Hong Kong mulls ‘competitive’ tax measures to attract private equity funds January 13, 2020 Hong Kong’s finance secretary has said its government is considering a more “competitive” tax arrangement to attract private equity funds to the territory and help support its struggling economy. Speaking at a regional finance forum on Monday, finance secretary Paul Chan said Hong Kong’s banking system was running smoothly and had ample liquidity despite the [...]
Beijing appoints new envoy to Hong Kong as frustration grows over protests January 7, 2020 China has appointed a new envoy to Hong Kong in a sign of Beijing’s growing frustration at the ongoing protests in the financial hub. Luo Huining, a previous governor of Qinghai province, has replaced the previous head of the liaison office, the Chinese government’s most important office in the special administrative region. Read more: Hong [...]
Hong Kong protesters march on shopping centres as Christmas clashes continue December 26, 2019 Hundreds of protesters descended on shopping centres in Hong Kong today in a bid to disrupt business on the third day of Christmas demonstrations. The so-called shopping protests have targeted malls in the financial hub since Christmas Eve, with police firing tear gas to disperse protesters and tourists in the busy areas. Read more: Hong [...]
Hong Kong protests to continue throughout Christmas week December 23, 2019 Hong Kong is facing a Christmas week of protests, with demonstrators planning to gather across the city over the coming days. Protesters plan to gather in five malls on Christmas eve, and will count down to Christmas near the city’s harbour front in the bustling Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district. Read more: Clashes as police [...]
Clashes as police try to clear Hong Kong protesters after rally December 22, 2019 Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district on Sunday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s Uighur ethnic minority turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square overlooking Hong Kong’s harbour to face off with protesters who hurled glass bottles and rocks at them. [...]
Carrie Lam: China to offer Hong Kong economic support amid continued protests December 16, 2019 China will continue to support Hong Kong and offer the troubled financial hub favourable economic policies, leader Carrie Lam said on Monday. Speaking in Beijing after a closed-door meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lam said she believed the level of violence that has plagued the city for months and the number of “rioters” were [...]
Hong Kong pensioners take to the streets to back student protesters November 30, 2019 Retirees joined forces with secondary school students in Hong Kong today for the first of a series of planned rallies amid a backlash against alleged police brutality. Pro-democracy activists have vowed to hit back at what they describe as police brutality and unlawful arrests during clashes between protesters and law enforcement. Read more: China rages [...]
Hong Kong Airlines delays salary payments as protests take their toll November 29, 2019 Hong Kong Airlines has delayed the payment of salaries for almost half of its staff members as widespread protests in the city have hit the carrier. Only cabin crew and overseas employees will receive their November wages on time, while all other Hong Kong-based workers will be paid on 6 December, the airline said in [...]
China’s human rights abuses should silence the declinists and self-haters in the west November 27, 2019 One of the most damaging tendencies of contemporary western modernity has been the growth of declinism and self-hatred within our societies. The declinists argue that the era of western leadership is over, and that the future belongs to the east. They are content to go quietly into the night, rather than recognise that the rise [...]
Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam will reflect after pro-democracy candidates win in rout November 25, 2019 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said today that the government will take heed of the public after pro-democracy parties overwhelmingly won local elections. Seventeen of 18 Hong Kong councils are now in the hands of pro-democracy councillors after citizens’ votes wiped out pro-Beijing candidates. The vote – and record voter turnout of 71 per [...]