Macau signs pact with HK on avoidance of double taxation

China’s special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau have signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation arrangement, it was announced this week. Under the

Over 700 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat seized in Guangdong

More than 700 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat was seized in several cases by customs in Guangdong Province, local authorities said late last week. The frozen meat was

Hong Kong leader offers no new concessions, risking more violence

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam didn’t make any new concessions to protesters after pro- democracy forces won a landslide in local elections, a move that risks

Besieged HK university finds only one person in search

A Hong Kong university team looking for protesters still hiding after a 10-day siege by police only found one person after six hours. Alexander Wai, vice president

Hong Kong | Stocks rally on election calm

Hong Kong stocks climbed after pro-democracy candidates swept the board in district council elections, putting pressure on the city’s government to address issues that have fueled months of protests. The Hang

Hong Kong pro-democracy forces bolstered by landslide election win

Hong Kong residents handed an overwhelming victory to pro-democracy candidates in a vote for local district councils on Sunday, a stunning repudiation of the city’s Beijing-backed government after months of

HK families protest police use of tear gas

Chanting “No more tear gas,” dozens of Hong Kong families with young children marched Saturday to oppose the government’s handling of pro-democracy protests on the eve

Seige of Polyu | Once a protest fortress, HK campus quiet

Overturned chairs. Empty plastic bottles scattered around. Food leftovers rotting in the canteen. Most of the protesters who took over the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have

Turnout high in Hong Kong vote seen as referendum on protest

A record number of Hong Kongers cast ballots in district council elections yesterday, seizing the first opportunity to vote after months of increasingly violent protests calling for greater

Trump claims he’s behind China restraint

President Donald Trump on Friday wouldn’t commit to signing bipartisan legislation supporting pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong as he tries to work out a trade deal

Massive turnout in Hong Kong vote seen as protest referendum

Voters in Hong Kong turned out in droves today (Sunday) in district council elections seen as a barometer of public support for pro-democracy protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese

HK holdout protester | ‘No surrender, no regrets’

Pale and thin, a teenager wandered the nearly deserted campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. He wrapped his arms around his

HK’s rich open more offshore accounts as backup plan, bankers say

Top bankers say Hong Kong’s wealthy are opening more offshore accounts to ensure they have an emergency escape route for their cash if the city’s civil

Even HK’s homegrown bankers are considering moving away

A senior banker born in Hong Kong plans to try getting a U.S. green card, just in case the city’s social unrest worsens. Two other executives in

Senate passes bill to support human rights in Hong Kong

The Senate on Tuesday easily approved a bill to support human rights in Hong Kong following months of often-violent unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

Hong Kong’s next flashpoint: the first vote since unrest began

Even as Hong Kong grapples with a violent university siege that has captivated the world, things could potentially get even worse this weekend if the government scraps the

Masks ruling | China seen flexing legal muscles on Hong Kong

Criticism from China’s rubber-stamp parliament of a Hong Kong court decision is raising concerns that Beijing may move to flex its legal muscles and overrule the

Hong Kong | Police surround last holdouts at university

About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university yesterday, their choices dwindling along with their food supplies as they braced for the endgame

Hong Kong | Police battle protesters in university siege

As night fell in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege yesterday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. Huge crowds of supporters advanced on

Chinese troops join HK cleanup as protesters retreat

Chinese troops came out of the barracks in Hong Kong on Saturday — not to quell protests but to help clean up. It was a rare public appearance by the People’s

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