We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. A fifth of Hong Kong’s international schools are struggling to hire teachers just days before the start of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sentences protesters, blocks film screening
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced two young men to jail terms over a violent clash during the territory’s political unrest in 2019 that killed an elderly man. Luo Chang-qing (羅長清), a 70-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong poll makes some people feel sour, and this is good: Global Times editorial
The latest survey conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) shows that the net favorability of Hong Kong people toward Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)'s ... ( read original story ...)
Billboards celebrating Hong Kong’s ‘new era’ to stay up in Australia despite complaints
Advertising standards regulator says content ‘falls outside our jurisdiction’ as opponents decry ‘cruel reminder’ of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong boy band Mirror suspends public appearances until end of September as concert accident probe continues
Lab tests confirm metal fatigue caused cable to snap and send giant TV screen plunging onto Mirror concert stage, injuring two dancers Concert organisers say Canto-pop stars need break after trauma at ... ( read original story ...)
China Tourism seeks $2.16 billion in Hong Kong’s biggest listing so far in 2022 – term sheet
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak shop at the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Sanya, Hainan province, China November 25, 202 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates
Hong Kong has recorded its sharpest annual drop in population, with experts blaming the decline on strict Covid control measures and a political crackdown that have taken the shine off a financial hub ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong population shrinks for 2nd year under virus curbs
Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births declined, but it made no mention of an exodus of residents following a crackd ... ( read original story ...)
‘Betraying China’: Hong Kong politician in exile reports alleged assault at Sydney restaurant
Hong Kong pro-democracy politician in exile Ted Hui has alleged he was assaulted by a stranger in a Sydney restaurant. Due to this latest attack containing a verbal threat of further violence, Mr Hui ... ( read original story ...)
China Tourism seeks $2.16 bln in Hong Kong’s biggest listing so far in 2022 – term sheet
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp is aiming to raise up to $2.16 billion through a new listing in Hong Kong, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters, in what will be the largest share sale in ... ( read original story ...)
Covid policy crushes Hong Kong’s growth expectations
Hong Kong’s economy will struggle to expand at all this year, the latest Bloomberg survey of economists shows, as the city grapples with Covid restrictions, a trade slump and other global headwinds. ( read original story ...)
China Tourism seeks $2.16bn in Hong Kong’s biggest listing of 2022
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. is aiming to raise up to $2.16 billion through a new listing in Hong Kong, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters, in what will be the largest share sale in ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong is seeking solace in Cantopop
Life in Hong Kong has been reshaped as Beijing has increasingly tightened its grip over almost every aspect of life in the city. But Cantopop remains a venue for those in the city to seek solace and ... ( read original story ...)
New ambulance cleaning methods to be used in wake of increase in Hong Kong coronavirus cases
Calls to 999 number also hit about 2,700 a day at height of fifth wave in March, Fire Services Department reveals. ( read original story ...)