Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day Friday amid a expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics. Chanting and carrying a placard calling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police say 7 people charged with offense of subversion
Hong Kong police said seven people, aged 16 to 25, have been charged with conspiracy to incite the commission by other persons of the offense of subversion under the national security law in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, access to online museum about Tiananmen Square appears blocked
Under a national security law, officials in the Chinese territory have been cracking down on groups that commemorate Beijing's 1989 pro-democracy protests. ( read original story ...)
Bye to free hotel toiletries, glow sticks and some forms of single-use plastics? Hong Kong public consultation opens on ban
The proposal suggests bans on festival decorations, hotel toiletries and cotton buds, among other non-essential single-use plastic items. ( read original story ...)
China Pledges to Continue ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Policy Amid Hong Kong Crackdown
"We will continue to fully and faithfully the principles of 'one country, two systems' ... and maintain long-term prosperity and stability," Li Keqiang said. ( read original story ...)
Refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are granted asylum in Canada
The Sri Lankan family is part of a group that let the former N.S.A. contractor stay with them as he fled U.S. espionage charges. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to resurrect legislation to further crush dissent
Article 23, shelved in 2003, may target foreign organisations and bans ‘subversion’ against Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)
Online Tiananmen museum is blocked in Hong Kong as Internet curbs widen
Authorities are determined to erase memories of China’s 1989 crackdown on students and others calling for democracy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developer to research how to tackle chronic housing shortage
Hong Kong property developer New World Development said on Thursday it would launch a research project to tackle a chronic housing shortage and sky-high home prices in one of the world's most ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces worst quarter for stock listings since pandemic
Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, after a regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology groups stifled the flow ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘loyal critic’ faces tough test as Beijing targets media
In a paper published in 2013 just after Xi Jinping took power, Hong Kong media tycoon Yu Pun-hoi wrote optimistically about how the new Chinese president needed to take an “unambiguous stand against ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Firms Start Flagging China Risks in U.S. Filings
Hong Kong-based companies with little to no presence in mainland China are the latest to warn about the risks they face from Beijing’s crackdown on businesses, in a further sign of enhanced ... ( read original story ...)
New life in Montreal for family that helped Edward Snowden flee to Hong Kong
Marc-Andre Seguin with For the Refugees said Supun Thilina Kellapatha, Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis and their children, Sethumdi and Dinath, are settling into their new apartment in the city after arriving ... ( read original story ...)
Canada grants asylum to family who hid Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
Canada has granted asylum to four people from Hong Kong who helped hide American whistleblower Edward Snowden nearly a decade ago after he fled the United States for leaking classified intelligence ... ( read original story ...)