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Sanctioned Hong Kong leader John Lee did get an ‘invitation’ to Apec meeting in San Francisco but will his staying away help free city from cross hairs of US-China tensions?
[ad_1] But Ip said it would be “premature to draw an optimistic conclusion” that it was a sign Hong Kong would be less caught up in the whirl of US-China dynamics and be a distraction to bigger problems to be resolved by both sides. ‘Scheduling issues’ to keep Hong Kong leader John Lee from Apec…
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Chinese Arrivals Fill Gaps Left by Hong Kong Exodus – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Advertisement The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by a crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony. The Asian financial hub has attracted tens of thousands of visa applications from mainland Chinese under the Top…
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Hong Kong court jails man for 2½ months for doxxing policeman who shot student during 2019 protests
[ad_1] A decoration manager was sentenced to 2½ months in jail on Tuesday for doxxing a Hong Kong policeman, who shot a student amid the 2019 anti-government protests. Eastern Court found Johnson Leung Fai guilty of two counts of divulging personal data after he alleged the traffic officer was a “rogue cop” and a “murderer”…
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Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson is acquitted of illegally possessing firearm in Hong Kong
[ad_1] HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court acquitted a Washington state senator Monday of possessing an unlicensed firearm after he brought a gun into the Chinese territory in what he said was an “honest mistake.” Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, was granted a conditional discharge so long as he commits no further firearms offenses in…
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U.S. state Senator Jeff Wilson arrested in Hong Kong for having gun in carry-on bag
[ad_1] Hong Kong — A U.S. state senator was granted bail in Hong Kong on Monday shortly after he was arrested for having a pistol in his carry-on luggage during a flight to the city. Republican Jeff Wilson from Washington state said he was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and had a court hearing…
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U.S. Politician Arrested at Hong Kong Airport for Gun in Luggage
[ad_1] A Washington state senator was arrested at a Hong Kong airport on charges of possessing a locally unregistered firearm, his office said on Monday. Jeff Wilson, a Republican who represents parts of southwestern Washington State, discovered the weapon on his flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong when he reached into his briefcase for…
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Leylah Fernandez wins Hong Kong Open final for 3rd career WTA title
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez rallied from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and win the Hong Kong Open for her first tennis title in 19 months. It is the third title of the 21-year-old Canadian’s career and first since winning at Monterrey in March 2022. After the win, she will also move…
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TikTok courier slashes $1bn Hong Kong IPO target on weak investor demand
[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The $1bn initial public offering from a Chinese start-up that was set to be Hong Kong’s biggest listing this year has been halved, reflecting investors’ aversion to share offers in China after years of…
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460,000 mainland Chinese visitors arrive in Hong Kong over holiday weekend – but 1 million residents head elsewhere
[ad_1] Nearly half a million mainland Chinese visitors arrived in Hong Kong over the long weekend break but double the number of residents headed elsewhere, as restaurants reported a boost in business helped mostly by more locals eating out. Economists and industry experts on Monday said challenges remained in attracting visitors, including mainland tourists being…
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Petition launched to save Hong Kong’s Rosaryhill School from merger
[ad_1] Hundreds of former pupils of Hong Kong’s Rosaryhill School have launched a petition in a bid to retain their alma mater as they slammed the school sponsoring body for keeping families in the dark before it decided to hand over stewardship of the campus to a private institution. An open letter written by the…