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Xi Jinping revels in patriotic Macau handover party as Hong Kong simmers

Throughout his three-day visit, Xi has seized on Macau's comparative political calm, a theme he continued in Friday's landmark speech as he presided over Ho's swearing-in ceremony

Hong Kong police freeze HK$70 million from fund to support protests

Police said some of the donations were allegedly used by the fund owners for other investments

Hong Kong stock exchange to slash IPO price-to-trading gap in 2020

It is the first time the exchange has given specific details about its plans, having previously said only that it was considering changes to the settlement process

Hong Kong protests led to $5 billion fund outflow: Bank of England

That's equivalent to about 1.25% of the former British colony's gross domestic product

Hong Kong posts 16% fall in November airport traffic, biggest in a decade

Hong Kong has been gripped by sometimes violent protests since June. Demonstrators halted operations at the airport for several days in August.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home

Lam is due to discuss the political and economic situation in the China-ruled city with Beijing officials during a four-day visit. She will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday

Hong Kong police report overnight arson and vandalism, arrest 15-year old

Police also said they received reports that five people threw petrol bombs at a Japanese restaurant on the street level of a shopping mall in Cheung Sha Wan

Hong Kong police say bombs left in school defused, probing link to protests

Police said they believed the college was not the target for the bomb maker and that the devices were likely being hidden there for later use

Over 6000 arrests in Hong Kong protests, 16,000 tear gas rounds fired

Police also arrested 12 people on Monday suspected of preparing gasoline bombs

Hong Kong's biggest protest in months may be a trailer for the year 2020

Companies have got caught in the middle of the protests. Chinese retailers and branches of lenders like Bank of China Ltd have been ransacked by vandals

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands turn up for half year protest anniversary

Many of those attending voiced anger that chief executive Carrie Lam and Beijing have ruled out any further concessions despite the landslide election defeat

Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 yrs, says finance chief

Financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 per cent in 2019 hitting the city's usually bulging coffers

China marks 70 yrs of communism with military parade as Hong Kong seethes

The major headache for China is Hong Kong, where pro-democracy protesters hit the streets early, with a series of rallies against what they see as the erosion of their special freedoms

Donald Trump defies China, signs law supporting Hong Kong protesters

China's foreign ministry reiterated a threat of retaliation without offering any details

US China trade deal hits a roadblock over Hong Kong legislation: Report

China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that legislation signed by Trump on Wednesday backing protesters in Hong Kong was a serious interference in Chinese affairs

Hong Kong counting the economic cost of chaos even as retail crisis looms

Financial Secretary Paul Chan made the announcement to lawmakers Monday, explaining that the ongoing turmoil has hurt economic growth by some 2 percentage points this year

Alibaba's stellar HK debut

Asian businesses now have access to large, new capital

Hong Kong street protesters say 'Thank you' to Trump, wave American flags

Another banner read "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong."

Letter to BS: Hong Kong district council elections show all is not lost

It is only because the government of China decided to deepen its control on the erstwhile city-state that all hell broke loose

'Still angry': Hong Kong protesters return to streets, say fight will go on

Hong Kong's Beijing-backed chief Carrie Lam has offered no additional concessions in the wake of the elections, and protesters said they felt compelled to return to the streets