The Latest Breaking News from John Lee

Making his first policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee prioritised improving competitiveness and attracting more overseas talent, while also stressing the need to bolster national security in the Chinese ruled city.

Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Wednesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng opening 0.42% lower ahead of a key speech by the city’s leader John Lee.

Ukraine’s State Emergencies Service says that 19 people were killed and 105 others were wounded in Monday’s Russian missile strikes across Ukraine

John Lee says financial hub will only enforce UN sanctions after yacht linked to Russian tycoon anchors in city.

Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Tuesday there was "no legal basis" for the city to act on Western sanctions, when asked about a Russian yacht berthed in the financial centre that belongs to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.

Hong Kong’s leader has promised to revive its struggling economy following a campaign to crush a pro-democracy movement

Hong Kong’s dismantling of hotel quarantine for arrivals is being met by calls for the city to remove remaining restrictions on travellers to help revive its fortunes as an international financial hub.

The decision comes weeks before the city hosts the Rugby Sevens tournament

Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first implemented, in a long-awaited move for many residents and businesses in the financial hub.