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POLITICSAug 21Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison?Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDAug 21Quota set for visitors to popular Sai Kung coastal trail in first for Hong KongHong Kong authorities will cap access to a popular Sai Kung trail overlooking hexagonal rock columns at 2,000 people per day during several stretches from next month and require real-name registration for visitors, marking the city’s first countryside crowd control measures of its kind. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced the arrangement on Friday for the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail, after the proposal was floated in April. The trail is within...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 21Cockroaches, frozen rats among 118kg of pests, pet food seized in Hong KongSmuggled cockroaches, frozen domestic rats and mealworms were among a haul of pests seized at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong, with a local driver arrested, authorities said on Friday. The Customs and Excise Department said officers intercepted the 118kg (260lbs) shipment – which also contained moth larvae and fruit flies mixed with declared goods – inside a goods vehicle at the Man Kam To control point the previous day. Officers said the items were suspected to be smuggled live plant pests and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 21CUHK researchers perform Hong Kong’s first robot-assisted pelvic fracture surgeryA team of researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has conducted the city’s first robot-assisted pelvic fracture surgery in what promises to be a safer, less intrusive alternative to a procedure typically considered among the most challenging. CUHK’s faculty of medicine said on Friday that the novel orthopaedic robotic surgical system could turn a “new page” in trauma care amid a rising number of pelvic fracture cases among the city’s rapidly ageing population. Dr Ronald Wong...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 21Chinese insurer Ping An eyes Hong Kong ETFs as Beijing greenlights cross-border investmentPing An Insurance (Group), China’s largest insurer in terms of market capitalisation, is eyeing investments in Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to boost returns following Beijing’s green light for cross-border allocations, according to senior executives. “Allowing mainland insurance funds to invest in Hong Kong listed ETFs is set to tighten the ties between Hong Kong and the mainland capital market,” said Richard Sheng, secretary of the company’s board, after a press conference on...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils organisers convicted in national security caseFrance 24 [en]
BUSINESSAug 21Opatra London and Hong Kong distributor suspend local operations after arrestsThe British headquarters and Hong Kong distributor of beauty product company Opatra London have suspended local operations after allegations of aggressive sales tactics triggered the arrest of local senior staff and a raid on a corporate secretarial office in Sheung Wan. In a statement issued on Friday, Opatra London continued to distance itself from the local distributor, which it said owned and operated the local stores independently. The office of the local company, Sayles Retail, was raided...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong : Dismaying Tiananmen convictions part of campaign to erase Chinese historyDismaying convictions related to Tiananmen are viewed as part of a campaign to erase Chinese history. This suggests a political effort to control historical narratives.amnesty.org.au · Australia
WORLDAug 21Dog that fatally mauled handler at Hong Kong pet centre a stray awaiting adoptionA dog that attacked its handler who died soon after was a stray awaiting adoption at a Hong Kong pet training facility, the South China Morning Post has learned, with residents living nearby saying they were not worried as the animals at the centre were kept indoors. A check by the SCMP on Friday morning found the Pawsgate pet training centre at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling closed a day after the attack. But staff members returned to the facility in the early afternoon to pick up three dogs,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigilPro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils before it was disbanded. They could face up to ten years in prison.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group of inciting subversionHong Kong's High Court on Friday convicted two former leaders of ‌a disbanded group that organized annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Once…Japan Today
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their case was viewed as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.France 24 [en]
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security chargesActivist group says the 'twisted' Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trialThree activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.BBC World
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong convicts activists in national security trialThe two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists were found guilty of inciting subversion. The high profile case has been widely criticized for highlighting the deterioration of freedom of expression.DW News [en]
POLITICSAug 21Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser, former leaders guilty of inciting subversionSouth China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 21Shanghai’s answer to Nasdaq outstrips Hong Kong amid Chinese tech frenzyStar 50 index up almost a quarter this year, leaving rivals behindFinancial Times
BUSINESSAug 21Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore unveils rival schemeHong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers, after Singapore unveiled a rival tax-exemption scheme, according to industry participants. The bill, submitted to lawmakers in June and expected to come to a vote later this year, has sparked debate in the financial industry. Some participants argue that the exemption is too narrow in scope, while others question the fairness of exempting...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 21More Hong Kong consumers allege coercive beauty sales in wake of Opatra crackdownMore consumers in Hong Kong have come forward to allege aggressive sales tactics across the beauty sector, including credit card abuse, unwanted physical contact and pressure to buy costly products, on the back of a crackdown on the local operations of a UK-based brand. Legal experts warned that such practices could breach the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, which prohibits harassment, coercion and misleading conduct used to pressure consumers into making purchases they otherwise would not have...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 20New Peru government vows to apply Hong Kong trade deal, but is silent on mainland ChinaPeru’s new government has pledged to bring its free-trade agreement with Hong Kong into force this year as part of an effort to position the country as a commercial bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific, even as its first comprehensive policy programme made no direct mention of mainland China or the Chinese-operated Chancay megaport. Prime Minister Luis Galarreta told lawmakers on Thursday that commercial openness would remain a state policy under Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori’s...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 20Woman found dead in Hong Kong with suspected dog bites, probe under wayA 33-year-old woman who operated a pet training facility in northern Hong Kong has been found dead after being mauled by a dog, police have said. Confirming an earlier South China Morning Post report, investigators said closed-circuit television footage showed the woman working alone at the facility at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling when she was attacked by one of the dogs there on Thursday afternoon. Assistant district commander Matthew Chan Kai-chak of the Border police district said the...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 20Why do hard-sell beauty tactics persist in Hong Kong – and when can consumers fight back?From arrests linked to the Hong Kong operations of beauty chain Opatra London to a surge in online complaints against other skincare brands, high-pressure sales tactics remain widespread and continue to take a toll on consumers. Why do such malpractices remain widespread despite the city’s Trade Descriptions Ordinance, which criminalises aggressive commercial practices that significantly impair a consumer’s freedom of choice? The South China Morning Post spoke to legal experts about common...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 20Haeco, China Aircraft Leasing Group sign MOU to build maintenance hub in Hong KongHong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s largest independent aircraft lessor to set up a maintenance centre in the city, forging what authorities described as a “powerful alliance” between industry giants. The Transport and Logistics Bureau on Thursday revealed that Haeco, a sister company of flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, had signed the agreement with China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) earlier in the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 20Top executive at Opatra Hong Kong operator quits amid coercive sales probeAt least one top executive of the Hong Kong operator of UK-based beauty chain Opatra London has resigned, it emerged on Thursday, after customs officers arrested two of the company’s managers over alleged coercive and misleading sales practices. Meanwhile, the Lux Boutique outlet at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is operated by the same company, was boarded up and locked on Thursday. A check by the South China Morning Post found that Sayles Retail filed a “Notice of Resignation of Company...South China Morning Post
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