The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Lee faces stern test over $3.4 billion bid to ease housing shortage

A flagship $3.4 billion plan by Hong Kong to build temporary housing to ease a massive shortage is facing fierce criticism over its high cost and the absence of a longer-term solution in one of the world's most unaffordable property markets.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Hong Kong is giving away 5 lakh free tickets to boost tourism!

The Hong Kong Government has announced that it will be providing 5 lakh free plane tickets to all those wishing to visit the city. This move comes in the wake of boosting tourism in the region, and has been timed with its announcement of fully opening its border for tourists.

The Times of India · Feb 10, 2023

FWD subsidiary introduces customisable health package

FWD Life Insurance, a Thai unit of the Hong Kong-based insurance group, is launching a new customised insurance model that offers Thais joint coverage with their family members that can also include treatment for mental health conditions.

Bangkok Post · Feb 9, 2023

Disney cuts Simpsons China ‘forced labour’ episode in Hong Kong

Removal marks the second time Disney has dropped a Simpsons episode from its service in Hong Kong.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2023

Disney cuts Simpsons 'forced labor' episode in Hong Kong

Walt Disney Co. has removed from its streaming service in Hong Kong an episode from its cartoon series The Simpsons that includes a reference to “forced labor camps” in China

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

UK MPs and peers find HSBC complicit in Hong Kong human rights abuses

Bank sided with China in denying pension payouts to people who fled crackdown, says all-party group

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

The Simpsons run foul in Hong Kong over ‘forced labour’ joke

Disney appears to have dumped an episode of The Simpsons from its streaming platform in Hong Kong over an anti-China joke.

The New Daily · Feb 8, 2023

Protest laws would be denounced if done by China, says ex-Hong Kong Governor

Tory peer Lord Patten of Barnes said he found it ‘astonishing’ that the Public Order Bill was being proposed.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Hong Kong pulls Simpsons episode that mentions forced labour camps and bitcoin mines

First it was a reference to Tiananmen Square that saw an episode pulled two years ago, now it's one that mentions forced labour camps as The Simpsons gets political again.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Hong Kong starts largest ever trial against pro-democracy activists

Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2023