Two Hong Kong representatives in China’s legislature have vowed to push the local government to enact national security legislation within the next five years, as nominations opened on Friday for a local poll to elect 36 deputies to the Beijing body next ... ( read original story ...)
Looming national security laws raise fresh fears for Hong Kong’s freedoms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amid calls from Hong Kong's pro-Beijing elite for sweeping new national security laws, government advisers and lawyers say the legislation is likely to be tougher than proposals shelved 14 years ago, raising fears about the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lights up for Lumieres festival
Glowing cartoon Inuits tumbled down Hong Kong's post office building and a forest of illuminated bamboo rods lit up the city centre as part of a visit by France's famous Lumieres festival. Local and international artists joined the extension of Lyon's ... ( read original story ...)
Ballet ace encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city
Young Hong Kong dancers have nearly everything going for them except time, an internationally renowned ballerina has observed. Venezuelan-born Victoria Vargas, a globetrotting ballerina and choreographer, expressed sympathy over the sight of local children ... ( read original story ...)
Ballet diva encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city
Young Hong Kong dancers have nearly everything going for them except time, an internationally renowned ballerina has observed. Venezuelan-born Victoria Vargas, a globetrotting ballet diva and choreographer, expressed sympathy over the sight of local ... ( read original story ...)
Contactless competition: WeChat Pay is coming to Hong Kong’s MTR, and Alipay may not be far behind
The news came two days after WeChat’s mother company, Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings, replaced Facebook to become the world’s fifth-largest company in market value. “Under the collaboration, mobile payment solutions including WeChat Pay Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Office exodus: Hong Kong bankers take 90-minute lunch breaks
Lunch is for wimps? Actually in Hong Kong banking it’s a sign of strength. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/301578/analyst-goldman-sachs-hong-kong/ Even in an era of ongoing cost cutting, there’s one thing that Hong Kong finance professionals ... ( read original story ...)
What’s the Greater Bay Area plan? Hong Kong’s young people don’t know either, with half having never heard of it
More than half of Hong Kong’s young people have never heard of the “Greater ... The average score recorded in response to the statement: “I pay attention to recent news and discussion about the Greater Bay Area plan” was just 2.01 out of 5, meaning ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Open: Winning starts for Saina, Sindhu and Prannoy
Nehwal, the 2010 Hong Kong Open winner, will next face a tough opponent in teen ... 19-21 in the first round. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
Oscars: How ‘Mad World’ Offers an Alternative Look at Life in Hong Kong
The screenwriter wanted to expand on the aftermath of a news story in a subdivided flat — to record Hong Kong’s living issues and circumstances of this era in the film. What kind of limitations did the budget of $257,000 and a two-week shoot pose on ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing seeks better understanding of Communist Party’s work and goals from Hong Kong establishment
Beijing mobilised a senior Chinese Communist Party theorist and its top official in Hong Kong to drive home an unusually direct message to the city’s establishment on Thursday about better understanding and improving cross-border ties after China’s ... ( read original story ...)
S.S.P. Chawrasia shoots 65, leads by 1 at Hong Kong Open
S.S.P. Chawrasia had six birdies and a bogey Thursday for a 5-under 65 and a one stroke lead at the Hong Kong Open, the first event of the 2018 season. Playing in sunny but breezy conditions at the Hong Kong Golf Club, the greens had the players struggling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ex-minister Patrick Ho ‘staying strong’ as he prepares to plead not guilty to US bribe charge
Patrick Ho Chi-ping, the detained former Hong Kong minister at the centre of an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme between a top Chinese energy firm and two African leaders, is “anxious” but staying strong as he prepares to plead not guilty to ... ( read original story ...)
Chawrasia grabs Hong Kong lead in windy conditions
HONG Kong (Reuters) - India’s SSP Chawrasia mastered windy conditions to grab the first-round lead at the Hong Kong Open with a superb five-under-par 65 in the co-sanctioned event on Thursday. Starting on the 11th hole, the six-time Asian Tour winner ... ( read original story ...)