Tag: Hong Kong
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Japanese pop idol Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail
Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong court yesterday before some ... -
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
Hong Kong authorities yesterday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that ... -
Zhuhai and Hong Kong on alert mode
The Zhuhai Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has urged residents to take precautions against chikungunya fever. This mosquito-borne disease first emerged this year in Foshan ... -
Firm appeals for legal protection of investors as its Panama Ports contract faces lawsuits
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate entangled in U.S.-China tensions appealed on Friday for legal protection for businesses in Panama after the company’s contract over ... -
Proxy witness bank account service now covers all GBA cities
IN THE NEWS The proxy witness service, which allows Hong Kong and Macau residents to open mainland Chinese bank accounts remotely, has now been expanded to ... -
CK Hutchison seeks Chinese investor to join Panama Ports deal
A Hong Kong conglomerate that’s selling ports at the Panama Canal said yesterday it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers, a ... -
Police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists
Hong Kong police announced rewards for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas-based activists for their roles in what they called a subversive organization abroad, ... -
Judge rules in favor of transgender bathroom access
A Hong Kong judge yesterday ruled to strike down regulations criminalizing the use of bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, ruling in favor of transgender individuals’ ... -
Typhoon causes major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and southern China
Typhoon Wipha caused major flight disruptions today (Sunday) in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west along the southern coast. ... -
Lee’s gov’t plans to regulate Uber and other online ride-hailing services
The Hong Kong government yesterday unveiled proposals to regulate online ride-hailing services provided by tech companies like Uber, requiring platforms, cars and drivers to be licensed ... -
Macau and Hong Kong join forces to strengthen personal data protection
The Personal Data Protection Bureau (DSPDP) and Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen ... -
Police arrest four men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion
Hong Kong police announced yesterday that they arrested four people linked to a Taiwan-based group under a Beijing-imposed national security law, accusing them of conspiracy to ... -
Chinese aircraft carrier sails into the SAR to boost patriotism
China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong yesterday as part of a drive to drum up patriotism, days after the former British colony marked ... -
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms
Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said yesterday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed ... -
US consulate condemns SAR for ‘repression’ of Independence Day celebrations
The U.S. consulate in Hong Kong yesterday condemned the city’s government for what it called repression of U.S. Independence Day celebrations after local education authorities reportedly ... -
Official overseeing Hong Kong warns of persisting national security threats
A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs on Saturday warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national security law approaches its fifth ... -
Air India flight returns to Hong Kong due to a midair technical issue
HONG KONG (AP) — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong today (Monday) shortly after takeoff due to a midair technical issue, days after another ... -
China and Hong Kong authorities launch first publicly known joint operation
China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, raiding the homes of six people on suspicion ... -
Police accuse a mobile game app of promoting armed revolution
Hong Kong police on Tuesday accused a mobile game application of advocating armed revolution and promoting secessionist agendas, saying that those who publish it or share ... -
Joshua Wong charged under security law for a second time
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security. The prosecution was the second ... -
Hong Kong’s baby pandas finally have names. Meet Jia Jia and De De
Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De. The names of the cubs, affectionately known ... -
Reporters, news outlets are targeted by unwarranted tax audits: media group
Hong Kong’s tax authorities targeted at least 20 people, including journalists, current or former heads of media organizations and their families, with audits without sufficient evidence, ... -
Uruguay to open consulates in GBA
The South American nation of Uruguay announced that it will establish consular offices in Macau and Hong Kong by the end of 2025. This year marks ... -
Crowds flock to celebrate the century-old Bun Festival
Crowds flocked to the outlying Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong to celebrate the Bun Festival, held each year in a century-old tradition to ward off ... -
Four former lawmakers freed after years in prison under security law
Four former Hong Kong lawmakers were freed from prison yesterday after serving more than four years for their convictions under a Beijing-imposed security law that crushed ... -
Biggest pro-democracy party moves to disband as freedoms dwindle
When Yeung Sum co-founded the city’s largest pro-democracy party more than 30 years ago, he knew building a democratic Hong Kong would be a “difficult dream.” ... -
MGTO invites HK tourism sector representatives to visit Macau
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) invited 27 Hong Kong Tourism Industry Council members to visit Macau for familiarization. During the visit, a working meeting was ... -
Social worker sentenced to nearly four years for mediation attempts at protests
A Hong Kong social worker was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison yesterday on a charge of riot for her role in the ... -
Hong Kong richest man is in hot water over his company’s Panama Canal ports deal
Analysis Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s business empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a ... -
Lee swipes at Trump but avoids criticism of tycoon’s deal to sell Panama Port assets
Hong Kong’s leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment ... -
Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee dies at 97
Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee, who led one of the biggest real estate empires in the former British territory, has died. He was 97. ... -
Macau, Hong Kong, and Guangdong collaborate to boost GBA tourism
The tourism authorities of Macau, Hong Kong, and Guangdong are strengthening their collaboration to promote the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a premier travel destination. ... -
Son of Jimmy Lai says 77-year-old could die in jail and calls for his release
The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, called yesterday [Macau time] for his ... -
A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests convicted of rioting
A social worker who tried to mediate during the height of the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong was convicted of rioting yesterday in the latest ... -
Top court overturns convictions of three former organizers of Tiananmen vigils
Hong Kong’s top court yesterday overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their ...
