If all had gone according to plan, John Lee would now be nearing retirement after a long career in engineering. Instead, the former Hong Kong policeman and security tsar stands on ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: Residents who test positive in mass voluntary screening can isolate at home, officials say
Hong Kong residents who test positive during a mass voluntary Covid-19 screening exercise this week can isolate at home rather than in a government facility, provided their living spaces were suitable ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policeman to face disciplinary action after leaving gun in barber shop, source says
An anti-triad police officer will face disciplinary action after leaving behind a bag containing his pistol, two magazines, a retractable baton and a pair of handcuffs in a barber shop in northern ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: head of Hong Kong government committee on vaccines urges ‘hardliner’ parents to get children jabbed, with in-person classes to resume
Professor Lau Yu-lung also says school principals and teachers have a duty to build trust with parents and communicate importance of vaccines Expert estimates at least 140,000 children aged between ... ( read original story ...)
Enforcer of China’s Brutal National Security Law Poised to Rule Hong Kong
John Lee, likely next chief executive of Hong Kong "has been the Chinese Communist Party boot on Hong Kong's throat," one observer said. ( read original story ...)
CDC study spotlights utter failure of China’s COVID-Zero policy in Hong Kong
CDC study spotlights utter failure of China’s COVID-Zero policy; After maskless schmoozing, DC elite hit with COVID outbreak; Biden steps up fede ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong first, pastor and housewife charged with sedition for allegedly disrupting court proceedings
Pastor Garry Pang and housewife Chiu Mei-ying attended hearing in January where vigil organiser was being sentenced for inciting others to join banned June 4 event. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official to run in leadership election
Hong Kong former deputy leader John Lee will run in a leadership election in May, according to a press invitation seen by Reuters late on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s handpicked candidate for Hong Kong signals tighter control
The former security chief in Hong Kong has been handpicked and reflects China's disregard of outside criticism. ( read original story ...)
John Lee: the hardline security official leading race to become Hong Kong chief
Ex-police officer who oversaw government crackdown on protesters in 2019 is sole candidate with Beijing’s blessing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former deputy chief to hold news conference after resignation
Hong Kong's former deputy leader, John Lee, said he will hold a news conference on Saturday after China approved his resignation as chief secretary of the global financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Next Hong Kong chief gives China chance to reset
Carrie Lam’s decision to end her five-year run as Hong Kong’s leader provides Beijing with a chance to stabilise the reeling financial hub. The frontrunner to succeed her is former security chief John ... ( read original story ...)
First stage of emergency hospital project handed over to Hong Kong authorities
The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)
The Final Blow to Hong Kong
Few places have inspired more tropes and clichés than Hong Kong. A bridge between East and West. A gateway to China—or China’s to the world. “They strike a gong and fire off a mid-day gun,” one 1960s ... ( read original story ...)