A Hong Kong pro-democracy website was temporarily taken down after police warned the Israel-based hosting company that it breached a national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students could be forced to use official Chinese language
China’s education ministry has suggested that Putonghua, the official national language, be incorporated into the exam system in Hong Kong to better integrate the city with the mainland.In its first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist defiant as city prepares to remember victims of Tiananmen
Hong Kong barrister and activist Chow Hang Tung was six years old when her mother took her to a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Deploy 7,000 Police to Prevent Tiananmen Protests
Hong Kong will deploy 7,000 police to prevent protests on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, local media said, as human rights groups urged authorities to let residents express their ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economy is not out of the woods despite sharp rebound, says commerce secretary
Edward Yau, Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and economic development, said trade has been a "very strong catalyst" of growth but tourism remains weak. ( read original story ...)
ChinaAMC completes takeover of BMO’s Hong Kong ETF range
ChinaAMC (HK) has completed its takeover of BMO Global Asset Management’s seven Hong Kong exchange traded funds and plans to use the acquisition to expand its market share in th ... ( read original story ...)
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
China has long quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, nearly erasing what happened from the collective conscious ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing quashes annual Hong Kong rally to mark Tiananmen massacre
The Chinese Communist party is poised to extinguish the last public event on Beijing-controlled territory commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre — a goal that has eluded it for more than three ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong museum of Tiananmen Square massacre shut down on eve of 32nd anniversary
A Hong Kong museum dedicated to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been shut on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy, as the city’s pro-Chinese government tries to suppress any ... ( read original story ...)
US Condemns Hong Kong’s Attempts to Erase Tiananmen Massacre History
The United States on Wednesday condemned actions by Hong Kong authorities to stifle dissent, calling out attempts to erase memories of the Tiananmen Square massacre as the anniversary nears. U.S. ( read original story ...)
The Times view on Tiananmen Square commemorations: Hong Kong Silenced
The struggle of man against power,” wrote the Czech novelist Milan Kundera, “is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” A generation ago, the gerontocracy of China sent tanks into Tiananmen ... ( read original story ...)
Is Evergrande Playing Poker with Hong Kong’s Future?
Beijing regulators shrug over small-cap flash crashes but it could take just one big scandal for them to crack down on the city’s laissez-faire ways ... ( read original story ...)
Tiananmen Museum in Hong Kong Closes Amid Dispute Over Event License With Chinese Communist Party
A Hong Kong museum commemorating the Tiananmen massacre was closed three days after opening by the ruling Communist Party of China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square museum forced to close two days ahead of memorial
Hong Kong's June 4 Museum is the only museum in Greater China that memorializes the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989. But its days may be numbered. ( read original story ...)