An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy, ...
Substandard work and evasion of oversight helped fuel deadly Hong Kong fire, investigators told
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades on Friday heard arguments on how malpractices that had evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a ...
Hong Kong Fast-Tracks Law for Five-Minute Border Trips to China
Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill enabling one-stop immigration checks at a new border crossing with Shenzhen, the city’s latest step to deepen links with mainland China.
Hong Kong wraps up probe into ‘preventable’ Wang Fuk Court fire
It “was preventable but not prevented, and foreseeable but not foreseen”, says lead counsel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Shein secures nod from Hong Kong listing committee for IPO, sources say
HONG KONG, July 17 (Reuters) - Shein has won approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange listing committee for an IPO, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, bringing the ...
Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People
By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from Hong Kong Hong Kong’s national security police on Wednesday raided two bookstores, seized boxes of books and arrested five people on suspicion of sedition. The ...
Hong Kong arrests five over selling alleged seditious books
Hong Kong police have arrested five people on suspicion of violating the city's national security law by selling publications containing what authorities described as seditious content. The two men
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists
Hong Kong police raided two independent bookstores and arrested five people over books they said had "seditious intention" under the city's national security law.
Hong Kong authorities arrest 5 booksellers on suspicion of ‘sedition’
Police in Hong Kong arrested five bookstore workers on suspicion of breaches of the territory's national security laws during raids on two shops.
Hong Kong official says booksellers should ensure titles won’t harm national security after arrests
Hong Kong ’s top security official said Thursday that booksellers should ensure the titles they sell do not harm national security, a day after five people li ...
China wields security laws to cow Hong Kong’s once-free literary scene
Hong Kong once published books on topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown. But new arrests show Beijing intends to bring the city’s booksellers and publishers to heel.
Hong Kong cyclists face Asian Games clash with Montreal World Championships, quota cap
Sport’s chief Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill launches defence of schedule that has angered city team’s head coach Herve Dagorne,.
Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown
After pro-democracy protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing cracked down on freedom of speech, and restrictions have continued to tighten.
Hong Kong booksellers reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications
Videos and photos from multiple media outlets showed officers wearing vests marked with “Police” seizing boxes from the building housing Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists. A ...