Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong and will have “no choice” but to offer them a route to UK citizenship if China strips them of their freedom, Boris Johnson has warned.The prime ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Huge rise in renewals of British passports among Hongkongers
The unrest in Hong Kong has led to a surge of residents renewing their British National (Overseas) passports, highlighting that many regard securing a back-up plan as a matter of urgency, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s justice system is tried, tested and worth preserving
Most fears over the national security law China will soon impose on Hong Kong focus, rightly, on the Chinese Communist party’s habit of twisting a person’s exercise of their constitutional rights into ... ( read original story ...)
Money Talks Hong Kong, gone wrong? The territory’s future as a financial centre
Our weekly podcast on markets, the economy and business. Also this week: how e-commerce made warehouses hot property, and will the lockdown bicycle boom last? ( read original story ...)
UK seeks allies to help with potential Hong Kong ‘exodus’
Mr Raab pledged certain Hong Kong residents a "path to citizenship" in the UK if the new law is imposed. Under the plan, more than 300,000 holders of British National (Overseas) passports would be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Protest Movement Faces Existential Challenges
The twin blows of the pandemic and China’s continued intervention have some Hong Kong protestors wondering how long they can fight. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sanctions With Teeth
President Trump should announce an investigation into the assets of Chinese Communist officials. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Tokyo Face New Spikes; Lufthansa Masks: Virus Update
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire vowed not to raise taxes, even as the pandemic dealt a bigger blow to the economy than expected. Hong Kong extended virus-prevention measures after a new cluster ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Test Data Criticized; Hong Kong Extends Curbs: Virus Update
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire vowed not to raise taxes, even as the pandemic dealt a bigger blow to the economy than expected. Hong Kong extended virus-prevention measures after a new cluster ... ( read original story ...)
Hurting Hong Kong’s financial hub status will harm foreign businesses too, city’s commerce secretary says
As "one of three major financial centers" in the world, any damage to Hong Kong's status as a key hub will have have an impact on foreign firms as well, warned Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s bullying of Hong Kong is a big threat to Britain’s biggest bank
If there were a geopolitical seismometer in the boardroom of HSBC, the needle would be thrashing around like bamboo in a typhoon. The tremors have been coming thick and fast in the past few days for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy group files complaint to U.N. over alleged abuse
A Hong Kong pro-democracy group said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it described as abuse of anti-government protesters held in custody in the Chinese-ruled city ... ( read original story ...)
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
"It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community ... ( read original story ...)
What’s in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet.
China’s National People’s Congress set in motion new, restrictive legislation for Hong Kong. Activists in Hong Kong have already dubbed this move as the final nail in the coffin of the Basic Law, ... ( read original story ...)