China Throttles Hong Kong’s Christmas
The Daily Sceptic I thought it was just me, but it transpires there are fewer Christmas decorations in Hong Kong this year than in previous years. A colleague confirmed, under orders [Read More]
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China Crushes Democracy Movement
BBC Hong Kong found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest use yet of a China-imposed National Security Law. They included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung and Helena Wong, [Read More]
French “Daredevil” Remi Lucidi, Takes a Fall in Hong Kong
cbs news A French man is believed to have fallen to his death from a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong last week, police said on Monday, with local media [Read More]
Hong Kong Suspends Trading On Giant Chinese Real Estate Developer Evergrande
Associated Press Shares in troubled real estate developer China Evergrande Group and its property management unit Evergrande Property Services were suspended from trading in Hong Kong on Monday as investors awaited the [Read More]
China Makes First Protest Arrest In Hong Kong – Signaling The Early End of “Two Systems” Policy
Reuters Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced [Read More]
Hong Kong Gives Each Resident $1,200 To Jump Start Economy
CBS News About 7 million people in Hong Kong will receive a cash handout of $10,000 Hong Kong dollars (roughly $1,280 in U.S. dollars) this year. The big giveaway, which [Read More]
Hong Kong Closes Airport After Violent Police Confrontation
International Business Times Hong Kong International Airport has cancelled all departures for the remainder of the day Monday, halting operations in one of the busiest terminals in the world as [Read More]
China Makes Protesting Their National Anthem Illegal
Fed up with soccer fans in Hong Kong creating a scene when the Chinese National Anthem is played, Beijing passed a law in September making it illegal and sentencing violators [Read More]
Ill Omen For Hong Kong
Protestors marched in the streets of Hong Kong today calling attention to the five missing people associated with a book publisher known for printing books critical of the Communist regime. Other [Read More]
Woman found in Hong Kong McDonalds, dead for 24 hours
Hey, it’s China, we should be glad they didn’t use her as burger meat. [I hate the media] Story Here