Upholds Emergency Protest Mask Ban
The Hong Kong government's decision to use a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks at protests last year was both proportionate and legal, the city's top court ruled Monday. The ruling is a ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong court upholds emergency law to ban face masks at protests
The Hong Kong government's decision to use a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks at protests last year was both proportionate and legal, the city's top court ruled Monday. The ruling is a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security law: Britain’s Northern Ireland troubles offer lessons for China
Should central government leaders be able to exercise autocratic powers in some circumstances to curtail the operation of local democratic institutions? Although this question applies to Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court rules mask ban constitutional for all public meetings
Hong Kong’s highest court on Monday ruled the city's government had the right to invoke colonial-era emergency powers last year to ban the wearing of masks at all public processions and meetings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong now like East Berlin now, says Mike Pompeo
The US secretary of state has said that Hong Kong, whose government is backed by Beijing, is turning into the “East Berlin of yesteryear” in a tweet in support of 12 pro-democracy activists held in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave is no time to be pointing fingers over pandemic missteps
Why is Hong Kong more concerned with punishment and shame than kindness and forgiveness? With each flare-up or local cluster of Covid-19 cases, there are fingers pointed and judgment passed on those ... ( read original story ...)
Retiring after Hong Kong protest turmoil, Baptist University president Roland Chin says: ‘I voice what I believe’
Baptist University's outgoing president, Roland Chin Tai-hong, believes it is not too late for Hong Kong to set up a conciliation commission to foster conversation between different camps and heal a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police catch fugitive COVID-19 patient
Hong Kong police late on Sunday caught a COVID-19 positive patient who escaped on Friday from one of the city's largest hospitals while undergoing treatment. ( read original story ...)
Global banks boost Singapore hiring to mitigate Hong Kong risk
Global financial groups are ramping up hiring in Singapore and shunning Hong Kong as concerns over Beijing’s sweeping national security law in the Chinese territory spur the relocation of key roles. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: shutdown of non-essential businesses, mall curfew ‘if residents not cooperative’
Hong Kong might have to shut non-essential businesses and shorten operating hours of malls to get the fourth wave of coronavirus infections under control, the city's top health adviser said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief issues budget warning, and says unemployment could rise if fourth wave of coronavirus isn’t brought under control
Financial Secretary warns of possible rise in unemployment if fourth wave of coronavirus is not brought under control. ( read original story ...)
Seven passengers found with Covid-19, but Qatar Airways escapes ban thanks to loophole in Hong Kong testing rules
Qatar Airways has escaped being penalised after seven people who arrived in Hong Kong on consecutive flights tested positive for Covid-19, raising questions about a loophole in the way airlines are ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Hong Kong: don’t let women become collateral damage
I am writing in response to the article, "Asian women pay the price of pandemic as Covid-19 ravages economies, jobs" (December 12). Michelle de Guzman, Duong Thi Huyen and Dwi Kunto, all Asian mothers ... ( read original story ...)