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HONG KONG (Reuters) -A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage ...
January 30, 2024 at 5:04 AM. By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode. HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's leader confirmed on Tuesday his intention to tighten national security laws to build on sweeping ...
The South China Morning Post ( SCMP ), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong -based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. [ 2][ 3] Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. [ 4][ 5]: 251 Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam ...
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on May 30 at the start of a verdict hearing in the city's biggest case against the pro-democracy bloc since China imposed a national security ...
In a Reuters Institute poll conducted in early 2021, Apple Daily was the fourth most-used offline source of news in Hong Kong, while its website was the second most-used among online news media in the city. [7] According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Apple Daily was the third most trusted paid newspaper in 2019. [8]
The Hong Kong dollar ( Chinese: 港元, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is subdivided into 100 cents or 1000 mils. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is the monetary authority of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong dollar. Three commercial banks are licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and offered ...
English is one of two official languages in Hong Kong – the other being Chinese ( Cantonese) – and is used in academia, business and the courts, as well as in most government materials. Major businesses routinely issue important material in both Chinese and English, and all road and government signs are bilingual. [ 1]