Written by China’s President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to the gambling hub of Macau to mark the 20th anniversary of its handover to China, with security tight as protests rock nearby Hong Kong. Xi’s visit to the former Portuguese colony, where he is expected to announce a slew of supportive policies, is widely seen […]
A prestigious international press exhibition, featuring photographs of the Hong Kong protests, has been abruptly taken down in Macau, with organisers refusing to explain why, prompting speculation of political pressure. The World Press Photo exhibition opened on 25 September and was scheduled to run until 18 October but was closed early. Local media quoted the […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — A high-level delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and senior representatives of the business sector will visit five Chinese mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27 to boost cooperation in economy and trade, among other sectors. […]
National security cases, criminal trials and Juvenile Court proceedings will be excluded from remote hearings in Hong Kong, under a bill entering the legislative process next month. The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will also introduce new offences under which those who record, publish or broadcast proceedings without authorisation will […]
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has proposed holding senior managers at public healthcare facilities accountable for blunders that happen on their watch as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at better defining roles and reducing the risk of potentially life-threatening mistakes. The authority also suggested on Friday that hospitals make better use of technology to ease the […]
The trial of eight people who were allegedly involved in three bomb plots in early 2020 has begun, with seven of them facing the same charge that saw a man sentenced to almost 24 years in prison days ago. High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The defendants – Ho Cheuk-wai, Lee Ka-pan, Ng Tsz-lok, Cheung […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong stock market ended lower on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.89 percent to close at 19,229.97 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 2.10 percent to end at 6,887.05 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index slid 2.57 percent to 4,246.20 points. Source […]
Hong Kong authorities have proposed requiring new private homes and other buildings frequented by elderly to fulfil certain design requirements, while exempting some senior-friendly facilities from gross floor area calculations as incentives to developers amid the city’s ageing population. Details of the proposal, released to lawmakers in a paper on Thursday, had gained support from […]
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — A spokesperson for the Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has slammed certain U.S. and Canadian politicians over new visa restrictions vow following the HKSAR’s lawful verdict of rioters. The irresponsible remarks were made by the spokesperson of the U.S. […]