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Reporter @AVCJ | @fcchk 2022-23 fellow | previously @business @Forbes @CNN | usual disclaimers

Hong Kong
Joined September 2020
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HK's sovereign wealth fund has been actively deploying into private funds in recent months, sources told me. This is taking place amid a global slowdown among LPs in private market deployment. More here 👉🏼dealstreetasia.com/stories/h… via @DealStreetAsia
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Unpacking #HongKong’s #NationalSecurityLaw, 3 years on sc.mp/5231?utm_source=Twitte… via @scmpnews “Most of the cases brought far would not be considered crimes in other, rights-respecting jurisdiction,” said Thomas Kellogg, a US legal scholar who researches national security cases.
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To our Correspondent and Journalist members: the @HKJA_Official has invited submissions of opinions on the HKSAR Gov’s application for an injunction against the song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ and how it may impact journalistic work. Interested parties may review the details below:
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Hong Kong market watch, February 28th: Masklab 📉📉📉📉 Sephora 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈
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Smartworks, an Indian enterprise-focused workspace platform, is in advanced talks to raise funding from Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA). buff.ly/3HtOI2R
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Jacinda Ardern, an accomplished female leader, a progressive voice against bigotry and hate, a young woman in the highest office who normalised kindness and empathy. I hope history will be kind to her - to resign at a time when leaders will go to any extent to stay in power
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Tip 'o the hat to the fabulous former editor in chief of #HongKong's oldest student newspaper @hkbutyr upon this well-deserved fellowship from the @fcchk
So honoured to be named a fellow by one of HK’s most prestigious journalism establishments — @fcchk! Looking forward to the next year at the club!
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Well done @teelerebane2 @simranvv @hayleywong354 . Looking forward to working with you.
Congratulations to this year's Clare Hollingworth fellows @teelerebane2, @simranvv & @hayleywong354! Welcome to @fcchk! fcchk.org/the-foreign-corres…
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Congratulations to this year's Clare Hollingworth fellows @teelerebane2, @simranvv & @hayleywong354! Welcome to @fcchk! fcchk.org/the-foreign-corres…
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SE Asia leads private capital exits in Asia in H1, surpassing China for the first time dealstreetasia.com/stories/s… via @simranvv @DealStreetAsia – at North-East Region, Singapore
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong’s proposed ban on CBD products could mean the end of the road for many businesses in the city. The cannabis-derived compound likely to become illegal before 2023, explains @simranvv trib.al/r7lft8Y
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As Hong Kong takes its first steps toward cracking down on cannabidiol, businesses specializing in CBD-infused beers, coffees and other products are scrambling to work out what comes next. @simranvv reports: trib.al/PwI5sW7
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Lovely work here by the talented @simranvv
Hong Kong’s proposed ban on CBD products could mean the end of the road for many businesses in the city. @simranvv explains bloom.bg/3pgMSbX
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As Hong Kong takes its first steps toward cracking down on cannabidiol, businesses specializing in CBD-infused beers, coffees and other products are scrambling to work out what comes next bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab @simranvv @lyssamcdonald
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NEW: Encouraged by a cheaper yen, Hong Kong investors are hunting for Japanese properties, snapping up luxury condos as second homes and seeking steady rental income from small apartments trib.al/yJUzb6a
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A foreclosed luxury Hong Kong home linked to the CEO of embattled property developer Kaisa Group was sold for $38.2 million through tender, sources say trib.al/DWHfXp8
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This deal is the first in a series of planned acquisitions of Southeast Asian companies for MatchMove. on.forbes.com/6010zPmyu
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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s company is acquiring Swiss building materials manufacturer Holcim Group’s Indian arm in a $10.5 billion deal. on.forbes.com/6015zzW8V
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"She was fearless, but she was also human.” Shireen Abu Akleh’s colleague and close friend @DaliaHatuqa remembers the impact she had on the Arab world, and how she inspired a generation of women to become journalists. Read more: aje.io/ajzs9h
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