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Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights...
Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said on Thursday, as he pitched an offer of 500,000 free flights and positive publicity to resurrect the once-vibrant global hub after three years of Covid-enforced isolation.
By Anonymous Submission on 2023-02-02 13:27 UTC
Hong Kong police charge 2 journalists with sedition, US criticizes raid of news outlet...
Two former editors from a Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet were charged with sedition and denied bail Thursday, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office and seven arrests.
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-12-30 18:56 UTC
US calls on China to stop targeting Hong Kong journalists...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Chinese authorities to stop arresting Hong Kong journalists, a day after the biggest remaining pro-democracy news organization shut down under a probe. Blinken's ... Click to Continue
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-12-30 17:35 UTC
China claims to have developed 'new practice of democracy' as alternative to US...
Chinese Communist officials have branded the constraints imposed on Hong Kong's electoral system as "the new practice of democracy" in the former British colony — a vocabulary for the ideological competition between Washington and Beijin
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-12-22 23:42 UTC
Cryptoexchange Binance to stop Hong Kong users trading derivatives...
Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Friday it would restrict Hong Kong users from trading derivative products, the latest in a series of changes the exchange has made to improve compliance standards. Regulators in Hon
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-08-06 13:11 UTC
Hong Kong, Snuffed Out...
This great, free, vibrant city was promised 50 years of autonomy. It got less than half that allotment.'
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-07-19 12:04 UTC
US warns companies about doing business in Hong Kong...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration issued a blanket warning Friday to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China continues to clamp down on political and economic fr...
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-07-16 15:25 UTC
Hong Kong to ban all British flights to stem spread of COVID-19, Delta variant...
Hong Kong announced on Monday that it will soon begin banning all passenger flights from Britain in an effort to stem a resurgence of COVID-19 and the Delta variant there.
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-06-28 17:37 UTC
Chinese Government Continues To Arrest More Journalists Over Nonsense 'National Security' Law...
The decline of democracy in Hong Kong , with Beijing continuing to tighten its grip, has accelerated. While the Chinese government pledged a hands off posture towards Hong Kong for 50 years when the UK relinquished its control, that pledge seems to have b
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-06-19 16:34 UTC
Hong Kong newspaper editor, CEO denied bail...
The CEO and editor of a pro-Democracy newspaper in Hong Kong were denied bail at their court hearing Saturday after being detained for breaking the city's new national security law.
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-06-19 16:33 UTC
Britain may offer 'path to citizenship' for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong...
Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights and a pathway to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China's push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony.'
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-05-30 13:30 UTC
By Forcing Control On Hong Kong, Beijing Killed The Golden Goose...
Hong Kong was once considered a 'golden goose' to the CCP, helping propel China's economic development and transformation. By trying to impose absolute control on Hong Kong, the CCP killed the golden goose.
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-05-30 13:26 UTC
Hong Kong budget: HK$120 billion relief package includes HK$10,000 handout for each permanent resident, full guarantee for small business loans...
Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 and above will each receive a cash handout of HK$10,000 (US$1,200) in a HK$120 billion relief deal rolled out by the government to ease the burden on individuals and companies, while saving jobs, the Post can reveal.F
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-02-26 04:41 UTC
Coronavirus: HSBC and Standard Chartered among Hong Kong banks to waive fees, cut loan repayments for small businesses, individuals struggling amid outbreak...
A number of Hong Kong banks including HSBC and Standard Chartered have rushed to introduce measures to relieve the pressure on small and medium-sized businesses and individuals as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to further derail the city's embattl
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-02-07 07:48 UTC
Hong Kong protests: police seize powerful pipe bomb and arrest 10 members of radical anti-government group in two-day operation...
Ten members of a radical anti-government group were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday by Hong Kong police, who also seized a powerful pipe bomb.Officers made the first arrests on Tuesday in a subdivided flat in Mong Kok and Ho Par village in Sheung Shui,
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-01-15 16:19 UTC
China will not let foreign forces interfere in Hong Kong, Macau: Xi...
President Xi Jinping said on Friday China would never allow foreign forces to interfere with its special regions of Hong Kong and Macau, as he swore in a new pro-Beijing government for the gambling hub of Macau.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-12-21 07:07 UTC
UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration anniversary...
Britain urged China on Thursday to open dialogue with Hong Kong protesters and r...
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-12-19 17:18 UTC
'Marketing gimmick': Don Trump Jr. mocks Time for naming Greta Thunberg 2019 Person of the Year...
Donald Trump Jr. mocked Time magazine for choosing climate change activist Greta Thunberg as its 2019 Person of the Year.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-12-11 21:12 UTC
Hong Kong protest arrests surges past 6,000, say police...
Hong Kong police say they have made 6,022 arrests and fired nearly 16,000 tear gas rounds during six months of anti-government protests.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-12-10 06:51 UTC
Tear Gas Is Now a Fact of Life in Hong Kong. Residents Are Wondering What It's Doing to Their Health...
Over 10,000 rounds of tear gas have been fired in the crowded city since June
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-12-05 07:03 UTC

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