Hong Kong protests: The full story in infographics
From South China Morning Post Our collection of visual stories sheds light on the events behind the protests gripping Hong Kong. Months of mass demonstrations veering between peaceful rallies and brutal violence has some residents wondering if the city can…
UK says it is ‘shocked and appalled’ after an ex-Hong Kong consulate employee alleged he was chained up and beaten in China in order to spill information on Hong Kong protests
Reuters From Business Insider British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday condemned China’s treatment of a former employee of Britain’s Hong Kong consulate, Simon Cheng. Cheng told news outlets that Chinese secret police beat him, deprived him of sleep, and…
Hong Kong protests
Update from SCMP Hardcore mobs upped their violent game when they took over tertiary campuses last week, as bureaucrats came under fire for doing little and the police warned the city was on the brink of total breakdown. In the north, radicals…
Halloween and Hong Kong’s Hannibal Lecter who bit off an ear
By Zuraidah Ibrahim From South China Morning Post Halloween celebrations in Hong Kong took a dark turn last week as its entertainment district of Lan Kwai Fong became the site of tense standoffs between police and protesters testing the reviled anti-mask law. The…
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Cayman ‘Economic Substance’ crackdown impacting HK Hedge Funds
By Elizabeth Beattie From Asian Legal Business The Cayman Islands’ new Economic Substance Law, which targets multinational using strategically placed subsidies to lessen taxation, is impacting Hong Kong hedge funds, according to lawyers the legislation, which came into force in…
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Hong Kong equity markets calm as recession looms
From Gulf Times Bloomberg/Hong kong The economy is heading for a recession, violent protests show no sign of easing and yet Hong Kong’s financial markets are enjoying an unusual period of calm. A gauge of Hang Seng Index volatility has…
The Editor speaks: OfReg goes to Hong Kong
Why on earth it needed outside consultants to work on the assessment of our fuel market is quite beyond me. However, I obviously know nothing except the price we pay for fuel here is HIGH! In the press release we…
Hong Kong protests: was police officer justified in opening fire on protester with live round?
By Jeffie Lam, Sum Lok-kel, Kanis Leung From South China Morning Post Ex-member of police watchdog defends riot officer who discharged revolver at teenage demonstrator during National Day violence Civil rights campaigners suggest review of police procedures as they challenge…
Meet the invisible Hong Kong taxi drivers risking danger to help anti-government protesters escape police – for free
By Cannix Yau From South China Morning Post Some ‘protest drivers’ say they help because they can’t be at the front lines themselves – others because they feel sympathy for demonstrators after seeing too much violence on nightly news ‘I…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to withdraw extradition bill
From BBC Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will withdraw the highly controversial extradition bill which has triggered months of protests. The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. The…
