Health authorities in Hong Kong recorded zero infections on Tuesday as the city leader defended the decision to reopen theme parks when protests had been banned because of the coronavirus threat. With no cases of local transmission for five days in a row the Covid-19 tally remains at 1,107, with four related deaths. Speaking ahead […] Read more
China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, on Thursday approved the proposal to impose a new national security law for Hong Kong, and paves the way for the legislation to be finalized and implemented in the city. The NPC voted 2,878 to 1 in favor of the bill, which will pave the way for its Standing […] Read more
Two more patients in Hong Kong tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, as another case was confirmed. The confirmation brought the city’s tally of infections to 22, and it could reach 24 if the two preliminary cases are confirmed. It came after leading microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung declared a community outbreak. The two patients who […] Read more
The leader of Hong Kong’s Catholics has called for a Christmas truce after months of violent social unrest which threatened to continue into the festive period, advocating a time of cooling-off and reflection. The plea for peace came as legal scholars at a top local university suggested granting amnesty to alleged offenders on both sides […] Read more
Bomb disposal officers in Hong Kong defused two home-made devices containing 10kg of high explosives found in school grounds and which were designed to kill large numbers of people, police said late on Monday. Officers said the bombs were “complete, fully functional and ready to be used” radio-controlled improvised explosive devices and had one purpose […] Read more
Ongoing civil unrest in Hong Kong is the biggest geopolitical threat to global markets, an economist told China Daily Network Thursday. Speaking to China Daily Network’s “Street Signs Europe,” Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, said the worst-case scenario was “pretty clear” after President Donald Trump signed two bills backing protesters in Hong Kong. The […] Read more
The speed with which the US Senate passed a bill that would allow Washington to suspend Hong Kong’s special status reflects growing concern about the situation in the city – something that business leaders have described as a greater source of worry than its contents. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act breezed through […] Read more
China has the “resolution and power” to end the unrest in Hong Kong if necessary, the country’s ambassador to Britain said on Monday. Liu Xiaoming was speaking as tensions in the city remained high, with riot police and radicals facing off at a university. He blamed the protesters for unleashing “black terror” as he repeated […] Read more
Alibaba is planning a secondary listing in Hong Kong which is likely to take place in the last week of November and raise approximately $13 billion, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told China Daily Network. The Chinese e-commerce giant will issue 500 million new ordinary shares plus 75 million “greenshoe” options, the […] Read more
