Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security trial has been adjourned until Monday after judges expressed concerns about his heart issue that arose shortly before closing submission proceedings. The Apple Daily founder’s health condition was brought to the attention of West Kowloon Court on Friday, just as the three presiding High Court…
Some Japanese exporters are making their debut at Hong Kong’s largest food expo to make the most of their currency exchange advantage and use the city as a potential springboard to enter the Greater Bay Area. Over 100 Japanese companies specialising in food and health, including at least seven joining for the first time, are…
The Hong Kong government has strongly condemned “smear campaigns” by foreign forces and anti-China media companies in relation to the national security law trial of former newspaper boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who returns to court on Thursday. Prosecutors and defence lawyers will make their final oral arguments in his high-profile trial. The closing submissions procedure…
The Hong Kong government has strongly condemned “smear campaigns” by foreign forces and anti-China media companies in relation to the national security law trial of former newspaper boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who returns to court on Thursday. Prosecutors and defence lawyers will make their final oral arguments in his high-profile trial. The closing submissions procedure…
Hong Kong has strongly opposed and disapproved of “untrue and biased” remarks by the G7 regarding the city’s latest round of bounties and arrest warrants on overseas activists. A government spokesman said on Saturday that those “absconders hiding outside Hong Kong are wanted and subject to arrest warrants issued by the court, not because they…
Hong Kong has strongly opposed and disapproved of “false and biased” remarks by the G7 regarding the city’s latest round of bounties and arrest warrants on overseas activists. A government spokesman said on Saturday that those “fugitives hiding abroad are wanted and have arrest warrants issued by the courts, not because they ‘exercise freedom of…
Uncertainties stemming from a reignited US tariff war will potentially cloud Hong Kong business expansion plans and dampen economic growth for the rest of the year, Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang has said. But in an exclusive interview with the Post, Ma expressed cautious optimism that a US-China trade deal could be reached…
A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to burn down the offices of local media organisations if they did not publish an article that promoted Hong Kong independence and a crowdfunding website for fugitives wanted under the national security law. Police said on Friday that the suspect, 43, was arrested for seditious intent under…
The European Union has condemned Macau authorities for arresting a democracy activist from the former Portuguese enclave over alleged national security violations. In a statement on Saturday, the EU said the arrest of Au Kam-san, a former pro-democracy lawmaker of Macau, “adds to the existing concerns about the ongoing erosion of political pluralism and freedom…
Hong Kong will achieve new economic breakthroughs despite a “complicated and volatile” external environment, the finance chief has told foreign investors while unveiling the government’s first business report in four years. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Wednesday that the city was in the midst of transformation and upgrading, but warned that some traditional…