Just a day after two giant rubber ducks were unveiled to the public in Hong Kong, one had to be deflated to the disappointment of residents. This move was taken in order to protect it from the scorching heat.

Organisers deflate giant rubber duck in Hong Kong just one day after unveiling to public

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New York has replaced Hong Kong as the most expensive city for expatriates. What makes New York so expensive to live in? Molly Gambhir tells you.

Gravitas: What makes New York so expensive to live in?

A former ByteDance executive has claimed that the company shared data of TikTok users with CCP. The party then used this data to spy on protesters & activists in Hong Kong. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: How China used TikTok to spy on Hong Kong protesters

A former executive at TikTok's parent company ByteDance has claimed that China's Communist Party (CCP) accessed user data collected by the short-video app to spy upon and monitor Hong Kong activists in 2018.

Using TikTok, China spied on Hong Kong activists, claims former employee

On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, more than 20 people, including prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong were detained by authorities. Chan Po-ying, a long-time activist and the leader of the League of Social Democrats, was apprehended by police in Causeway Bay.

Over 20 pro-democracy figures detained on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary in Hong Kong

As security heightened, Hong Kong police detained eight persons near Victoria Park. Four of them were jailed for seditious intent and unruly behaviour on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown. Tens of thousands of people congregate in the park every year to commemorate the bloody Tiananmen Square Crackdown, and Hong Kong increased security there.

8 held on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary in Hong Kong

Amnesty International, the UK’s non-governmental human rights group, is under fire for issuing a fake alert over the disappearance of a Uyghur student in Hong Kong.

Amnesty International clarifies ‘missing’ Uyghur student never travelled to Hong Kong 

Seven people pleaded guilty to a rioting charge as a Hong Kong court on Monday began the trial of 13 people who stormed Hong Kong's legislature during pro-democracy protests in 2019.

13 face trial over 2019 pro-democracy Hong Kong protests, 7 plead guilty

The whereabouts of Uyghur scholar Abuduwaili Abudureheman remain unknown as Hong Kong denied Abudureheman's arrival on its territory. But the Uyghur scholar had reportedly texted a friend that he was being interrogated by the police at Hong Kong International Airport on May 10.

Uyghur scholar on Beijing's 'watchlist' goes missing from Hong Kong airport

The voices in support of democracy are being silenced in Hong Kong as the last remaining institutions of democracy slowly disappear one by one, and China's iron fist is becoming even more entrenched. The Civic Party of Hong Kong is the most recent institution to move back in; it was among the last remaining opposition of significant pro-democracy groups and has now been voted to dissolve.

Barrister party founded in 2006, dissolves in Hong Kong

Chinese authoritarian impact forced one of the last remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong to dissolve itself on Saturday. The Civic Party joined a growing list of organisations that have been disbanded as pro-Chinese elements in Hong Kong’s administrative set-up continue to crack down on dissent and democratic values in the polity.

Chinese repression forces Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy parties to disband itself

Cathay Pacific Airways has sacked three flight attendants after receiving a complaint that they were discriminating against non-English speaking passengers. They were fired after an audio tape of the cabin crew reportedly insulting passengers got widely circulated.

Cathay Pacific fires three cabin crew members over alleged discrimination

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday (May 23) that the police would investigate suspicious applications from people seeking to withdraw from the city's organ donation system, condemning an alleged attempt to damage the programme.

Hong Kong to probe suspicious withdrawals from organ donation system

A plea filed by jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai challenging Beijing security officials’ decision to bar his British lawyer from representing him in a national security trial was rejected by the Hong Kong court on Friday.

Hong Kong court rejects jailed media baron Jimmy Lai’s plea challenging Chinese govt body

More than 100 journalists and editors have called on Hong Kong authorities for immediate release of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon who ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong.

Editors, journalists from around the world urge Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

The majority of books and videos about the Tiananmen Square crackdown were removed from the shelves of public libraries in Hong Kong just weeks after government auditors instructed them to step up efforts to root out works "manifestly contrary" to national security, according to the the South China Morning Post.

Hong Kong public libraries withdraw most books on Tiananmen Square crackdown in new censorship

A newspaper in Hong Kong on Thursday (May 11) scrapped a satirical cartoon made byWong Kei-kwan. The cartoon strip by the prominent cartoonist ran for decades since 1983.

Hong Kong: Newspaper dumps satirical cartoon after govt pressure

Google on Wednesday announced that the wait list for Bard, which was launched in March this year, has been removed. The AI chatbot, which people in the United Kingdom and the United States earlier had limited access to, has now been opened up for 180 countries around the world.

Hong Kong not a part of '180 countries' which have Google’s ChatGPT rival Bard

The Hong Kong government increased the minimum wage on Monday by a pitiful 32 cents, activists and community workers reacted angrily. The old minimum pay was 37.5 Hong Kong dollars ($4.78) per hour; the new minimum wage is 40 Hong Kong dollars ($5.1) per hour.

Hong Kong’s low-paid get $0.32 minimum wage bump

In Hong Kong, the world's most expensive city, the government has recently announced an increase in the city's minimum wage, but it is so low that for those struggling to make ends meet, it'll hardly do anything.

World's most expensive city increases minimum wage by measly 32 cents. Here's what happened next

Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng's possible presence at the upcoming coronation of UK's King Charles the Third is causing waves in British politics. Several British leaders have disapproved the presence of Han Zheng, who oversaw Hong Kong affairs for the Chinese government during the years that saw the creation of national security law and the stifling of civil freedoms in the former British colony.

Tories criticise Chinese VP's possible attendance at King Charles coronation

In a statement, the Hong Kong government, on Saturday (April 1) said that it “strongly disapproved” and “firmly rejected” the recent findings in a new United States government report.

Hong Kong ‘strongly disapproves’ of US report critical of crackdown on rights, freedoms

As a result of the Chinese tech company Alibaba's announcement of a big makeover, its Hong Kong-listed shares have increased by 14 percent overall today.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba's shares jump 14%

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