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6 July : The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes confirmed and approved by Legislative Council. [6] 10 July: The final version of 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes officially published and effective. [7] [8] 1 September: Hong Kong raises its typhoon warning signal to level 10, the highest level, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches. [9]
The Hong Kong Government first described the historic rainfall as "once-in-a-century", [25] but then upgraded the narrative to "once-in-500-years", [28] or a 0.2% chance. [29] It caused uproar from the public as an attempt to deflect the blame, [ 30 ] after the authorities were questioned and criticised for the preparedness for such an ...
Hong Kong's economy grew at a slower 2.5% pace in 2024, from 3.2% in 2023, and the outlook for the Asia financial hub is now overshadowed by deepening trade tensions with the United States.
Sing Tao Daily reported in February 2023 that a major reform of the District Council elections will be implemented after director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) Xia Baolong met with a Hong Kong delegation in Shenzhen. The number of directly elected seats will be significantly reduced to one-thirds, while the other two-thirds ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark ...
In 2023, Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific sold its Swire Coca-Cola USA unit to its controlling shareholder, John Swire & Sons Ltd headquartered in the U.K., to protect the business so ...
The 2023 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 10 December 2023 for all 18 District Councils of Hong Kong, electing 264 of the 470 seats in the councils. [3] Under the new electoral system, 88 of the elected 264 seats were directly elected by 4.3 million voters, while 176 of them were indirectly elected among some 2,400 members of ...
Beijing's emphasis on the role of Hong Kong in serving Chinese security interests and growing U.S. scrutiny of the importance of China's commercial fleet in a possible military clash, such as over ...