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Dozens of HK dissidents charged with security crime
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:54pm on February 28, 2021
Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents were charged with subversion on Sunday in the largest use yet of Beijing’s sweeping new national security law, as authorities...
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$59 million Hong Kong flat sale sets new Asia record
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 05:35pm on February 17, 2021
Hong Kong may be in its worst recession in years but its luxury property market is still thriving after a five-bedroom apartment broke records with...
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Chinese TikTok rival Kuaishou nearly triples on HK debut
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:26pm on February 05, 2021
Shares in Chinese video app company Kuaishou almost tripled on their Hong Kong debut on Friday, following a $5.4 billion initial public offering for the...
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Britain opens visa scheme for Hong Kongers
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:49pm on January 31, 2021
A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live on Sunday as the city’s former colonial master opens...
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Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:35pm on January 24, 2021
Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city’s first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in...
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Hong Kong government slams United States for ‘insane’ sanctions
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:26pm on January 16, 2021
Hong Kong on Saturday hit back at the United States over its latest sanctions on six pro-China officials, slamming the move as ‘insane, shameless and...
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China tech giant Xiaomi dives 11 per cent after US blacklisting
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 10:57am on January 15, 2021
Shares in Chinese technology giant Xiaomi collapsed more than 11 per cent in Hong Kong trade on Friday after the US put it on a...
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Tech titans Alibaba, Tencent dive in Hong Kong on US ban fears
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 11:27pm on January 07, 2021
Shares in China’s two biggest companies Alibaba and Tencent tumbled in Hong Kong on Thursday in response to media reports that the Trump administration plans...
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Dozens held in crackdown on HK opposition
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 11:15pm on January 06, 2021
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security...
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HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 02:04am on January 01, 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back to jail Thursday as the city’s highest court granted prosecutors an appeal against his bail....