A Hong Kong lawyer said at her trial Monday that she was inspired by China's "tank man" to challenge the authorities and encourage people to mark the anniversary of Beijing's deadly Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty to Shutter Hong Kong Offices, Blames Security Law
Amnesty International said Monday it would shutter its offices in Hong Kong because of the threat posed to staff by a national security law that Beijing imposed on the city. The decision ends more ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices due to national security law
Human rights watchdog cites staff safety among reasons over decision to leave city for first time in 40 years ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty to close two Hong Kong offices, cites security law
Rights group says broadly worded law has made it ‘effectively impossible’ to continue its work in the Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong to be ‘flexible’ over smartphone app rule amid fears the poor will lose access to gov’t premises
Hong Kong will be “flexible” in enforcing a new rule which requires the use of a smartphone app to enter government premises, a minister says, after concerns that many homeless people who cannot ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police tell marathon runners to cover up ‘political’ clothing and tattoos
City has become a politically hypersensitive environment since introduction of national security law last year ... ( read original story ...)
Banks warn travel quarantine threatens Hong Kong’s international status
Asia’s largest financial lobby group, whose members include Goldman Sachs and BlackRock, has warned the Hong Kong government that the territory’s status as an international financial centre is at risk ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exporters risk missing Christmas peak season as global supply chain crisis leaves goods stranded
Small and medium-sized enterprises, desperate for containers and facing rising transport costs, worry customers will cancel orders. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong historical heritage tourism? Sanitised and soulless, the city’s ‘revitalised’ buildings are empty shells and missed opportunities
Let's face it, Hong Kong has not been a long-haul tourist destination in its own right for decades; for many travellers, the city was a stopover on the way to somewhere else. A convenient, exciting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marathon, first event of its kind since pandemic hit, marred by injuries, allegations of censorship
Several runners have complained they were told to cover up tattoos, logos and slogans or be banned from the race. ( read original story ...)
Economic benefit is not why Hong Kong must reject anti-mainland discrimination
I am responding to your editorial published on October 17, titled "Hongkongers should be more accepting of mainland immigrants". In the editorial, you argue that Hongkongers should be more accepting ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Secretary rebuked by China for expressing concern over political freedoms in Hong Kong
China sharply criticised Liz Truss after the Foreign Secretary spoke out in defence of political freedoms in Hong Kong. The rebuke came shortly after Ms Truss gave an interview to The Telegraph in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong likely to give out seasonal flu, Covid-19 shots at same time, government adviser says
Professor David Hui says expert panel expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss whether booster shots should be given Covid-19 vaccine recipients. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize 4 speedboats hidden along Tuen Mun coast amid sea smuggling crackdown
Modified boats, souped-up engines worth more than HK$4 million found during police raid on storage site Vessels without lights and fitted with steel plates posed a ‘threat to marine traffic’, police ... ( read original story ...)