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Hong Kongers fleeing China’s crackdown denied pension savings

Activist group estimates Hong Kongers in the UK are unable to access $2.8bn in retirement savings.

Al Jazeera

British investment minister visits Hong Kong, first official visit in 5 years

Britain's Minister for Investment Dominic Johnson said he held a series of meetings with government officials and executives in Hong Kong this week, the first official visit from a senior British official to the city in five years.

Reuters

Hong Kong schools in crisis as teachers and students flee ‘toxic’ political climate

Parents and teachers say the national security law, including the intensification of ‘patriotic education’, have prompted them to leave the city they love

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Birmingham City takeover: US hedge fund complete deal with plans to build new stadium

Birmingham City have announced that the company of American businessman Tom Wagner, Shelby Companies Limited, has completed a deal to buy the club from the Hong Kong owners

Daily Mirror

Markets rise after strong US jobs, rebound in banks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European markets rose Monday, tracking a rally on Wall Street fuelled by a strong rebound in US regional banks and forecast-beating jobs data that eased fears over a recession in the world's top economy.

AFP

Chinese premier urges IOC to oppose politicisation of sports

China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, amid demands on the sporting body to exclude athletes from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

China tells International Olympic Committee of concerns about 'politicising' sport

China has expressed its concerns about the "politicisation of sports events" to the International Olympic Committee after a series of incidents that have alarmed Beijing, including a US-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games and recent anthem blunders involving Hong Kong teams.

Bangkok Post

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Most Asian markets rise after strong US jobs, rebound in banks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose Monday, tracking a rally on Wall Street fuelled by a strong rebound in US regional banks and forecast-beating jobs data that eased fears over a recession in the world's top economy.

AFP

Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique

Hong Kong (AFP) - Mo Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a skill he must master to become a bamboo scaffolder in Hong Kong.

AFP

First UK ministerial trip to Hong Kong since 2018

Britain has condemned the national security law imposed by Beijing on the former British territory in 2020.

The Independent UK

Labour criticised for giving global banks access to parliament

Exclusive: HSBC and NatWest staffers seconded to shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds’s team

The Guardian - UK

Chinese vice-president among dignitaries invited to Westminster Abbey

The presence of Han Zheng at the ceremony is controversial because of his role in the crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong.

The Independent UK

Experts downplay spike in severe Covid cases in HK

HONG KONG: The number of fatal and severe Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong last week was almost double the tally recorded in the previous seven days, health authorities have said.

Bangkok Post

Cleverly raises areas of ‘deep disagreement’ in talks with China vice-president

The Foreign Secretary said he ‘made plain the UK’s views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan’ during the discussions.

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Reuters

UK's Cleverly raises Xinjiang and Taiwan with Chinese vice president

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had "made plain" Britain's views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the latter's visit to London for King Charles' coronation.

AFP

Hong Kong police seize dismantled Tiananmen protest statue

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong national security police seized an "exhibit" on Friday that has been identified by local media as a dismantled statue commemorating the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.

Reuters

Hong Kong police seize statue in "incitement to subversion" probe

Hong Kong police seized an exhibit on Friday in connection with what they said was an attempt to incite subversion, with media reporting it was a statue commemorating Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy protesters in 1989.

AFP

Hong Kong rises as Europe, US attempt rebounds

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong stocks finished higher on Friday as major markets elsewhere attempted a rebound following a day of losses driven by interest rate hikes and a banking sector sell-off.

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Asian stocks mixed after slide on Wall Street

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were mixed on Friday following a slide on Wall Street driven by renewed fears of banking sector turmoil.

The Independent UK

Canada mulls expelling China diplomat for targeting lawmaker

Canada’s foreign minister said Thursday the country is considering the expulsion of Chinese diplomats over an intelligence agency report saying one of them plotted to intimidate the Hong Kong relatives of a Canadian lawmaker

The Guardian - UK

End ‘megaphone diplomacy’ between UK and Hong Kong, says British diplomat

Consul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as Chinese vice-president says he will attend king’s coronation

Birmingham Post

International real estate management firm invests £8.9m in South West properties

AEW, which has offices in Boston, London, Paris and Hong Kong, has bought properties in Bath and Bristol

The Independent UK

Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten

Han Zheng’s attendance is a sign that China does not give ‘two hoots’ about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong said.

AFP

Asian markets rise after shrugging off US rate hike

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose on Thursday, shrugging off the sour mood surrounding the Federal Reserve's announcement that it was raising interest rates yet again and likely keeping them high for the foreseeable future.

AFP

Asian markets mixed after US fed hikes rates again

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed in early trade on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve soured the mood on Wall Street by not only raising rates but also indicating that it would not cut them any time soon.

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