China on Thursday criticised British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and other foreign politicians for "smearing" an upcoming Hong Kong security law, as local authorities said feedback on the law had ...
Hong Kong’s largest bitcoin ETF assets up five-fold since October
Hong Kong's largest bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund saw its assets under management swell five-fold in the past five months to just over $100 million, as local investors chased the rally in the ...
Hong Kong’s plan for new national security law triggers civil liberty fears
As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous ...
Hong Kong government says ditching restrictions on property sales will not lead to overheated market or encourage speculation
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says property market conditions have changed since cooling measures were introduced about a decade ago.
Hong Kong moves towards tougher security law despite concerns
A public consultation period for a new Hong Kong national security law closes on Wednesday amid concerns that the legislation, which authorities want to put in place soon, will further erode freedoms ...
Hong Kong scraps decade-old property restrictions to boost flagging economy
Hong Kong has announced a slew of measures to boost its real estate sector, including the removal of decade-old restrictions that were introduced to prevent a property bubble, as part of its effort to ...
Hong Kong lifts curbs on property market, to spend more on tourism
Hong Kong’s government has lifted curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low, adding to the Chinese territory's woes. Finance minister Paul Chan announced the move in a speech ...
Hong Kong property stocks jump after city scraps cooling measures
Stocks of Hong Kong property developers rose after financial secretary Paul Chan scrapped Hong Kong's property cooling measures in a bid to bolster the sector. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Chan ...
Hong Kong moves towards enacting tougher security law amid concerns about freedoms
A public consultation period for a new Hong Kong national security law closes on Wednesday amid concerns that the legislation, which authorities want to put in place soon, will further erode freedoms ...
Opinion | Hong Kong’s Next Political Crackdown
The line that used to separate Hong Kong from China continues to evanesce, and the latest example is a new national-security law known as Article 23 that is completing its comment period this ...
Nearly 40% of teachers deregistered in Hong Kong last year lost licences because of sexual offences
Nearly 40 per cent of the 47 teachers deregistered in Hong Kong last year lost their licenses because they committed sexual offences, education authorities have said. The second major reason for ...
Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law needs public interest defence for state secrets offence, says city’s biggest lawyer group
Law Society of Hong Kong tables proposal, along with body representing senior media executives, on Article 23 legislation views, before its 30-day consultation ends on Wednesday.
Rare Hong Kong protest sounds alarm on new security law
Hong Kong activists on Tuesday staged a rare public protest against government plans for a new national security law, saying it lacked democratic oversight and human rights safeguards. Public ...
Number of sacked Hong Kong civil servants triples in 6 years, with government pointing to stricter handling of misconduct cases as main reason
The number of Hong Kong civil servants fired from their jobs has nearly tripled over the past six years, with authorities mainly attributing the increase to the stricter handling of serious misconduct ...