Written by HONG KONG, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong stock market ended lower Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.07 percent to close at 20,728.19 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 1.13 percent to end at 7,461.44 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index dipped 0.2 percent to end at 4,668.26 points. […]
A Hong Kong court has refused bail to two police officers, who filed an appeal against their convictions and jail sentences over planting drugs and covering up surveillance cameras to frame a homeless man. High Court. Photo: GovHK. The Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected bail applications from Leung Fei-pang and Pong Chun-sze, local media […]
ENTEBBE, Uganda, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — Italy and Hong Kong, China registered wins in the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Challenge B tournament in Uganda. Captained by Marcus Campopiano, Italy defeated Tanzania by nine wickets using the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method in a match played at the Entebbe Cricket Oval on […]
US President-elect Donald Trump may use legislation aimed at closing Hong Kong’s three trade offices in the country as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing in the hopes of achieving his foreign policy goals, political watchers have said. In response to inquiries from the Post about the former president’s political comeback and the implications […]
A Hongkonger has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after his vehicle struck a 19-year-old woman in Yuen Long, leaving her unconscious. Police said the car hit the pedestrian as she was crossing On Lok Road in Yuen Long on Thursday at around 8.05am. She was taken unconscious to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s average daily turnover of ETFs reached 13 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 1.67 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of 2024, up 10 percent from the 2023 full-year average, local data showed on Tuesday. The increase widens to 32 percent when compared to the average […]
A former top American envoy to Hong Kong has said the two US presidential candidates are both like “poison” for Beijing since neither will offer any real respite on trade and Taiwan policies, although Beijing may attempt to divide Washington and its allies if Donald Trump returns to the White House. At an event in […]
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Hong Kong Free Press has been nominated for a journalistic independence prize at the 2024 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards. Photo: Reporters Without Borders. “Despite the enactment of the National Security Law and the shutdown of numerous media in the territory, HKFP remains one of the rare media covering subjects considered taboo by Beijing, including […]
A Hong Kong court has stepped up security checks after a man tried to attack a magistrate who convicted him over an indecent assault case years earlier, with all visitors having their belongings searched and sharp tools dropped. A screening station was set up at the entrance of each floor outside the courtrooms of Kowloon […]