China’s second-largest property developer, Evergrande Group, is temporarily suspending trading in its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, local media said. The China Evergrande Group trading will be suspended starting at 9 am (local time) on Monday, according to a statement released by the Hong Kong stock exchange. Trading of structured products related to the firm […]
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How Great Nicobar can be an alternative to Hong Kong?
China’s peaceful takeover of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 was based on a properly signed agreement between the Government of UK and People’s Republic of China and was registered with the United Nations, in which the Chinese guaranteed a 50-year extension of its capitalist system. It, therefore, provided for […]
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Hong Kong: University’s ruling body members urge reversal of students campus ban
Seven members of the University of Hong Kong governing council has urged the ruling body to reverse its ban on several students from campus for sympathising with a police attacker. In an open letter on Thursday, the group denounced the council’s decision, which did not follow regular disciplinary procedures, as “improper according to legal principles.” […]
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Hong Kong activist handed 9-year jail term in first national security case
A Hong Kong activist, who is the first person to be convicted under the contentious national security law, has been jailed for nine years on Friday. The ruling comes four days after Tong Ying-kit was found guilty of inciting secession and terrorist activities. The 24-year-old was handed the custodial jail term by […]
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Hong Kong scribes register protest as police intimidate reporter, confiscate travel documents
A group of journalists has demanded the Hong Kong police to explain why a city reporter’s home was searched and travel documents were confiscated, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) informed on Wednesday. An IFJ statement said that the Hong Kong police force’s national security unit searched a journalist’s home on July 26 and confiscated her travel documents, mobile phone and […]
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Hong Kong silenced as China celebrates party centenary
Police were out in force across Hong Kong on Thursday, ready to stamp down on any sign of dissent as China’s Communist Party celebrated its centenary, in a vivid illustration of how the once-outspoken finance hub has been successfully muzzled. The grand celebrations in Beijing coincided with the 24th anniversary […]
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Emotions run high as Hong Kong residents snap up final edition of Apple Daily
Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of today to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which was forced to close after 26 years after becoming the target of a national security crackdown. Emotions ran high as supporters of the popular newspaper, which has […]
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Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist under security law
Hong Kong police arrested today a columnist for pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on suspicion of conspiring to collude with a foreign country or foreign forces, in another hit to the besieged newspaper. The latest arrest came after police froze assets of companies linked to the newspaper and arrested five executives last week, […]
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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze, says aide
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper warned Monday it is unable to pay staff and is at imminent risk of closure after the government froze the company’s assets using a sweeping new national security law. Apple Daily has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side, with unapologetic support for the city’s pro-democracy movement […]
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Japan to convey its concerns to China over new Hong Kong election reforms
The Japanese government on Friday said it is increasingly and gravely concerned over Hong Kong after the city’s legislature approved an electoral overhaul ordered by China to ensure Beijing’s loyalist govern the city. “We are increasingly and gravely concerned about the impact on the freedom of speech and media, which have served as […]
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Future sours for Hong Kong’s brazen Apple Daily tabloid
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong’s outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: “Are we next?” Each day, tomorrow’s date is hung up on the walls of the bustling newsroom, a constant reminder of the need to […]
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Hong Kong suspends its order of AstraZeneca jabs
Hong Kong today confirmed it has requested AstraZeneca suspend delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and concerns over its efficacy against new variants of the coronavirus. Europe’s medicines regulator said this week the AstraZeneca vaccine could cause very rare blood clots in some recipients, prompting […]
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China says legal moves on Hong Kong a ‘combination of punches’ to end chaos
China’s plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of security law, amount to a “combination of punches” to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said today. Hong Kong was rocked by massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019 against Beijing’s encroachment […]
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‘Totally constitutional’, China justifies altering Hong Kong’s electoral reforms
Despite worldwide condemnation of China for altering Hong Kong’s electoral reforms, Beijing has justified its moves as “totally constitutional, lawful and justified”. Addressing a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the move to “improve” Hong Kong’s electoral […]
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‘One country, two systems’, other key Hong Kong phrases removed from China’s annual political report
Less than a year after China imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, the phrases ‘one country, two systems’, ‘Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong’ and ‘high degree of autonomy’ have been removed from a report of Beijing’s annual political session, which began on Thursday. According to a report by Hong Kong Free Press, the change […]