More than 10,000 arrests and nearly 3,000 prosecutions, with 82% given jail including ‘extraordinary high’ proportion of children ...
Hong Kong Finance Chief to Attend APEC Meet, Side-Stepping Dispute
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's financial secretary Paul Chan will attend an APEC meeting on Nov. 15-17 in San Francisco, it said on Tuesday, standing in for Chief Executive John Lee and smoothing ...
Hong Kong Q3 GDP up 4.1% on year, but lower than forecast
Hong Kong's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter to 4.1% from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, as inbound tourism and private consumption supported a revival.
Hong Kong leader defends elections after largest pro-democracy party shut out
The Democratic party, the city’s largest pro-democracy party, failed to secure enough nominations under new rules introduced by authorities
Hong Kong Tourism Skyrockets with a Projected US$ 41.5 Billion Market and a Phenomenal 10% CAGR by 2032 | FMI
The hong kong tourism market is expected to reach US$ 41.5 Billion in 2032, likely to surge at a vigorous 10% CAGR during the forecast period of 2022 to 2032 he tourism industry is a major contributor to the economy of Hong Kong.
How Hong Kong’s national security law is eroding academic rights
Hong Kong on Friday rescinded the visa for a prominent Tiananmen massacre academic, the latest political crackdown after Beijing imposed its National Security Law (NSL) on the city.
Washington state senator Jeff Wilson cleared of Hong Kong gun charge
A gun charge against Jeff Wilson, a Washington state senator, was dismissed by a Hong Kong court Monday. The charge was linked to Wilson's possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Jeff Wilson, Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for having gun in carry-on, gets charge dismissed
"I reached into my briefcase for gum and felt my gun instead. My heart sank," Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson said in a statement. He called the incident an "honest mistake."
‘I reached for gum and felt my gun’: Hong Kong court acquits US politician over airport firearms charge
A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who turned himself in to customs authorities for bringing a gun into the city’s airport in what he called “an honest mistake”.
Hong Kong police seize ketamine worth HK$100 million in mini-storage centre raid, marking largest single haul of drug this year
Officers also arrest 30-year-old man and allegedly find 250 grams of ketamine in his possession Syndicate used plant growth agent to conceal narcotic, which was smuggled into Hong Kong from Southeast Asia,
Hong Kong’s main pro-democracy party shut out of local elections
No candidates from Hong Kong's main pro-democracy party will be allowed to contest upcoming local elections, the party said, after a new, Beijing-backed nomination process closed on Monday.Pro-democracy parties won the last district council elections in 2019 in a landslide,
Firearms Charge Against Washington State Sen. Jeff Wilson Dismissed In Hong Kong Court
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong to help finance Northern Metropolis project with pilot land exchange scheme
Owners can keep land earmarked for new town and build according to zoning uses, but they will be required to pay premium, development chief Bernadette Linn says 'If more land owners can participate and act in accordance with the government's plan,
Hong Kong HKU Students Sentencing
The sign for the Wan Chai Distict Court where the sentence for four former University of Hong Kong student leaders were handed down in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two ...