• Once enacted into law, the new FSIE regime will apply as from January 1, 2023, in Hong Kong. (deloitte.com)
  • Taking place from 26-29 October at Victoria Harbour's Central Harbourfront Event Space, Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023 will be a four-day gourmet extravaganza backdropped by the iconic city skyline. (ptinews.com)
  • Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023 will serve as a launching pad for a month of culinary celebrations taking place around Hong Kong. (ptinews.com)
  • Crowds watch a National Day fireworks display in Hong Kong, on October 1, 2023. (hongkongfp.com)
  • West Kowloon station on Jan. 16, 2023, the first day of high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland resuming. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Hong Kong marks Mid-Autumn Festival on September 29, 2023. (hongkongfp.com)
  • With many of those restrictions recently relaxed , 2023 could mark a year of recovery for the city's tourism industry, and on numerous occasions, Chief Executive John Lee has heralded Hong Kong's return to the international stage. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison in Hong Kong, Friday, July 28, 2023. (abc4.com)
  • 01 / Oct / 2023 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the Singapore Changi International Airport/Hong Kong route. (netflights.com)
  • If you're looking to fly from Singapore Changi International Airport to Hong Kong, you might like to know that 01 / Oct / 2023 currently has the cheapest flights. (netflights.com)
  • Visitors arrive the World of Frozen themed area during its opening ceremony at Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (wivb.com)
  • The Hong Kong government was given the green light on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 to appeal a court's refusal to ban a protest song, after government lawyers cited national security concerns. (wate.com)
  • FILE - A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong on July 21, 2023. (keloland.com)
  • Chiu Ee-ling, Secretary General of Amnesty International Taiwan, poses for a photo after a press conference about Hong Kong's play "May 35", the story of parents grieving the loss of their son killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2023. (ibtimes.com)
  • A woman looks at a document outside the Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeal in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (kfor.com)
  • Set against the Hong Kong skyline on a traditional red-sail Chinese boat were world No. 3 Jin Young Ko, of South Korea, Chinese star Muni 'Lily' He, 2023 Solheim Cup star Carlota Ciganda, of Spain, Hong Kong's Tiffany Chan and multiple-Ladies European Tour winner Anne van Dam, from the Netherlands, who all immersed themselves in the city's bustling surroundings ahead of the event. (arabnews.com)
  • Participants hold the rainbow flag at the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony, ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • A participant wears a shirt with the Gay Games logo as he attends the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony, ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • As an immediate response, Hong Kong announced its commitment to amend its tax law by December 31, 2022. (deloitte.com)
  • In July 2022, the Hong Kong government released its proposed plan for the amendments to its FSIE regime for passive income. (deloitte.com)
  • The Hong Kong government targets to introduce the draft legislation in late October or early November 2022. (deloitte.com)
  • In 2018, Hong Kong ranked fifth in the IDC-Workday Digital Agility Index Asia/Pacific 2022 report proving its outstanding financial leadership and digital transformation capabilities. (dhl.com)
  • Pakistan dismissed Hong Kong for 38 all out after posting 193/2 in match 6 of the Asia Cup 2022. (outlookindia.com)
  • Pakistan and Hong Kong players after the end of their Asia Cup 2022 cricket match. (outlookindia.com)
  • After posting 193/2, Babar Azam & Co. dismissed Hong Kong for just 38 runs in 10.4 overs in the sixth and final league match of Asia Cup 2022 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. (outlookindia.com)
  • Earlier, Pakistan struggled to 64/1 in the first ten overs, then added 129 in the next 60 balls as Mohammad Rizwan (78 not out off 57) played a brilliant knock to anchor the innings to 193/2 against Hong Kong in an Asia Cup 2022 knock-out match on Friday. (outlookindia.com)
  • Lui Sai-yu pleaded guilty in April 2022 and admitted that content on a Telegram channel he administered incited others to separate Hong Kong from China or alter the legal status of the city unlawfully. (kfor.com)
  • In October 2022, the Hong Kong government released its policy statement on Virtual Asset Development, clarifying its stance on virtual assets. (cryptonews.com)
  • Standard Chartered , one of Hong Kong's three note-issuing banks, is set to launch a marketing campaign, offering credit card discounts and other incentives at participating malls to support the government's campaign to reboot the city's nightlife, according to a senior executive. (yahoo.com)
  • The massive Hong Kong protests against the government's proposed extradition bill have had no shortage of extraordinary moments, as more than a quarter of the city's population of 7 million have stood courageously against China's creeping authoritarianism. (thenation.com)
  • Speaking at the Web3 Transitions Summit in Singapore, Buterin emphasized the need to evaluate the stability of the Hong Kong government's crypto-friendliness before committing to the region. (cryptonews.com)
  • Some protesters have alleged these men were paid by Beijing to foment discord, and one protest group has stated it no longer wishes to meet with Lam, although the government's offer still stands. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Crypto may not stay a long-term priority for Hong Kong even though for now it's focused on rolling out fresh rules for the sector, according to Bobby Lee, who set up China's first Bitcoin exchange and then shuttered the mainland trading platform after a clampdown by Beijing. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • The pivot has Beijing's quiet backing, yet digital-asset trading remains banned on the mainland and mired in controversy courtesy of a global rout that exposed risky practices - leading to questions about whether Hong Kong will stay the course. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • China's ban on crypto trading in 2021 dulled Hong Kong's allure as a conduit for mainland cash. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • Among the Hong Kong residents who departed over the National Day long weekend, nearly 74 per cent headed to mainland China via four land checkpoints and express rail link. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Around 600,000 mainland Chinese visitors arrived in Hong Kong during the first four days of the "Golden Week" holiday. (hongkongfp.com)
  • According to the Immigration Department, over 1.14 million Hong Kong residents departed the city from last Friday to Monday, with nearly 74 per cent heading to mainland China via four land checkpoints and the West Kowloon express rail link. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Tourism industry representatives previously estimated that around 1 million mainland Chinese visitors would come to Hong Kong during the eight-day National Day Golden Week holiday, the first since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Simon Wong, a businessman and chair of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades, said on RTHK in early September that the trend of Hongkongers spending weekends in mainland China was affecting local restaurants, although he said he understood that mainland cities such as Shenzhen provided good value-for-money experiences. (hongkongfp.com)
  • While 4.98 million Hong Kong residents departed for mainland China via different land checkpoints in July, the latest month for which statistics are available, the number was below the 5.9 million Hongkongers who travelled north in July 2018, according to the Census and Statistics Department. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lunar New Year was a busy period for Hong Kong's tourism industry, when visitors from mainland China would take advantage of the long break to travel to the city. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Two weeks after quarantine-free travel was resumed between Hong Kong and mainland China , HKFP examines the current state of the city's tourism sector with its pre-pandemic position. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Last November, Hong Kong received 55,000 visitors from places other than mainland China, less than one-10th of the amount who came in November 2019, when the city was in the grip of protests and unrest. (hongkongfp.com)
  • While quarantine-free travel between mainland China and Hong Kong resumed on January 8 , and high-speed rail services restarted a week after , there are quotas in place to limit the number of cross-border travellers per day. (hongkongfp.com)
  • The number of mainland Chinese arrivals, however, has not yet come close to the initial daily quota of 50,000 through Hong Kong's land ports in the first two weeks since normal travel resumed. (hongkongfp.com)
  • On Friday - two days ahead of the Lunar New Year - Hong Kong received 14,892 mainland visitors. (hongkongfp.com)
  • The candlelight vigil tonight has an additional meaning of not just condemning the massacre 24 years ago but also condemning the suppression today (in mainland China)," Lee Cheuk-Yan, chairman of protest organisers the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, told AFP. (yahoo.com)
  • Hong Kong has been rocked by anti-government protests for more than a year, initially sparked by a draft extradition law that would allow Hong Kongers to face trial in mainland China. (dw.com)
  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, setting the stage for the US to withdraw the former British colony's preferential trade and financial status it has enjoyed since it reverted to Chinese rule 23 years ago. (newslives.in)
  • I understand even less the complicated interaction between Hong Kong and the mainland lately," Buterin reportedly said. (cryptonews.com)
  • In contrast to mainland China's broader crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and mining, Hong Kong has actively embraced crypto firms, even encouraging banks to collaborate with them. (cryptonews.com)
  • With our location near Kowloon Station, you have easy access to Airport Express, mainland China and Hong Kong's best sites and bites. (marriott.com)
  • One of the more noticeable consequences of the pandemic is the decline in Hong Kongers' perceived health status, in particular physical health. (manulife.com)
  • Hong Kongers' assessment of their mental health has dipped a little, with 47% saying it was good compared to 49% in 2020. (manulife.com)
  • Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers braved thunder and torrential rain to attend a candlelight vigil Tuesday marking the 24th anniversary of China's bloody Tiananmen crackdown, as Beijing blocked commemoration attempts. (yahoo.com)
  • How the United Kingdom lost the loyalty of Hong Kongers. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor has deflated just a day after they were unveiled to revelers. (yahoo.com)
  • The two offices have "supervisory power," they said , over how Hong Kong implements the Basic Law, its quasi-constitution, and the "one country, two systems" agreement that Beijing will leave most of Hong Kong's internal affairs alone until 2047, when Hong Kong's semiautonomous status ends. (latimes.com)
  • Beijing and Hong Kong's relationship is laid out in the Basic Law, which allows Beijing to give final interpretations on what the law means and to appoint Hong Kong's top officials, said Johannes Chan. (latimes.com)
  • He was scheduled to go on trial last December, but it was postponed to September while the Hong Kong government appealed to Beijing to block his attempt to hire a British defense lawyer. (abc4.com)
  • A Taiwan theatre is showcasing a Hong Kong play about Tiananmen Square to mark the 34th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, saying almost as much about shrinking freedoms in the former British colony as it does about the 1989 bloodshed. (ibtimes.com)
  • The last time the play was shown in Hong Kong was in 2020 before the enactment of a national security law that Beijing imposed on the city later that year. (ibtimes.com)
  • Chen Xitong died in Beijing on Sunday morning, according to Hong Kong China News Agency, an outlet linked to the state-run China News Service. (yahoo.com)
  • The protest also draws on discontent within Hong Kong under its Beijing-backed government, including corruption scandals, sky-high housing prices and a growing wealth gap, as well as slow progress towards democracy. (yahoo.com)
  • A jailed university student in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence for inciting secession in a landmark ruling by the city's top court Tuesday that will have a far-reaching impact on other cases brought under a Beijing-imposed national security law. (kfor.com)
  • HONG KONG (AP) - A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence in a court ruling Tuesday that is expected to set the bar for other cases brought under the national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong. (kfor.com)
  • Hong Kong's pro-Beijing administration imposed a new security law in June that critics say curtails freedom of speech and the right to protest. (dw.com)
  • Dominic Raab, the British foreign secretary, said in July that Beijing should "respect Hong Kong's autonomy and respect China's own international obligations. (dw.com)
  • Asked about possible US retaliation over the security legislation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in Beijing on Wednesday that China would take necessary steps to fight back against what he called "erroneous foreign interference in Hong Kong's affairs. (newslives.in)
  • A more radicalized, uncompromising opposition is not in the interests of the Hong Kong authorities or Beijing. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • As a result, the EU put Hong Kong on its watch list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions in 2021. (deloitte.com)
  • According to the 2021 Long-term Housing Strategy annual progress report, there are currently 127,100 households living in substandard housing in Hong Kong, an increase of 12,000 households over the past four years. (scmp.com)
  • An alliance of Hong Kong activists that used to organise the annual Tiananmen vigil was disbanded after the arrest of several of its leaders in 2021. (ibtimes.com)
  • At the height of China's COVID-19 crisis, while central authorities fired party bosses in Wuhan and Hubei province, they also installed new representatives in Hong Kong, bringing in Communist Party hard-liners known for crackdowns on corruption and religion to oversee the former British colony. (latimes.com)
  • Now that China's virus crisis has calmed - and the rest of the world is distracted by the pandemic - Beijing's newcomers in Hong Kong are trying to stop the likely return of last year's protests, which evolved from resistance to an extradition bill to a citywide anti-government movement. (latimes.com)
  • The government went to the court in June after Google resisted pressure to display China's national anthem as the top result in searches for the city's anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong. (wate.com)
  • China's coast guard picked up the 12 activists in late August, although Hong Kong officers insist that they played no role in those arrests. (dw.com)
  • A statement from the U.S. Mission said China's unsurprising refusal was "another example of the Chinese Communist Party's fear of transparency and international accountability for its actions, and belief that it can exploit the current global health pandemic to distract the world from its intended assault on Hong Kong and abrogation of its own commitments to the Hong Kong people. (newslives.in)
  • Legislation on national security for Hong Kong is purely China's internal affairs. (newslives.in)
  • Beijing's disastrous decision is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms and China's own promises to the Hong Kong people," Pompeo said. (newslives.in)
  • The Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong Fanny Yeung told reporters on Thursday that the sector had lost an estimated 50 per cent of manpower when compared with pre-pandemic levels. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, visitors have become rare sightings in Hong Kong. (hongkongfp.com)
  • However, it was not until the global pandemic that traditional businesses in Hong Kong started unleashing their true digital potential. (dhl.com)
  • Hong Kong had dropped most other pandemic restrictions by earlier this year. (stringreveals.com)
  • The rule increasingly jarred with Hong Kong's push to move beyond the pandemic and lure visitors. (stringreveals.com)
  • The risk for deadly infectious diseases with pandemic potential, such as SARS, is increasing worldwide, as is the risk for resurgence of long-standing infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, and for acts of biological terrorism. (cdc.gov)
  • Yet, a historical perspective of quarantine can contribute to a better understanding of its applications and can help trace the long roots of stigma and prejudice from the time of the Black Death and early outbreaks of cholera to the 1918 influenza pandemic and to the first influenza pandemic of the twenty-first century, the 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • Glory to Hong Kong" was often sung by demonstrators during months of anti-government protests in 2019. (wate.com)
  • Restrictions on dissent in Hong Kong have all but snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, leaving cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei to keep the memory alive. (ibtimes.com)
  • Pan had travelled to Hong Kong for the first time to commemorate the crackdown that ended weeks of nationwide pro-democracy protests. (yahoo.com)
  • The Chinese Communist Party branded the Tiananmen protests a "counter-revolutionary rebellion" but pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong have marked the event every year. (yahoo.com)
  • Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was detained and then released several hours later by the Hong Kong authorities over last year's protests. (dw.com)
  • Next month will see Hong Kong host the biggest series of international events since often-violent protests in 2019 shut down much of the city, including a music festival, Art Basel and the Rugby Sevens tournament. (stringreveals.com)
  • China is set to introduce legislation in Hong Kong that would crack down on the anti-government protests in the city. (sky.com)
  • The pro-democracy protests roiling Hong Kong have entered a crucial phase. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Hong Kong itself is a drop in the bucket," said Lee, who sold his international crypto trading platform BTCC to an investment fund in the city in 2018. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • Since 2018, Hong Kong has been turning food waste into compost and biogas at a facility known as the Organic Resources Recovery Centre Phase 1 (O Park 1). (channelnewsasia.com)
  • HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - April 13, 2018 - ComplianceAsia has partnered with Suzanne Callister in forming AML Services Limited to specifically assist with compliance with the new provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering(AML) Ordinance that come into effect on 1 March 2018. (menafn.com)
  • A Hong Kong protest in September 2019. (latimes.com)
  • FILE - Demonstrators sing a theme song written by protestors "Glory to Hong Kong" at the Times Square shopping mall in Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (wate.com)
  • Ivan Wong, an auditor and chairperson of the Wan Chai District Council, said on RTHK on Tuesday that the city cannot rely on regular night markets to boost the economy as many tourists come to Hong Kong's harbourfronts to enjoy the scenery, not to consume at night markets. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Photo: Jonathan Wong alt=Stephen Man Wai-shing, head of consumer, private and business banking at Standard Chartered Hong Kong. (yahoo.com)
  • Talking to DW, Wong described Hong Kong as 'the new East Berlin. (dw.com)
  • Connect with trendy destinations such as West Kowloon Cultural District, and when you return to our Kowloon luxury hotel, fuel up at Sing Yin Cantonese Dining with sumptuous Hong Kong cuisine prepared by Executive Chinese Chef Simon Wong. (marriott.com)
  • With the arrival of the Omicron variant locally, it is even more critical for people to understand the long-lasting impact of 'Long COVID', as the lack of awareness about the condition could potentially stop consumers from taking active preventive measures," said Damien Green, Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Hong Kong and Macau . (manulife.com)
  • Frank the tour guide founds the Easy Hong Kong Private Tour to offer YOU the private car tour, private bus tour and private shore excursion service in Hong Kong and Macau! (easyhkprivatetour.com)
  • Hong Kong and Macau, which reverted to Beijing's rule in the late 1990s but have semi-autonomous status, are the only places in China where the brutal military intervention is openly commemorated. (yahoo.com)
  • Hong Kong is set to issue licenses for crypto exchanges under a rulebook that takes effect on June 1, but Lee said in an interview that "the bigger picture is what happens in three years, five years - I wouldn't be surprised if Hong Kong did a reversal and put a red light in front of everyone. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • The new licensing regime for crypto exchanges from Hong Kong's Securities & Futures Commission includes a provision that allows retail investors to trade bigger tokens like Bitcoin and Ether. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has also started providing licenses to crypto exchanges. (cryptonews.com)
  • With confusion reigning, and protesters' collective resolve being tested, Foreign Policy asked Jessica Chen Weiss, an assistant professor of political science at Yale University who studies protest in China, and Kang Yi, an assistant professor of policy at Hong Kong Baptist University, to explain what's happening. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • They've taken an aggressive approach, calling for a national security law to stifle dissent, criticizing opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong's parliament and claiming for the first time that they have "supervisory power" over the region's legal and political systems. (latimes.com)
  • The court's decision in July not to ban the song was a setback for Hong Kong leaders seeking to crack down on dissent. (wate.com)
  • Protesters sing after a march against an extradition bill outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16. (thenation.com)
  • Johnny Ng, a Hong Kong Legislative Council member, has invited Buterin to come and visit the city state in order to ease his concerns. (cryptonews.com)
  • The maximum plot ratio for developments in the New Territories is only six times, which is lower than that for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. (scmp.com)
  • outbreaks of disease in wild and captive birds in Pen- fold and Kowloon Parks, Hong Kong, in late 2002 and in Highly pathogenic avian infl uenza (HPAI) viruses 2003 ( 14 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Speaking about the upcoming Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, Mr. Puneet Kumar, Director - South Asia and Middle East, Hong Kong Tourism Board said, "As young and affluent Indian travellers seek immersive holidays, Hong Kong is ready to captivate their senses with global culinary experiences set against its iconic skyline. (ptinews.com)
  • Cyclists can rent bikes through the park's SmartBike system and follow the waterside path to take in Hong Kong's impressive skyline. (cathaypacific.com)
  • From L to R): Jin Young Ko, Carlota Ciganda, Muni He, Anne van Dam and Tiffany Chan with the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF trophy in front of Hong Kong's city skyline. (arabnews.com)
  • But Hong Kong never faded from Beijing's larger designs. (latimes.com)
  • The Hong Kong Liaison Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Beijing's two representatives in the city, caused an uproar when they claimed this month that a law barring central government departments from interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs does not apply to them. (latimes.com)
  • Hong Kong legal experts say Beijing's representatives are claiming an authority not found in any legal text. (latimes.com)
  • A woman sells T-shirts at a Hong Kong market on June 4, 2013 -- to mark the 24th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (yahoo.com)
  • In New York, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Wednesday night that China blocked a Security Council meeting it requested to discuss Beijing's proposed national security law "that would threaten Hong Kong's democratic institutions and civil liberties. (newslives.in)
  • Both agreed the international community must support the people of Hong Kong and respond to Beijing's continued erosions of Hong Kong's autonomy," the State Department said in a statement about the call. (newslives.in)
  • Among the 1,000 respondents in Hong Kong, 59% think COVID-19 will last another 12 months at least, with one fifth saying it will never end. (manulife.com)
  • A survey of 1,000 people conducted by Hong Kong University last month found 68 percent thought the Chinese government acted wrongly in 1989, and the same number believed the city should spur the development of democracy in China. (yahoo.com)
  • Bloomberg) -- A crypto entrepreneur whose business in China was upended by a regulatory crackdown considers his experience to be a cautionary tale for companies attracted by Hong Kong's push to create a digital-asset hub. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • The department does not reveal the destinations of people passing through the airport, ferry terminals and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, meaning that yet more could have travelled to China. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Reuters) -China-headquartered WuXi XDC, the contract medical researching unit of WuXi Biologics (Cayman), said on Tuesday it intended to raise up to HK$3.68 billion ($470.56 million) in one of Hong Kong's top initial public offerings (IPO) this year. (yahoo.com)
  • Lai, a British national, is accused of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring to call for sanctions or blockades against Hong Kong or China. (abc4.com)
  • The proposed ban would target anyone who uses the song to advocate for the separation of Hong Kong from China. (wate.com)
  • China has promised to let Hong Kong people elect their leader by 2017 and to vote for all legislators in 2020, but no details have been given. (yahoo.com)
  • Hong Kong security law: What does China really intend? (dw.com)
  • But the administration sees it as putting China on notice that Hong Kong's perks are in jeopardy. (newslives.in)
  • The notice brings the future of Hong Kong squarely into the administration's numerous battles with China that have put the world's two largest economies at odds. (newslives.in)
  • He said "no reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground. (newslives.in)
  • It is imperative the Senate act on bipartisan legislation sanctioning China for the destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and freedom," he said. (newslives.in)
  • Senior administration officials, including Pompeo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien and White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett have in recent days warned that China risks losing Hong Kong as an Asian financial hub if it went ahead with such moves. (newslives.in)
  • During his address Mr Trump also criticised China over its stance on Hong Kong, saying the city is no longer sufficiently autonomous to warrant special treatment from the US. (sky.com)
  • In China, shrugs and sneers for Hong Kong protesters. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Stefano Mariani recently contributed an article to the South China Morning Post discussing how the use of fiscal policy to reduce the attractiveness of property speculation would encourage investment capital to flow into other sectors of Hong Kong's economy. (deacons.com)
  • View of Is population ageing cancelling out progress made in tuberculosis control in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region SAR (China)? (who.int)
  • Is population ageing cancelling out progress made in tuberculosis control in Hong Kong SAR (China)? (who.int)
  • a JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. (who.int)
  • Li J, Nishikiori N, Leung CC, Yeoh E, Chung P. Is population ageing cancelling out progress made in tuberculosis control in Hong Kong SAR (China)? (who.int)
  • In some high- and middle-income settings, like Hong Kong SAR (China), the TB notification rate had declined slowly after a rapid downward trend. (who.int)
  • HONG KONG (AP) - Jimmy Lai, a former newspaper publisher and one of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists, spends around 23 hours a day in solitary confinement in a maximum-security facility while he awaits a trial that could send him to prison for life. (abc4.com)
  • More than 250 activists have been arrested under the security law and vanished into the Hong Kong legal system. (abc4.com)
  • Hong Kong police have arrested nine people accused of helping pro-democracy activists flee the former British colony for Taiwan. (dw.com)
  • The play has not been officially banned in Hong Kong but few doubt that authorities in a city where the Tiananmen crackdown has become taboo would move to block it. (ibtimes.com)
  • But he said whatever course it adopted would be targeted at Chinese authorities with an eye toward changing their behavior while protecting the people of Hong Kong from the impact of possible sanctions. (newslives.in)
  • Hong Kong recorded 73 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, marking a new spike in infections, according to health authorities on Monday. (cnn.com)
  • Financial Secretary Paul Chan attends the Night Vibes Hong Kong campaign's launch ceremony at the M+ Museum on September 14. (yahoo.com)
  • asked Johannes Chan, former dean of the faculty of law at the University of Hong Kong. (latimes.com)
  • Located on the southern coastline of Lantau Island, Cheung Sha Beach consistently ranks among the best beaches in Hong Kong for its pristine and crystal-clear waters. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • It gives rise to a vague and undefined notion of power, and it completely destroys [Hong Kong's] high degree of autonomy. (latimes.com)
  • The US will also take steps to sanction officials from Hong Kong who have been involved in "eroding" the autonomy of the region. (sky.com)
  • This autumn, Hong Kong Tourism Board invites food and wine lovers from around the world to celebrate the joys of gastronomy in Asia's culinary capital with the return of the city's large-scale outdoor culinary event, Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival. (ptinews.com)
  • It's long been accepted that the government must take drastic measures to solve this problem. (scmp.com)
  • The government on September 14 announced its ' Night Vibes Hong Kong ' campaign, with a string of events and enticements to encourage the public to stay out after dark and spend money. (yahoo.com)
  • The Hong Kong government is encouraging consumers to spend to boost the economy. (yahoo.com)
  • Under its Waste Blueprint for Hong Kong 2035, the government has laid out plans to reduce pressure on its landfills and tackle the waste management challenge in the city, which produces about 3,400 tonnes of food waste a day. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Still, Buterin claimed it is hard to judge whether the Hong Kong government would continue supporting the crypto industry in the future. (cryptonews.com)
  • In the 1970s, the Hong Kong government enacted a policy that granted each male heir of New Territories villagers the privilege to build a house without paying any dues to the government. (yesasia.com)
  • Experts tell FP that Hong Kong's government is trying to divide protesters and play for time. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The evening of Oct. 2, just minutes before a midnight deadline protesters had set for Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, the head of Hong Kong government, to resign, he held a press conference promising that his deputy, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, would meet with protesters in the coming days. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Confirmation that the concept of age-friendly cities and communities had high level political commitment came in 2016 when the Hong Kong Chief Executive's Policy Address featured building an age-friendly community as a specific policy focus. (who.int)
  • Hong Kong's world-class cocktail scene will also be in the spotlight with a number of bars around the city offering specially crafted Hong Kong-inspired libations. (ptinews.com)
  • Cocktail lovers will be invited to discover limited-time Hong Kong-inspired cocktails, creations by guest mixologists and live entertainment at over 60 bars around the city, including a number that recently appeared on Asia's 50 Best Bars. (ptinews.com)
  • I believe that Hong Kong people are fond of travelling, therefore it is normal that Hong Kong people would depart [the city] when they have the chance. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Yeung said she did not think Hong Kong had lost its appeal to its main source of visitors, as attractions that had opened during Covid times would be a breath of fresh air for those who have not set foot in the city for three years. (hongkongfp.com)
  • High-quality urban bike paths are hard to come by in the city, but this beloved traffic-free option is one of the best and longest cycling routes in Hong Kong. (cathaypacific.com)
  • If you're looking to make a day of it, head to Hong Kong's lush green countryside for a completely different side of the city. (cathaypacific.com)
  • Choose hotels at Hong Kong city center is better to your parents It is better to do the research before booking the hotel for your parents' Hong Kong trips. (easyhkprivatetour.com)
  • Families of the detainees have said they are being held without charge at a detention center in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, just over the border from Hong Kong. (dw.com)
  • Hong Kong is relatively small in area, but it has no lack of top-quality beaches that fringe the coastal areas of the city. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • As part of its Hello Hong Kong campaign, the city is giving away more than half a millionairline tickets starting from Wednesday. (stringreveals.com)
  • One of the highest rooftop pools in Hong Kong is our WET® Pool and Deck boasting electrifying views of the city and Victoria Harbour. (marriott.com)
  • The forest is symbolic of the city of Hong Kong, composed of numerous skyscrapers reaching up to create a symbolic urban canopy. (marriott.com)
  • In 2008 the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) took the lead in promoting the concept of an age-friendly city by establishing the Age-Friendly Hong Kong Steering Committee. (who.int)
  • By Maggie Silver Superstorm Sandy Long Beach is your typical northeastern city nestled on Long Island. (cdc.gov)
  • Since 2002, tourism has been identified as one of Hong Kong's four "pillar industries," which have served as the driving forces behind the city's economic growth. (hongkongfp.com)
  • Officials want to woo crypto firms while protecting investors amid an effort to restore Hong Kong's image as a financial center. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • With this new Ordinance, company secretarial firms and incorporation agents, real estate agents, accountants and law firms and other designated non-financial businesses and professions will need to fully comply with the same provisions in relation to anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing that applies to financial services firms in Hong Kong. (menafn.com)
  • W Hong Kong was designed in tandem by 2 design firms to create an enchanted forest theme. (marriott.com)
  • Click here to check the passenger traffic at each control point, or download the Hong Kong Immigration Department app to check the estimated queuing situation at each land boundary control point. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • Throughout November, Taste Around Town will highlight over 300 of Hong Kong's destinations to eat and drink, with a month-long programme of exclusive discounts, limited-time menus and more that will reinforce Hong Kong's position as one of the world's great dining cities. (ptinews.com)
  • In most cases, if the income has been subject to tax in a foreign jurisdiction, it would only need to pay a minimal or even no tax in Hong Kong due to the relatively low tax rate in Hong Kong. (deloitte.com)
  • This study aims to obtain key stakeholder views on feasibility of implementing various publicly endorsed alcohol policies in Hong Kong, a relatively low alcohol consumption region with few extant alcohol regulations. (bvsalud.org)
  • and secondary school children organizing trips with older people to explore Hong Kong sites. (who.int)
  • Protest music has been an integral part of the country's long march toward democracy, and today it serves as an inspiration for freedom throughout Asia. (thenation.com)
  • A Hong Kong court refused to ban a protest song. (wate.com)
  • Unlike most other inmates, who play football or exercise in groups, Lai walks alone in what appears to be a 5-by-10-meter (16-by-30-foot) enclosure surrounded by barbed wire under Hong Kong's punishing summer sun before returning to his unairconditioned cell in the prison. (abc4.com)
  • In 2020, the year the coronavirus swept across the world and disrupted global traffic, the inbound tourism trade contributed just 0.2 per cent of Hong Kong's GDP. (hongkongfp.com)
  • People walk past a residential apartment block in Hong Kong on May 20. (scmp.com)
  • While the symptoms of "Long COVID" share some similarities with seasonal influenza, its potential long-term impact is not fully appreciated or understood by the majority of people in Hong Kong, with two thirds even confessing that they had not heard of it before the survey. (manulife.com)
  • When asked about local outflow being lower than visitor arrivals over the holiday, the city's leader John Lee said during a regular press conference on Tuesday that it was "normal" as Hong Kong people loved travelling. (hongkongfp.com)
  • A health care worker holds a sign reading "Dancing Group," referring to a dance club cluster of Covid-19, as people stand in line outside a testing center in the Yau Ma Tei district of Hong Kong, on November. (cnn.com)
  • Once again written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong ( Infernal Affairs ), the third film in the hit series (again an independent story) is a sweeping saga about Hong Kong's New Territory region, where land is the all-important currency that people live and die for. (yesasia.com)
  • In this context, broad stakeholder engagement has been at the heart of Hong Kong's achievements, with age-friendly programmes being driven forward through the involvement of a number of NGOs, charitable bodies, non-profit organisations, philanthropists and agencies working in collaboration with each other and with older people at district level. (who.int)
  • According to latest reports, people aged 60 years and over accounted for 13% of the population in 2010 in the Region, and the number will grow faster due to longer life expectancy and declining fertility. (who.int)
  • Chief executive-elect John Lee attends a press conference in Hong Kong on May 9. (scmp.com)
  • HONG KONG (AP) - Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong on Saturday despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, marking the first time the international sporting event to be held in Asia. (yahoo.com)
  • In a recent post on X, Ng said he would "coordinate with relevant institutions and enterprises to share the situation in Hong Kong. (cryptonews.com)
  • At W Hong Kong, your pleasure is our priority. (marriott.com)
  • Age-friendliness has been the focus of attention for more than a decade in Hong Kong, with initiatives ranging from late life education opportunities and the age-friendly design of housing units and hospital wards, to priority seats on public transport and even in some fast food shops. (who.int)
  • If you're looking for a more strenuous route - and a group of like-minded souls - then South Island Road Cycling , a community for avid Hong Kong cyclists, regularly sets out on the challenging Saturday Sir Island Classic across the island. (cathaypacific.com)
  • The unprecedented panzootic dead wild birds in Hong Kong, People's Republic of Chi- caused by the HPAI viruses (H5N1) has been mediated by na, periodically detected highly pathogenic avian infl uenza the movement of poultry and poultry products and, in some (HPAI) viruses (H5N1) in individual birds from different spe- instances (e.g., clade 2.2 viruses), by wild bird migration cies. (cdc.gov)
  • Hong Kong has no shortage of beautiful beaches, but 10 of them stand above the rest, ranging from popular choices, perfect family beaches to hidden beaches with magnificent views. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • The latter question represents the "elephant in the room," session chair Tony S.K. Mok, MD, chairman, Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. (medscape.com)
  • Hong Kong will continue to adopt the territorial source principle of taxation. (deloitte.com)
  • Hong Kong may not be ready to adopt a wide range of highly restrictive population-level alcohol policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Yet, amid the widespread concerns about COVID-19 and its impact on the public, the research also showed a remarkable lack of awareness about "Long COVID", with just 15% familiar with the condition compared to 35% regionally. (manulife.com)
  • Coinciding with Mid-Autumn Festival and Golden Week, Hong Kong launched its "Hong Kong Night Vibes" campaign in mid-September amid a weaker than expected economic outlook. (hongkongfp.com)
  • He has pledged to prioritise solving the city's long-standing housing problem. (scmp.com)
  • Hong Kong is home to a wealth of fantastic cycling routes which are often overlooked in favour of the city's hiking trails. (cathaypacific.com)
  • Hong Kong's landfills are fast running out of space, and food waste makes up 30 per cent of the city's total municipal solid waste. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Although research to associated outbreaks in poultry, early and aggressive in- has shown that clade 2.3.4 viruses are established in poul- tervention measures prevented these viruses from becom- try in Asia, the emergence of clade 2.3.2 viruses in nonpas- ing endemic in poultry, and no human cases were detected serine birds from Hong Kong, Japan, and Russia raises the ( 2 , 10 - 13 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This paper measures the long-term effects of the Sahel famine of the early 1970s on the health, education and material outcomes of those exposed in Mali. (lu.se)
  • Hong Kong is clear in terms of the direction but there's still room to provide more details around what can be done, as we want to do things that are allowed and supported in an explicit way," said Henry Zhang, founder of DigiFT Tech, a Singapore-based digital-asset exchange. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
  • The founder of Hong Kong's Stage 64 theatre group, Lit Ming Wai, is working on an English version of "35th of May" to spread its message and keep it alive. (ibtimes.com)
  • Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has issued a word of caution to cryptocurrency projects considering establishing their operations in Hong Kong . (cryptonews.com)
  • Hong Kong will stop requiring masks to be worn in public places from Wednesday, drawing to a close the prolonged Covid era that damaged its economy and standing in the world. (stringreveals.com)
  • I played it once two years ago in Spain, and it was so much fun, so I'm very excited to be back, especially in Hong Kong, a place very close to where I'm from. (arabnews.com)
  • The four-day festival also kicks off a month-long series of vibrant nightlife happenings taking place citywide throughout November. (ptinews.com)
  • The series kicks off with the inaugural ETH Hong Kong event, organised by the Ethereum community, which will be held at Cyberport from 22 to 24 October. (fintechnews.hk)
  • HONG KONG: Every evening, just after dinner time, residents at a public estate in Aberdeen dispose of their food waste at smart recycling bins. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Similar to other public beaches in Hong Kong, Shek O beach offers all of the essential amenities - changing rooms, showers, toilets and barbeque pits. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • Second Beach's temperate waters have long been praised for being clean and clear, and besides the usual public facilities - showers, kiosks, bathrooms, and changing rooms - you can also rent kayaks or rafts for a leisurely paddle. (discoverhongkong.com)
  • Masks will no longer be needed outdoors, indoors or on public transport, Hong Kong leader John Lee said at press briefing Tuesday. (stringreveals.com)
  • Cyberport, Hong Kong's Web3.0 hub, is launching a series of Web 3.0 events called "Web3 Innovators Season" from October to November to deepen public awareness of the industry, foster exchange in the industry, and accelerate the development of the local ecosystem. (fintechnews.hk)
  • We will continue to work with partners from different sectors to cultivate talents, promote industry development and raise public awareness of the Web 3.0 industry to drive the development of the Web 3.0 ecosystem and energise entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. (fintechnews.hk)