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Aug 10 2019
Opinion
Hong Kong's millennial dissidents
Hong Kongers have spent the past 10 weeks protesting to protect their liberty and legal autonomy from Chinese encroachment. “We’re not optimistic, but we don’t calculate,” Nathan Law, one of the territory’s best-known activists, told me at the start of it. “We just do what we think is right. And if we don’t do this, we’ll regret it.” Noting that so far no one has been killed protesting, Mr.
Guest Writer - RightJun 18 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Example of Hong Kong
If you need an example of man’s desire to be free, and his willingness to resist tyranny, look to the streets of Hong Kong. Some 2 million residents of the city gathered there, in protest. The population of the city is only 7.3 million. It was a stirring sight — one of the most stirring the world has seen in recent years.
The protests in Tiananmen Square were stirring, too. That was
Guest Writer - RightOct 24 2023
News
GOP State Rep Busted With Gun At Hong Kong Airport
A senator from the US state of Washington was arrested on Friday night at Hong Kong International Airport over a gun in his carry-on bag, his office said. Jeff Wilson, a Republican from the city of Longview, was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm after he arrived in the Chinese city with an unloaded revolver, his office said in a statement. He was released Sunday on bail and
JoeMyGodDec 03 2023
News
China Evergrande seeks adjournment in Hong Kong liquidation court hearing
HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A lawyer for embattled property developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) on Monday sought adjournment of a Hong Kong court's hearing of a liquidation petition, saying no creditors were "actively seeking" a winding up. Evergrande, the world's most indebted property developer with more than $300 billion of total liabilities, defaulted on its offshore debt in late
ReutersOct 03 2023
News
Evergrande Shares Up 28% At Market Close In Hong Kong
Shares in embattled Chinese property firm Evergrande closed up over 28 percent Tuesday in Hong Kong, where trading in the stock resumed after having been suspended since last week.
Prices had initially jumped more than 60 percent before dropping to 10 percent and then rising again over a day of volatility for the troubled company's stock.
Barron'sFeb 04 2024
News
Hong Kong government asks for explanation and fans are angry about not seeing injured Messi play
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s sports minister on Monday reiterated the government’s call for an explanation from the organizer of a between Inter Miami and a local team following widespread disappointment over Lionel Messi remaining on the bench throughout the entire game. The much-hyped exhibition match on Sunday ended with fans booing Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham and demanding refunds
Associated PressFeb 04 2024
News
Lionel Messi no-show in Hong Kong sparks ‘refund’ chants as government demands answers
It was a messy situation in Hong Kong for Inter Miami over the weekend. The MLS club that boasts soccer superstar Lionel Messi faced the wrath of fans in Hong Kong after the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner did not play in a friendly against all-star team Hong Kong XI, despite the organizers promising he’d suit up. Instead, fans who shelled out anywhere from 880 and 4,880 Hong Kong dollars –
New York Post (News)