Category: Hong Kong
China sanctions US citizens, entities over HK
Beijing announced sanctions on seven American citizens and entities Friday in response to a US advisory on deteriorating freedoms in Hong Kong, just days ahead of a visit [...] » More
Free Speech or Secession? ‘Liberate HK’ at Heart of Landmark Case
Three Hong Kong judges will rule on Tuesday whether the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our Times” is a call for secession when they deliver a [...] » More
HK women who published ‘seditious’ children’s books remanded in custody
Hong Kong women who published ‘seditious’ children’s books remanded in custody. The women were among the five members of the general Union of Hong Kong [...] » More
China sanctions US citizens, entities over HK
Beijing announced sanctions on seven American citizens and entities Friday in response to a US advisory on deteriorating freedoms in Hong Kong, just days ahead of a visit [...] » More
‘Zero Covid’ economies like HK, Singapore, Australia risk being left behind: EIU report
“Zero Covid” economies in the Asia-Pacific region risk being left behind as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, with years of potential border [...] » More
HK police arrest union members for ‘seditious’ children’s books
Hong Kong police arrested five people Thursday, on suspicion of conspiring to publish “seditious material” with the intent of inciting public hatred towards the [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK’s Cathay Pacific pressing government to relax quarantine restrictions, as most flight crews now vaccinated
Cathay Pacific is in talks with the Hong Kong government to remove the majority of quarantine restrictions on its flight crews now that most have been vaccinated against the [...] » More
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Chee-ying and another opposition figure have indicated they will contest incitement charges stemming from a banned June 4 vigil last year marking the anniversary of the [...] » More
China floods: HK government advisers considering disaster relief fund to support stricken Henan
Hong Kong government advisers are considering the use of the official Disaster Relief Fund to support Henan after the central province in China was hit by heavy rain and [...] » More
Hongkongers heading to UK under BN(O) visa scheme undeterred by end of stamp duty holiday, surging home prices
The end of a stamp duty holiday and surging home prices are unlikely to deter Hongkongers from continuing to buy properties in the UK as they move there under the British [...] » More
Coronavirus HK: vaccination bookings soar, with many centres fully booked for next 2 weeks
Reservations for Covid-19 vaccinations in Hong Kong have soared, with more than half of the city’s inoculation centres offering BioNTech jabs fully booked for the next [...] » More
HKers arrested for sedition over ‘sheep village’ children’s books
Five members of a Hong Kong union behind a series of children’s books about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village have been arrested for sedition, police [...] » More
HK air pollution reaches ‘serious’ levels, situation expected to worsen over the weekend
Air pollution in many parts of Hong Kong reached serious levels on Friday afternoon under the influence of Tropical Cyclone In-fa, the city’s environmental authority [...] » More
HK elections: voting hours slashed for Election Committee polls as authorities make dozens of changes to rule book
Voting hours for the first Hong Kong polls since Beijing drastically reformed the city’s electoral system will be reduced following a fall in the number of people [...] » More
HK reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong’s centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Friday reported two new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally in Hong Kong to 11,973. According to the [...] » More
