Hong Kong’s treasurer tells visiting UK minister that BN(O) passport not recognised for early pension withdrawal

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— Hong Kong’s treasury chief, in a meeting with a visiting UK minister, has reaffirmed that emigrants who want to withdraw their pensions from the city’s official fund cannot use their British National (Overseas) passports as proof of identity. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui also told Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the UK minister for […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 46. In the 46th month since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the city held a raft of events to mark National Security Education Day. China’s top man on Hong Kong affairs urged it to prioritise economic development after the passage of a second security law. City officials continued to defend the homegrown […]

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Hong Kong’s decades-old President Theatre to close on Tuesday. President Theatre in Hong Kong has announced it will shut down on Tuesday, after operating in the city for more than half a century. The announcement came less than a week after another local cinema went out of business. Newport Circuit announced on Facebook last Saturday that President Theatre, which opened in October 1966, will […]