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Hong Kong eases COVID rules for aircrews, lifts overseas travel alert

Hong Kong will shorten mandatory hotel quarantine for passenger flight crews to three days from seven, while cargo crews will be exempt, modest steps at unwinding coronavirus curbs that have turned the city into one of the world's most isolated places.

Reuters

Here's Why Alibaba, JD Led Broad Rally In Chinese Tech Equities

Technology stocks led a broad rally in Chinese equities on April 29, with traders citing speculation of a possible easing of the domestic regulatory crackdown, Bloomberg reports. The Communist Party's Politburo pledged to support the healthy growth of platform firms. Top leaders also pledged to meet economic targets insinuating stimulus to…

Benzinga

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges to enact local security law

Hong Kong’s only candidate for the upcoming leadership elections, John Lee, is pledging to increase the city’s competitiveness and to enact a long-shelved local security law upon taking office

The Independent UK

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Below the Line: Will different cultural groups favour one side of politics this federal election? – podcast

Is there any such thing as the so-called “ethnic vote” in a country as multicultural as Australia? Do different cultural groups favour one side of politics over another? For instance, in Victoria’s most marginal seat of Chisholm, will the Hong Kong-born Liberal MP Gladys Liu be advantaged by the Chinese…

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Hong Kong student jailed for five years under national security law

A Hong Kong court on Friday increased a jail sentence to five years, in line with a China-imposed national security law, for a student who called for independence from China in posts on the Telegram messaging service.

Reuters

Hong Kong's mandatory COVID testing in schools fuels plastic waste woes

A Hong Kong government rule that all school students and staff take daily COVID-19 tests will add massively to the city's plastic waste problem, environmental activists say, with some 20 million kits a month set to be dumped at bursting landfills.

Reuters

Why Nio, Other EV Peers Are Slipping In Hong Kong Today

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) rivals and U.S.-listed Chinese electric automakers Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV), a

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Hong Kong's leadership candidate pledges to save city's competitiveness

Hong Kong's sole candidate to become its next leader mapped out his policy platform on Friday, saying his focus will be on enhancing the city's competitiveness and increasing the housing supply.

Reuters

Alibaba Edges Lower, Most Tech Peers Follow Suit: What's Dragging Hong Kong Stocks Today?

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech giants mostly traded lower in Hong Kong on Friday as the benchmark index Hang Seng slid, despite positive global cues.

Benzinga

Chisholm is one of the most marginal seats in the country, but many in the Chinese community remain undecided

With almost one in five people in the electorate of Chisholm having Chinese ancestry, that subset of the community could have a big say in who wins the seat. However, the "Chinese community" covers a broad range of experiences and views, and three weeks out from election day, many are…

ABC News

Kenneth Tsang, Hong Kong actor, dies

HONG KONG: Kenneth Tsang, a Hong Kong actor known for his tough-guy supporting roles as cops, crime bosses and kung fu masters, and as a ubiquitous television pitchman for hair dye, died Wednesday while in hotel quarantine in the city. He was 87.

Bangkok Post

Landmark case for 47 Hong Kong democrats adjourned until June

A landmark national security case involving 47 Hong Kong democrats was adjourned on Thursday to June 1-2, with many of the defendants having been in custody since February last year and facing the possibility of months more on remand.

Reuters

James Bond, Rush Hour 2 actor Kenneth Tsang dies aged 86

Kenneth Tsang was best known internationally for his roles in James Bond film Die Another Day, John Woo's The Killer, Rush Hour 2, and 1998′s The Replacement Killers alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.

ABC News

Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies at 87 in quarantine hotel

Hong Kong media report that veteran actor Kenneth Tsang has died at age 86 while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city

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Why Nio, Xpeng Are Pushing EV Stocks Higher In Hong Kong Today

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) rivals and U.S.-listed Chinese electric automakers were a mixed bag in the Hong Kong markets on Thursday.

Benzinga

Alibaba Gains Alongside Most Other Tech Peers: What's Weighing On Hong Kong Stocks Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech giants mostly traded higher in Hong Kong on Thursday as the benchmark index Hang Seng rose amid positive global cues.

Benzinga

Yuanxin Tempts Investors With One-Stop Medical Formula in Hong Kong IPO

Key takeaways: Yuanxin Technology has filed for a Hong Kong IPO a second time, aiming to set itself apart from rivals with its wide range of medical services The company’s revenue grew 65% last year, but its losses are growing even more quickly By Li Yaoyao

Daily Record

James Bond star Kenneth Tsang tragically dies in Covid quarantine hotel

Hollywood actor Kenneth Tsang died in a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong, according to reports.

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Kenneth Tsang dead: James Bond actor tragically dies in Covid quarantine hotel

Kenneth Tsang died in a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong, according to reports

The Independent UK

Kenneth Tsang death: Veteran Hong Kong actor and James Bond star dies aged 86

Tsang was also known for his role in ‘Rush Hour 2’

Bangkok Post

China's Hainan free-trade port tipped to deepen Asean ties

HONG KONG: Hainan's transformation into a free-trade port will open new doors for trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), but its success will require a leap of faith and pioneering spirit, experts said.

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Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club Cancels Human Rights Awards for Fear of Legal Risks

Some journalists see the choice to ax the awards as an act of self-censorship antithetical to the organization’s purpose.

Newslaundry

Press freedom in Hong Kong is ‘dire, completely dismantled’, according to NGO report

A UK-based NGO, Hong Kong Watch, has characterised media freedom in Hong Kong as “dire” and “completely dismantled” with multiple restrictions on journalists, in a report released on April 26.

Reuters

Australia worried China will bring Hong Kong police techniques to Solomons

Australia's spy chief says Canberra is concerned Chinese police deployed to the Solomon Islands under a new security pact could use "ruthless" techniques previously used to quell anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

Benzinga

Nio, Xpeng Fall, Li Auto Rises: What's Moving Hong Kong EV Stocks Today?

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) rivals and U.S.-listed Chinese electric automakers Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO), Xpeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV), and

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