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Yes, you’re half of a couple, but the law says that isn’t your spouse

While gay couples are welcome in Hong Kong, the city’s legal statues define “marriage” as the union of a man and a woman (as is true in communities which cover 80 per cent of humanity). So when one gay couple married overseas asked for legal “spousal rights” in Hong Kong, the answer could have been…

5 days ago0Comments ByHenry Litton

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First Chinese medicine hospital launched in Hong Kong

ACTOR SELENA GOMEZ and five million other people are getting some good news from Hong Kong. Scientists in the city found that a root widely used in Chinese medicine can be combined with a western drug to enable it fight the incurable disease known as lupus. But that’s just one of about 200 Chinese medicine…

December 12, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

Long-term Hong Kong resident Richard Cullen reflects on politics, friendships and the Tai Po fire. I first arrived to live and work in Hong Kong over 30 years ago. More recently I began to reflect on the way expressing my own political views on Hong Kong and China has reshaped some long-standing friendships. The recent…

December 10, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Hong Kong News

Hong Kong now has world’s top insurance penetration rate

HONG KONG HAS THE world’s highest insurance penetration rate—and one of the few which is busy paying claims with speed and sympathy, it was revealed today. The first point shows the world-beating financial sophistication of the city on the south coast of China—and the second shows how the community is pulling together after the Tai…

December 3, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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2,600+ Chinese Mainland companies open offices in Hong Kong

MORE THAN 2,600 Chinese mainland companies have opened offices in Hong Kong, the city’s leader said today. The east-west city, once seen largely as a gateway for international businesses to enter the China market, is now super-busy enabling traffic to move the other way too. The Chinese business sector has become highly innovative and Hong…

November 18, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

HONG KONG HAS QUIETLY become a top global hub for tennis, one of the world’s biggest sports. Many of the number one players in the various categories of the game are in the city right now—and hundreds of participants came with families, giving the city a tourism boost. A recent series of major tennis…

November 7, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News Opinion

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

A boy in Hong Kong ended up with three parental figures. Top brains in the legal sector tried to unravel the legal issues this raised—but initial success was overturned by an unexpected judgment. This is the second section of a two-part report by top legal mind Henry Litton. Click this line to read part one.…

October 23, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

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Hong Kong’s balancing act on same-sex marriage

Hong Kong is performing a tricky balancing act on same-sex marriage. While some legal practitioners push towards western liberal attitudes, other community representatives feel Hong Kong, as part of Asia, will naturally be more traditionally family-focused. But there are also legal issues at stake, with the judicial and executive branches of the government each needing…

July 15, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong, now safe from hostile interventions, is back on the map

Hong Kong is number one on the global economic freedom index, number one in a study of best university cities, number one in the world IPO chart, and so on. There's much to celebrate on its 28th post-colonial birthday, says Grenville Cross. TODAY, THE HONG KONG Special Administrative Region celebrates the 28th anniversary of its establishment. With…

July 1, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

Hong Kong News

Hong Kong edges back up global financial charts

STOCK PRICES of dual-listed international companies are rising in Hong Kong and falling in New York. "This should be reason enough for companies to re-list in Hong Kong and maintain listings in both Hong Kong and New York, in our opinion," said financial analysts writing in Forbes yesterday. CASH FLOWING SOUTH This divergence is interesting,…

May 1, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Yes, you’re half of a couple, but the law says that isn’t your spouse

First Chinese medicine hospital launched in Hong Kong

Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

Hong Kong now has world’s top insurance penetration rate

2,600+ Chinese Mainland companies open offices in Hong Kong

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

Hong Kong’s balancing act on same-sex marriage

Hong Kong, now safe from hostile interventions, is back on the map

Hong Kong edges back up global financial charts

Yes, you’re half of a couple, but the law says that isn’t your spouse

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