Retail investors in Hong Kong may soon be able to buy popular cryptocurrencies like bitcoin at government-licensed exchanges, thanks to new rules meant to bolster the city s standing as a digital asset hub.
The Civic Party, one of Hong Kong s most prominent pro-democracy groups, voted Saturday to disband due to a leadership vacuum, after its members were squeezed out of local councils and charged under Beijing s national security law.
Hong Kong on Saturday "strongly condemned" rights group Amnesty International for alleging that a Uyghur man had gone missing after he arrived at the city s airport.
Clanging gongs, dragon dances and costumed children paraded on poles Friday heralded the return of the Bun Festival to Hong Kong s island of Cheung Chau after three years of a pandemic-induced hiatus.
Hong Kong stocks opened with another steep loss Thursday morning, with US lawmakers still at loggerheads on lifting the country s debt ceiling to avert a default and Fitch warning the standoff could trigger a ratings downgrade.