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Several dozen Hong Kong democrats are due to report to local police stations across the city on Sunday, with some expecting to be charged with breaches of national security as a crackdown on the ... ( read original story ...)

The view from room 173-02 at Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre is limited. It consists of a block of 20 identical rooms, the roving eye of CCTV surveillance cameras, a clutch of wall-mounted loudspeakers ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat passed away today (Feb. 27) at the age of 70. According Lianhe Zaobao, fellow actor and good friend, Tin Kai-man, made the announcement on behalf of Ng's family. Ng ... ( read original story ...)

Over 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday following a two-day delay due to export procedures, offering a second inoculation option for ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese officials have signalled that Beijing plans sweeping electoral changes for Hong Kong, possibly as soon as next week, when China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), opens in ... ( read original story ...)

A Canadian parliamentary committee has called upon the government to work with like-minded countries to impose “targeted sanctions” on Chinese officials “responsible for or complicit in gross ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong university has scrapped an exhibition of World Press Photo winners just days ahead of its opening, citing "safety and security" fears. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Wednesday that the government will raise the stamp duty paid on listed stock trades from 0.1% to 0.13%. ( read original story ...)

At least two political rights groups advocating democracy have quietly quit Hong Kong and moved overseas, unnerved by a national security law that has fanned fears over the erosion of freedoms under ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has begun administering its first COVID-19 vaccines to the public, kicking off its mass inoculation targeting all 7.5 million residents. People age 60 and older and health care workers are ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea and Hong Kong launch their vaccination campaigns against the coronavirus. Hong Kong begins with the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, while South Korea rolls out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine ... ( read original story ...)

Paul Chan, financial secretary of Hong Kong, discusses the government's plans to spend more than 120 billion Hong Kong dollars ($15.5 billion) over the coming financial year to support businesses and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and South Korea kicked off coronavirus vaccination drives on Friday, as momentum builds for inoculation rollouts across the Asia-Pacific region. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has withdrawn recognition of its student union, saying criticism of the city's national security law by newly elected union leaders may have been illegal. The move, ... ( read original story ...)