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The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Closing arguments begin in trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Judge says verdict is ‘tentatively’ three or four months away after 10 months of hearings

The Guardian - AU

Trial of Hong Kong activists under China-imposed law enters home straight

Sixteen pro-democracy activists are charged under national security laws critics claim are designed to stifle dissent.

Al Jazeera

A Hong Kong Court hears final arguments in subversion trial of pro-democracy activists

A Hong Kong court has started hearing the final arguments of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent

The Independent UK

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Final Debates Begin In Hong Kong's Largest Security Trial

Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial began final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after authorities filed charges against 47 democracy activists under a law imposed by China to quell dissent.

International Business Times

AI Will Take "Decades" to Reach Human-Level Intelligence, Says Godfather of AI

Leading technology experts, scholars and industry leaders from around the world converged at a symposium in Hong Kong this week to share their insights on AI.

International Business Times UK

Hong Kong crypto regulators under fire again after creators of Hounax exchange allegedly disappear with $19 million

The Hounax rugpull comes right after more than $120 million was stolen from the unlicensed JPEX exchange in September.

Fortune

For Hong Kong’s arrested pro-democracy activists, justice must wait

Closing arguments are due to begin in high-profile trial of 16 pro-democracy figures nearly three years after arrests.

Al Jazeera

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Experts Trash Hong Kong's 'Throwaway Culture' Ahead Of Plastic Ban

Unlike her fellow Hong Kong urbanites toting plastic or paper cups filled with coffee, pet groomer Lucine Mo takes her caffeine hit in a thermal mug with a QR code.

International Business Times

Hong Kong to restructure primary education to make it more ‘patriotic’

New curriculum from 2025 part of push to create sense of national identity among schoolchildren

The Guardian - UK

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, as Hong Kong retreats on selling of property shares

Shares are mixed in Asia, with Hong Kong retreating on selling of property shares following recent gains

The Independent UK

Unpacking LIV Golf's New Schedule - 7 Key Takeaways

LIV Golf has just released its brand new schedule - what are the key talking points?

Golf Monthly

LIV Golf League Schedule Confirmed For Season 3

The 2024 League will visit several locations for the first time, including Las Vegas and Hong Kong

Golf Monthly

Hong Kong land sales wobble, exposing cracks in city’s finances

Despite historical high demand for homes due to the territory’s size, the economic downturn has resulted in a glut of unsold flats

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong's Disneyland opens 1st Frozen-themed attraction, part of a $60B global expansion

Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides

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The Independent UK

A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in East Asia and the unwitting instigator of 30 years of trouble for fishing communities along Africa’s southern coast

AAP

Man accused of cooking up $126m of meth in Sydney unit

A Hong Kong man has been charged with the possession and manufacture of 142kg of meth found in a Sydney apartment.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

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The Guardian - UK

Techscape: NFTs were meant to change everything – what happened?

In this week’s newsletter: in early 2022 ‘non-fungible tokens’ were a supposedly revolutionary million-dollar asset. Now, they’re practically worthless

The Independent UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history

Evening Standard

OPINION - New York's so expensive it makes London prices seem reasonable (though it's just as divided on Israel-Gaza)

New York is the habitually unfinished city, home to a thousand exoskeletons and as many more vaguely futuristic building sites, a town in a constant state of flux. It is now also the most expensive city in the world (it just overtook Hong Kong), a place that makes London —…

Golf Monthly

This Unusual Rules Incident Sparked A Heated Debate in Hong Kong… Here’s What Happened

After Phachara Khongwatmai found trouble off the tee, both Cameron Smith and Ben Campbell were left bemused by what followed

The Guardian - UK

Gay Games delight Hong Kong amid China’s growing hostility to LGBTQ+ community

LGBTQ+ activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainland

The Guardian - UK

Guests at Bored Ape event in Hong Kong struck by vision problems

More than a dozen attenders of NFT group’s festival, which used ultraviolet light, complained of ‘eye burn’ on social media

The Guardian - UK

‘A kind of magic’: Peter Blake says possibilities of AI are endless for art

Veteran pop artist excited by the medium after he uses it for ‘performance art installation’ in Hong Kong

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