Hong Kong judge slams Jimmy Lai’s self-proclaimed stance as ‘political prisoner’
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
Court rejects Lai’s claims of ‘persecution’, while former media boss insists Hongkongers no longer enjoyed freedoms as before.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong urged to tune into ‘concert economy’ as shows attract 4 million
Big pop concerts held in 2023 and 2024 attracted over 4.2 million spectators, including more than 1.5 million (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
HK to send 74 athletes to Asian Winter Games in Harbin
The SAR will send its largest-ever delegation of 74 athletes to compete at the Asian Winter Games, which will be (…)
[RTHK] - 8/01/2025
26 stuck in Southeast Asia for forced labour seek Hong Kong government help
Security Bureau says 26 cases involving residents detained and unable to leave Southeast Asian countries had been (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong gov’t lowers requirements for investment immigration scheme
Hong Kong has lowered the threshold of a recently revived investment scheme, relaxing how applicants’ assets and (…)
[HKFP] - 8/01/2025
Paul Chan says Hong Kong is ‘advantageous’ for IPOs in overture to Indonesian companies
Companies in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation should find Hong Kong’s capital market an ‘attractive and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung seeks leniency after fraud conviction
Defence team says Chim is nearly 80 years old and in poor health in plea backed by mitigation letters from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
'Gov't mulling further curbs against ticket scalping'
The government on Wednesday said it’s considering further ways to combat ticket scalping, including possible (…)
[RTHK] - 8/01/2025
Memorial held for Hong Kong motorcyclist killed in controversial crash
Rider, 27, died last week after off-duty customs officer tried to stop his alleged escape from police, with bike (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong pupils have better chance of entry to popular primary schools this year
There are fewer applicants and an average 13 per cent more Primary One vacancies across districts in central (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Inmate becomes first in Hong Kong to earn local doctoral degree behind bars
Inmate Chun says he hopes his academic achievement can encourage other prisoners not to give up on themselves.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
West Kowloon arts hub plans to raise funds with residential development
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District has said it planned to build some 2,000 residential flats, the sale of (…)
[HKFP] - 8/01/2025