Tony Cheung
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Rugby anthem blunder: Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp has gone quiet over protest song played at South Korea match. What happened?
Observers note foreign ministry’s muted response, in contrast with initial show of anger from local politicians, may signal Beijing does not want to affect improving Sino-Korean ties. → Read More
Hong Kong is seeing an alarming rise in scams, with victims from all walks of life. Here’s how police are ramping up the war on borderless crimes
Number of scams shot up to 19,444 in first nine months of 2022, but police say it could have been much worse → Read More
Hong Kong lawmakers call on officials to boldly promote national pride as they approve motion encouraging learning about Xi Jinping’s 20th party congress report
Motion passed with show of hands during rare discussion on Chinese Communist Party’s report on development of country. → Read More
Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong calls for education system with ‘one country, two systems’ as core value as new institute opens
Lu Xinning, of central government’s liaison office, tells teachers she hopes they will pass on love of country in classroom. → Read More
Can Hong Kong win the talent race with Singapore? Cut red tape, experts say, Asia News
Hong Kong needs an official agency to identify talent to woo with lucrative packages, analysts have said, after the city was overtaken by Singapore in a recent global competitiveness ranking. Existing schemes to attract talent should be improved and freed of red tape, they said, and the current high taxes paid by non-locals who buy property ought to be relooked... → Read More
'A cruel joke', says cancer-stricken wife of man killed in Hong Kong crane collapse , China News
The wife of an electrician killed in a crane collapse at a Hong Kong construction site has described the torment his sudden death has brought, saying she fears for her family’s future as she battles late-stage cancer. The wife of Hui Man-ming, one of three men killed during the accident at the Housing Society building site in Sau Mau Ping... → Read More
Hong Kong mother of dead five-year-old boy on murder charge remanded in jail
The pregnant mother of a five-year-old boy found dead with bruises all over his body in Hong Kong has been remanded in jail after appearing in court to face a murder charge. → Read More
Beijing 'actively searching' for missing Hong Kong residents held captive in Southeast Asia, China News
A total of 12 Hongkongers had been detained against their will and at least two of them held for ransom so far this year after they were conned into flying to Southeast Asian countries in employment fraud and internet love scams, an emerging crime trend that has sparked a pledge from the central government to protect the city’s residents overseas.... → Read More
Parents of dancer critically injured during Mirror show arrive in Hong Kong, expected to visit son in hospital on Sunday afternoon
Mother and father of dancer Mo Lee seen leaving city’s airport during early hours of Sunday morning after 16-hour flight from Toronto. → Read More
What Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hong Kong in 2017 and key messages he can be expected to deliver on 25th anniversary of handover
In 2017, Xi delivered a tough but tempered message warning of red lines but also speaking of opportunities, and analysts expect him to delve again into sovereignty, national resilience and economic integration. → Read More
Unpacking Hong Kong’s laws, 25 years after handover: 5 rulings on Basic Law where Beijing, not the city’s courts, had final say in key cases
NPC Standing Committee’s interpretations ‘averted migrant crisis, improved Hongkongers’ understanding of Basic Law’. → Read More
Beijing wants this Guangzhou district to become young Hongkongers ‘new home’, but what will make it work?
Heads of Hong Kong-based associations urge incoming government to support proposal to turn Guangzhou district of Nansha into ‘new home’ for young talent. → Read More
Hongkongers around the world urged to gather to mark anniversary of 2019 unrest, China News
Calls have emerged on social media urging Hongkongers in cities around the world to gather on Sunday (June 12) to mark the third anniversary of clashes between police and protesters which launched the 2019 social unrest. According to posts shared on Telegram, rallies will be held in about 40 cities, mostly in Britain, the United States, Australia and Canada. Berlin,... → Read More
Hong Kong must be prepared for geopolitical risks, finance chief warns, as he hits out at US for interfering in global market
Financial Secretary Paul Chan also lauds national security law for creating safe and stable environment, with companies raising more funds through IPOs. → Read More
Woman, 24, arrested after baby daughter found dead with neck wounds in Hong Kong, China News
Police in Hong Kong have arrested a 24-year-old woman and launched a homicide investigation after her 19-month-old daughter was found dead in a home in North Point on Saturday night. In a statement, police said they received a report from another woman, 51, of the suspect and a baby girl being found unconscious in a residential building on King’s Road.... → Read More
John Lee needs new image as Hong Kong’s next leader. He is banking on a TV forum, community outreach to help
Sole candidate for May 8 election lines up series of appearances to show his kinder, caring side. → Read More
Coronavirus: infected Hong Kong pet shop worker may have ‘caught Covid-19 from imported hamsters in city’s first animal-to-human transmission’
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says it is a concern that a pet shop employee has been confirmed as infected with Delta variant. → Read More
Tale of 2 cities: did Xi Jinping shower more praise on Macau’s leader than on Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam?
State leaders appeared relatively restrained in lauding Carrie Lam and the Hong Kong administration’s work on Wednesday, analysts say. → Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping praises Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for work over past year, says residents can now be ‘masters of their own home’ after electoral revamp
Xi says Beijing’s revamp has enabled Hongkongers to exercise their democratic rights and be ‘masters of their own home’. → Read More
Legislative Council election: Beijing, Hong Kong authorities issue slew of statements hitting back at foreign critics
Beijing defended the poll as reflecting ‘Hong Kong’s mainstream public opinion of seeking stability’, and credited it with ‘kicking off a new era of quality democracy’. → Read More