Archive for June 7th, 2019
Business Briefs 07 Jun 2019
* Long Giang Group has registered to buy seven million shares of Long Giang love trnent & Urban Development Company (LGL) within one month starting June 6 to increase its [...] » More
Trump casts doubt on reports of North Korean executions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to cast doubt on news reports of North Korean executions as part of a purge in the aftermath of a failed Hanoi summit and [...] » More
Beijing confirms nomination of ex-Hong Kong police chief Andy Tsang to lead UN agency fighting drug crimes, terrorism and political corruption
China has nominated former Hong Kong police chief Andy Tsang Wai-hung for the top job at the UN’s third-biggest office and its drugs and crime division, confirming an [...] » More
Asian stocks fall as Trump says Mexican tariffs still coming
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as traders kept a close watch on impending US tariffs on Mexico while trade talks with Beijing remained at a standstill. [...] » More
China Tried to Get Germany to Deny HK Activists’ Asylum Claims
China sought to intervene in Germany’s handling of political asylum applications from two pro-independence activists from Hong Kong, RFA has learned. Ray Wong and Alan [...] » More
HK magistrate bars Ramanjit ‘Romi’ Singh from lodging torture claim against Indian authorities in Eastern Court extradition hearing
A Hong Kong resident facing extradition to India was barred on Wednesday from making a torture claim in court after a magistrate sided with the government by ruling that the [...] » More
Warning of more protests to come against HK government’s controversial extradition bill
An upcoming major protest against the government’s extradition bill may not be the last before legislators decide the proposal’s fate, the organiser has warned. [...] » More
Thousands mark Tiananmen 30th anniversary in HK candlelight vigil
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen [...] » More
Higher pork prices for Hongkongers during Dragon Boat Festival as Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse reopens following swine fever shutdown
Pork prices at Hong Kong’s markets are expected to more than double on Friday at a time when the meat is in high demand during the Dragon Boat Festival, after the [...] » More
Gay civil servant wins final appeal on spousal benefits for husband in another victory for HK’s LGBT community
A gay civil servant prevailed in his final appeal on Thursday to require the Hong Kong government to grant him and his husband spousal benefits and joint tax assessment, in [...] » More
Scientist looks to resurrect HK’s ‘Pearl of the Orient’ past
On a raft floating off Hong Kong’s rural eastern coastline former investment banker turned scientist Yan Wa-tat patiently scrapes barnacles off some 2,000 [...] » More
HK extradition bill a ‘terrible blow’ to rule of lawPatten
Hong Kong’s last British governor Chris Patten said on Thursday a proposed extradition bill allowing suspects to be sent to China for trial is a “terrible [...] » More
HK court issues landmark ruling on benefits for gay couples
Hong Kong’s top court Thursday ordered the government to grant spousal rights and benefits to the husband of a gay civil servant who married overseas, in a ruling [...] » More
HK clinic run by AMH Medical Diagnostic Group that is under investigation for its sourcing of HPV vaccine closes down in Yau Ma Tei
A private clinic in Hong Kong accused of using anticancer HPV vaccines from unknown sources has shut suddenly, leaving customers demanding refunds. A notice, dated June 5, [...] » More
In full: HK Law Society urges government not to rush controversial extradition bill before consultations
The Law Society of Hong Kong has said that the government should not rush the legislation of the controversial extradition bill and should conduct extensive consultation [...] » More
