China Convicts Hong Kong Man of ‘Sedition’ for Wearing T-Shirt
The man, 27-year-old Chu Kai-pong, pleaded guilty to “sedition” in a Hong Kong court on Monday because he was wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it. Chu is the first person to be convicted under China's new national security law, which was imposed on Hong Kong in March. Chu's crime was wearing a […]
Chinese Stocks in Hong Kong Swing to Gain as Stimulus Calls Grow – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — An index of Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks edged higher in choppy trading as investors debated whether weak macroeconomic data would prompt the government to step up stimulus efforts. Most read articles on Bloomberg The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index closed up 0.3% after dropping as much as 1.3% earlier. Property stocks were the […]
Hong Kong: first conviction under new national security law for wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt | Hong Kong
A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person to be convicted under Hong Kong's new national security law passed in March. Choo Kaipong, 27, pleaded guilty to one charge of “acting with seditious intent.” Under the new national security law, the maximum […]
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China Convicts Journalists Over ‘Illegal Ideologies’ In Landmark Hong Kong Case
A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two journalists guilty of sedition for their coverage of China's pro-democracy protests, sparking international condemnation, the Associated Press reported. According to the Associated Press, StandNews' former editors-in-chief Cheong Pui-keun and Patrick Lam could face up to two years in prison for publishing articles written by pro-democracy activists and […]
Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten | Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s former governor, Chris Patten, has denounced as “unjust” the city’s highest court’s decision to uphold the convictions of Jimmy Lai and other prominent pro-democracy activists for taking part in peaceful protests in 2019. Hong Kong’s appeals court on Monday unanimously agreed to uphold the convictions of seven activists who took part in unauthorized […]
Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai appeal against conviction over 2019 pro-democracy protest | Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s highest court on Monday unanimously rejected a petition to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists for holding an unauthorised assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others, including veteran democracy activist Martin Li, were convicted in August 2019 of […]
Hong Kong legislator eyes Bitcoin for fiscal reserves – Cointelegraph
Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Johnny Ng has announced plans to work with various stakeholders to assess the feasibility and potential benefits of incorporating Bitcoin into the special administrative region’s financial reserves. In a recent X post, Ng highlighted the growing global recognition of Bitcoin (BTC), which is often referred to as “digital gold” due […]
Hong Kong to launch Asia’s first inverse Bitcoin ETF – Cointelegraph
On July 23, the CSOP Bitcoin Futures Daily (-1x) Inverse product (7376.HK), Asia’s first Bitcoin futures inverse product, will be launched in Hong Kong. A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) from CSOP Asset Management, one of China’s largest asset managers, aims to give investors a way to profit from falling Bitcoin (BTC) prices. The development follows […]
Hong Kong Liquidation Suits Spell More Trouble for Chinese Real Estate Industry
A Hong Kong court last week heard four cases against Chinese property developers that had been ordered bankrupt by creditors, the highest number of cases ever brought before the court at the same time. The surge in liquidations means more trouble for China’s property market, which has been on the brink of collapse for years. […]