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Hong Kong denied that criticism of the city’s strict policy to push for zero Covid-19 cases is illegal under a sweeping national security law that has silenced dissent in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s government has said that discussion of the city’s Covid-19 strategy would not violate the national security law. A spokesperson said in a press release on Sunday that “making general ... ( read original story ...)

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people are emigrating – and taking their beloved pets, as much part of the family as their children. There is booming demand for charter jets to carry emigrants, their ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying also makes appearance at annual gathering in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined what he referred to as last year’s national achievements, ... ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, the government has issued a clarification that public debate over the effectiveness of its ‘zero-infection’ strategy does not violate the national security law. ( read original story ...)

The city's government prompted a backlash last week after ordering the cull of more than 2,200 of the animals - with owners ordered to surrender their pets for "humane dispatch". ( read original story ...)

Construction of office space in Hong Kong — the world’s most expensive — is on the rise even as there is more available than ever. ( read original story ...)

Government says ‘general remarks’ about its zero-Covid policy do not violate national security law ... ( read original story ...)

Having discussions and making "general remarks" about Hong Kong's coronavirus strategy is not illegal and does not violate the Chinese territory's national security law, the government said on Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)

But Dr Chuang Chuk-kwan, of the Centre for Health Protection, warns: "Although the number of daily cases is declining, the proportion of untraceable cases has increased" Meanwhile, Professor Lau ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong star Vivian Kong Man-wai has eased into the round of 32 at the fencing Qatar Grand Prix in Doha, while two of her male colleagues were forced to battle each other for a place in the round of ... ( read original story ...)

The University of Hong Kong HKU the city oldest university covered up one of the last public memorials to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

In the runup to the Lunar New Year, calligraphers set up on the streets of Hong Kong to write ink-brush phrases on traditional red paper banners for homes and offices. Called “Fai Chun” in Cantonese, ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of pet stores that sold hamsters in Hong Kong may resume business from Sunday, Hong Kong's government said, after being shuttered last week and thousands culled over coronavirus fears. ( read original story ...)