Page 24 - Hong Kong

Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong consulate despite visa problems for staff

Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online

Hong Kong's opposition Civic Party rocked by resignation of 11 councillors

With eleven councillors' resignation on Sunday, Hong Kong's opposition Civic Party has lost about two-thirds of its remaining district councillors

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to shut within days, says Jimmy Lai adviser

Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a national security law

Apple Daily crackdown 'sent shudders across media industry', says reporter

After 500 police officers raided the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong last week to arrest executives and top editors, a Hong-Kong based reporter on Sunday said that the incident has "sent shudders"

Editor, CEO denied bail in Apple Daily newspaper case in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court ordered the top editor of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and the head of its parent company held without bail Saturday in the first hearing since their arrest

Hong Kong court holds first hearing for Apple Daily newspaper executives

The top editor of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper and the head of its parent company were brought to a courthouse Saturday since their arrest under the city's national security law.

Financial institutions, airlines briefly hit by internet outages

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange said in a post on Twitter Thursday afternoon Hong Kong time that its site was facing technical issues and that it was investigating

Hong Kong arrests newspaper editors for 'foreign conspiracy': Report

5 journos held, $18-mn assets frozen; China warns media outlets, hails move

Hong Kong leader highly 'concerned' about Chinese nuclear plant leak report

Hong Kong's leader said that her government is highly concerned about situation at a nearby nuclear power plant in mainland China, following media reports that the plant could be experiencing a leak

Over 1 mn Hong Kong residents fully inoculated against coronvirus

About 1 million Hong Kong residents have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 since the city began its inoculation drive against the virus on February 26, according to authorities

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, nine others sentenced to prison

Amid China's crackdown, Hong Kong's pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to jail over violation of the National Security Law

Hong Kong stock exchange suspends trading in Jimmy Lai's company

Two days ago the Security Bureau froze nearly HKD 500 million of the jailed media tycoon assets

SpiceJet airlifts 1,000 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, has airlifted 1,000 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi

Coronavirus: Hong Kong, Singapore to launch air travel bubble from May 26

Hong Kong and Singapore said Monday they would launch an air travel bubble in May, months after an initial arrangement that would allow tourists to fly between both cities

UK, Hong Kong ban travel from India over new Covid-19 variant concerns

Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the move in the House of Commons

Covid-19: Hong Kong suspends flights connecting India from Apr 20 to May 3

Hong Kong has announced the suspension of all flights connecting with India for 14 days starting Tuesday amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the region

Nine Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown

This relates to a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing

China to sentence 7 Hong Kong democracy advocates involved in protests

Seven of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy advocates are expected to be sentenced on Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests

China's official in Hong Kong warns of retaliation against foreign meddling

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation

Delayed by coronavirus, Hong Kong's legislative elections set for Dec 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities