Category Archives: Blog

The Hong Kong tax authorities’ mass audits of independent media organizations and journalists get attention in the international press – as you would expect. From the Guardian… Hong Kong authorities have targeted journalists and media outlets with what are supposed … Continue reading →

Hong Kong is becoming Asia’s ‘mansions firesales’ hub. Bloomberg reports that billionaires in the city are selling their luxury homes… This week, a sea-view villa previously owned by wealthy businessman Chan Ping Che was listed by receivers for HK$430 million … Continue reading →

The ‘Working Group on Developing Tourist Hotspots’ unveils its list of ‘new experiences that are more in-depth and fascinating’ for visitors to Hong Kong. They include: tours of Lee Kum Kee and Yakult factories; the already-crowded area around Central’s Escalator; … Continue reading →

An HKFP op-ed protests the deletion of Ombudsman’s Office online archives… …the reports point out how departments have passed the buck, not taken responsibility, and how officials and citizens both exploit legislative loopholes. The issues not only annoy residents but … Continue reading →

During my five-day absence, the Hong Kong government announced, passed and implemented new local national security/Article 23 laws. Blink and you would’ve missed it. The key part seems to be enabling Mainland NatSec authorities to directly take control of cases … Continue reading →

The 68-year-old father of ‘absconder’ Anna Kwok is denied bail on national security grounds. He was arrested last week for attempting to obtain funds form an insurance policy of his daughter’s… [Chief Magistrate Victor] So said on Thursday that after … Continue reading →

You’re sitting on the deck of your luxury yacht sipping a pina colada. And then a Boeing 777 – engines at full 110,000-lb thrust – flies 1,000 feet over you. Repeat every two minutes. Did they think this through?  The … Continue reading →

Hong Kong’s amazing success over the May 1 Golden Week holiday was to attract huge numbers of tourists. The 1.1 million mostly Mainland visitors coming into the city represented an increase of around 20% over the previous year. However, many … Continue reading →

Fugitive activist Anna Kwok’s 68-year-old father is arrested and detained in jail for allegedly ‘attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources belonging to, or owned or controlled by, a relevant absconder’. … Continue reading →

The SCMP reports… A 47-year-old Hong Kong man has undergone an amputation of his left lower leg two days after developing a Group A Streptococcal infection following acupuncture treatment he received at two traditional Chinese medicine clinics. The Centre for … Continue reading →