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 ...)
Hong Kong’s government broadcaster ordered to support national security mission
Staff of Hong Kong's embattled public broadcaster were ordered on Wednesday to support national security and the interests of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, the broadcaster reported, a move ... ( read original story ...)
CDC admits decision to flag Hong Kong as a growing risk for coronavirus was a mistake
Move to increase Hong Kong’s risk level came as a shock to many as city has recorded less than 10 daily cases since mid-August ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong changes law to protect Chinese flag from desecration, ‘insult’
Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed a bill on Wednesday that bars the desecration of the Chinese national flag on the Internet, and says those who break the law can be sent to prison for as many as three ... ( read original story ...)