Hongkong Archives

HSBC said Wednesday it achieved "record profit" in 2023 as pre-tax profits soared by nearly 80 percent, with the banking giant also announcing further share buybacks

Business

HSBC reports ‘record profit’ of $30.3 bn in 2023

HSBC said Wednesday it achieved “record profit” in 2023 as pre-tax gains soared by nearly 80 percent, with the banking giant also announcing further...

AFPFebruary 21, 2024

Prosecutors have charged them under the anti-terrorism act, which the city first enacted in 2002

World

Trial starts for 14 accused of Hong Kong protest bomb plot

Fourteen people went on trial Monday in Hong Kong for allegedly planning to carry out a bomb attack to murder police officers during pro-democracy...

AFPFebruary 19, 2024

Enthusiasts who paid upwards of 4,800 Hong Kong dollars ($500) to see Messi chanted "Refund!" and gave thumbs-down signs

Sports

Messi Hong Kong no-show sparks wave of outrage in China

Lionel Messi's no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China.

AFPFebruary 8, 2024

Hong Kong has withdrawn from the eAsian Cup because the football video game used by the esports event could not display the city's official name

Tech & Science

Hong Kong quits e-sports cup that could not show ‘China’ in team name

Hong Kong has withdrawn from the eAsian Cup in Qatar because the football video game used by the event could not display the team’s...

AFPFebruary 2, 2024

A pro-democracy protester known as "Grandma Wong" shouts slogans outside Hong Kong's West Kowloon court, where four men were convicted of rioting on Thursday

World

Hong Kong convicts four over 2019 legislature storming

Four Hong Kong men were convicted of rioting Thursday over the storming and ransacking of the city’s legislature in 2019, part of a pro-democracy...

AFPJanuary 31, 2024

Hong Kong will create its own national security law "as soon as possible", city leader John Lee (C) said Tuesday

World

Hong Kong to create own version of national security law

Hong Kong will create its own national security law “as soon as possible”, city leader John Lee said Tuesday, adding insurrection and other crimes...

AFPJanuary 29, 2024

With debts of more than $300 billion, Evergrande has become a symbol of China's property crisis, which has weighed on the economy

Business

Hong Kong court orders liquidation of China’s Evergrande

A Hong Kong court on Monday issued the liquidation of battered Chinese property giant Evergrande after lawyers failed to convince a judge it had...

AFPJanuary 28, 2024

The trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being closely watched as a barometer of Hong Kong's political freedoms and judicial independence

World

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty Tuesday to “sedition” and “collusion” charges in a high-profile national security trial that could see...

AFPJanuary 2, 2024