HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's population inched up 0.1% in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the Asian financial hub saw an increase in the number of newborns and a rise in the number of people moving to the city.

Hong Kong’s population has grown at a slightly slower pace, up around 0.1 per cent to more than 7.53 million at the end of 2024. On Tuesday, the Census and Statistics Department released its latest population figures,

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is physically breaking down in a Hong Kong prison and "time is running out" for him if the U.S. and Britain do not push for his release, his son said.

As pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai spoke in his defense at a Hong Kong court Tuesday, his son Sebastien Lai was in Geneva calling for the United States and other world leaders to help secure this father's release.

Former media boss says Apple Daily op-ed that called for leadership team was simply to help radical protesters set basic principles.