Author Archives: biglychee

There’s nothing we like more than seeing a property speculator having to cut his asking price, preferably by a lot… Known colloquially as the “Ten Billion Shop King” for compiling one of the city’s largest caches of street shop and … Continue reading →

In Japan Times, an International Women’s Day op-ed from activist Frances Hui… Denied bail, [Chow Hang-tung] continues to challenge Hong Kong’s authorities even from prison, most recently by bringing a judicial review against a dress code that forces female inmates … Continue reading →

The national security trial of Bill Yuen and Peter Wai in the UK gets underway… The two men, who hold dual British and Chinese nationality, are accused of agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception likely to … Continue reading →

The UK trial of the HKETO staffer begins… Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, 65, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, are alleged to have carried out surveillance on Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners claiming asylum in the UK. They are charged with … Continue reading →

This could be interesting… …Bill Yuen, a manager of Hong Kong’s trade office in London, and Peter Wai, a former UK border officer … have been accused of gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance against Hong Kong democracy activists in the … Continue reading →

HKFP reports… A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 68-year-old retiree to eight months in jail for sedition under the city’s homegrown security law, after the man published more than 100 Facebook posts criticising authorities and calling for a boycott … Continue reading →

An academic paper titled The Economic Consequences of Protest Repression: The Case of Business Activism in Hong Kong. – essentially an analysis of the ‘yellow economic circle’. The link goes straight to the paper – no weird academic journal paywall … Continue reading →

Anna Kwok’s father imprisoned for cancelling an insurance policy he took out for her when she was an infant… His daughter lives in the US and has been wanted by national security police for suspected foreign collusion since 2023. Handing … Continue reading →

Hong Kong ’returns to black’. But the operating surplus includes income raised by issuing bonds, which of course are loans that have to be repaid with interest. Net that out, and they’re HK$100 billion in the red. But they’re still … Continue reading →

Some friendly advice from Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency… The ICAC reminds parents that when making school admission applications for their children, they should never offer bribes to staff members in exchange for school placements… Does entry to an ESF kindergarten … Continue reading →