Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday that China’s recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hardline policies on national security, had been a “normal” personnel change. In a surprise development, China announced late on Friday that Zheng Yanxiong, the director of China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong – Beijing’s main […]
Read MoreHONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to have sufficient evidence to support all three charges against him. Lai, 76, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has pleaded not guilty […]
Read MoreBy Cannix Yau Hong Kong is gearing up for a hospitality campaign to woo tourists by mobilising support from across all segments of society, from frontline civil servants to transport operators, to make courtesy and warm behaviour a priority. Tourism minister Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said on Saturday authorities would coordinate all service industries ranging from […]
Read MoreHong Kong has been struck by lightning nearly 10,000 times in one night. This was reported by the country’s local weather monitoring center. The incident took place between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning local time. News from AFP. The Hong Kong Meteorological Observatory said the rain started around 9pm on Tuesday. The organization recorded the […]
Read MoreHong Kong’s accounting watchdog said it will investigate accounting firm PwC for alleged auditing fraud related to bankrupt Chinese developer China Evergrande Group, adding that it would not hesitate to take enforcement action. The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) said in a statement on Friday that it had taken note of the whistleblower’s allegations […]
Read MoreBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was “well received” by Beijing’s communist government, which has given a mainland bishop permission to visit Hong Kong, the bishop of Hong Kong said on Thursday. Bishop Stephen Chow, who will be made […]
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