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Chinese President Xi's presence at Hong Kong anniversary still unclear

Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 25th year anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule

New house in Hong Kong sells for $111 million, the most this year

A new house in Hong Kong was sold for HK$870 million ($111 million), the highest price this year, buoying the city's slowing luxury market

China's Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong for 25th handover anniversary

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's 1997 return to China, a state news agency said Saturday

Nomura names Jwalant Nanavati as Southeast Asia investment banking head

Hong Kong-based Nanavati, who joined Nomura nearly four years ago to head its Asia ex-Japan technology, media and telecom (TMT) investment banking team, will take over the new role from July 1

Rewritten schoolbooks say Hong Kong was never British colony: Report

The four sets of textbooks for a class on citizenship say the Chinese government never recognized the 19th-century treaties that handed Britain control of Hong Kong

China opposes G7's statement on improving Hong Kong's electoral system

China strongly opposes foreign interference in its internal affairs, a Chinese spokesperson said on Sunday in response to the G7 statement on China's decision to improve Hong Kong's electoral system

G7 concerned over China's actions in Hong Kong, Xinjiang & South China Sea

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries rebuked China on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights violations in Xinjiang, and military build-up in South China Sea

Indian PSBs plan to exit Hong Kong as strict regulations, Covid woes pinch

State Bank of India (SBI) will likely be the only PSB in Hong Kong, alongside private sector banks ICICI and HDFC

Hong Kong tops the list of World's 20 most expensive cities for expats

Higher prices and a stronger currency over the past year kept the Asian city at the top of the tree, according to ECA International

Elliott Associates sues LME for $456 mn over nickel trading suspension

Fund manager Elliott Associates sued London Metal Exchange for $456 million following the suspension and cancellation of nickel trades on the platform owned by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Hong Kong to distribute 100,000 RAT kits after sewage Covid detection

On Saturday, Hong Kong registered 176 new Covid cases by nucleic acid tests, and 270 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests

Hong Kong's incoming leader John Lee to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing

A government statement confirmed that Lee will go to Beijing with his private secretary and press secretary, as well as his wife

Hong Kong now has China patriots firmly in charge post polls: Carrie Lam

Lam's comments came a day after a carefully vetted election committee voted overwhelmingly to approve John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement

China loyalist Lee chosen as Hong Kong leader in uncontested election

The choice of Lee, who served on the police force for more than three decades before joining the security ministry, epitomizes China's focus on national security

Hong Kong kicks off leadership polls with sole candidate John Lee

The committee, comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members, is voting in a secret ballot that will last 2 1/2 hours. Lee needs more than 750 votes to win the election

Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing quarantine rules on foreign travel eased

Restaurants are also allowed to seat up to eight customers to a table and masks will not be required during outdoor exercise

Hong Kong plummets in Press Freedom rankings as China tightens control

The People's Republic of China ranked 175th and North Korea ranked the lowest at 180.

Hong Kong's John Lee pledges to enact local security law ahead of elections

Lee, 64, is Beijing's only endorsed candidate for the elections and is widely expected to win during the polls on May 8

TikTok owner ByteDance appoints lawyer Julie Gao as new CFO; to join in May

Gao has advised on ByteDance's acquisitions of Musical.ly, which was later integrated into TikTok, and Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton

Hong Kong Disney opens as Covid cases ease; Shanghai deaths rise

Hong Kong on Thursday relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and nighttime restaurant dining resuming as the city's worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading.