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Critics describe Sunday’s vote as ‘illegitimate’ as Beijing tightens its crackdown on dissent and pro-democracy movement is wiped out ... ( read original story ...)

Sitting in their jail cells last week, dozens of Hong Kong opposition leaders received bureaucratic fliers reminding them of their right to vote in a citywide legislative poll on Sunday — and a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election laws were changed. The legislative elections, to be held Sunday, come after Beijing in March passed a resolution ... ( read original story ...)

British Airways put flights to Hong Kong on hold until March after the imposition of strict quarantine rules by the Asian financial hub’s government saw airline crews forced to isolate in a makeshift ... ( read original story ...)

Blank-cheque companies known as SPACs can list in Hong Kong from Jan. 1, the stock exchange operator said on Friday, the latest global bourse to tap demand for the investment vehicles although ... ( read original story ...)

Sunday’s election will feature only Beijing-approved candidates, after an overhaul of voting rules and a crackdown on the city’s opposition. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election laws were changed, amid a dearth of opposition candidates months after the city began cracking down on dissent. ( read original story ...)

Changes to the electoral system have predetermined the outcome; voters may pick from a coterie of candidates largely aligned with Beijing. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's political elite will pick new city lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing's "patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office ... ( read original story ...)

KPMG is one of several big businesses in Hong Kong encouraging staff to vote in what the government is billing as a “patriots-only” election for the city’s legislature, as a ... ( read original story ...)

In an isolated corner of Hong Kong’s Lantau Island sits a vast expanse of shipping container-style buildings, ringed by concrete, flood lights and a tall wire fence. While most places have relied on ... ( read original story ...)

China has effectively brought Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement to a dead end. Almost all of the major groups advocating for meaningful elections and freedom of expression have disbanded, while this ... ( read original story ...)

Billy Hau and his parents were moved to Hong Kong's government-run quarantine camp after someone on his flight tested positive for Covid. As omicron spreads, more travelers will be required to stay he ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 90,000 Hong Kongers apply to resettle in the UK this year amid a crackdown on dissent in the territory ... ( read original story ...)