Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Correspondent at Feature Story News

Hong Kong Correspondent @featurestory reporting for @AJEnglish @CBCNews | Previously aviation correspondent @SCMPNews | @BBCWorld @NZStuff | 🇭🇰 🇬🇧 🇲🇾

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Articles

From baby wipes to aluminum panels, Hong Kong businesses are caught in U.S.-China trade scrap

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong business owner Itay Sharon breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news this week that the United States and China had moved to de-escalate their trade war and temporarily reduce the punishing tariffs between them. Under the agreement, the U.S. will temporarily reduce its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145 per cent to 30 per cent, while China will lower its levies on American imports from 125 per cent to 10 per cent, effective from Wednesday.
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years

Nov 19, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Laura Westbrook

A Hong Kong court has handed 45 pro-democracy activists sentences of up to 10 years in jail for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years

Nov 19, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Laura Westbrook

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Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years

Nov 19, 2024 | kuow.org | Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 yearsA Hong Kong court has handed 45 pro-democracy activists sentences of up to 10 years in jail for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years

Nov 19, 2024 | kuow.org | Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 yearsA Hong Kong court has handed 45 pro-democracy activists sentences of up to 10 years in jail for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years

Nov 19, 2024 | npr.org | Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 yearsA Hong Kong court has handed 45 pro-democracy activists sentences of up to 10 years in jail for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Is Hong Kong airport facing even stronger headwinds as rivals Shenzhen and Guangzhou eye air supremacy in Greater Bay Area?

Feb 17, 2024 | scmp.com | Laura Westbrook

Is Hong Kong airport facing even stronger headwinds as rivals Shenzhen and Guangzhou eye air supremacy in Greater Bay Area? February 18 marks five years since Beijing unveiled its blueprint to turn the Greater Bay Area into a hi-tech powerhouse by 2035. The region of more than 86 million people covers Hong Kong, Macau and nine Guangdong cities.
Regina Ip hits back at criticism of domestic national security legislation, insists it will not turn Hong Kong into another mainland Chinese city

Feb 16, 2024 | scmp.com | Laura Westbrook |William Yiu

Regina Ip hits back at criticism of domestic national security legislation, insists it will not turn Hong Kong into another mainland Chinese cityTop government adviser Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has said domestic national security legislation will not turn Hong Kong into another mainland Chinese city, rebuffing foreign businessmen’s concerns that the proposed law will undermine the city’s judicial independence.
Hong Kong airport ranks fourth for passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific region

Feb 12, 2024 | scmp.com | Laura Westbrook

Hong Kong airport ranks fourth for passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific region, city urged to find ‘tourism niche’Hong Kong’s airport ranked fourth-busiest for international passengers in the Asia-Pacific region last year, and analysts have urged the city to “find its niche” if it hopes to attract more people back and regain its former pole position as the nation grapples with an economic slowdown.
Hong Kong airport ranks fourth for passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific region

Feb 12, 2024 | hongkongnewsnetwork.com | Laura Westbrook

Seoul’s Incheon airport took second place with 55.8 million passengers, 79 per cent of its 2019 level. Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok was third with 40 million passengers, 75 per cent of what was recorded pre-pandemic. Hong Kong ended last year with 39.5 million passengers through the airport, 55 per cent of 2019 levels. It handled 71.5 million passengers in 2019 and had consistently held the No 1 spot before the pandemic hit.