The United States reaffirmed Wednesday that Hong Kong has lost its autonomy from China as it vowed to pressure Beijing for dismantling the city's special status. A day after China approved a radical ... ( read original story ...)
State Department Certifies Hong Kong Does Not Warrant Unique Treatment Under U.S. Law: Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday he has certified to congress that Hong Kong does not warrant differential treatment under a law that called for the United States to maintain ... ( read original story ...)
Emily Lau: A very, very dark day for Hong Kong
The passing of sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules will mean prospective MPs will have to go through a degrading and humiliating process, the former Democratic Party chairperson and ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance Considers Listing Douyin in New York or Hong Kong: Sources
ByteDance is in talks about a possible offshore listing of its short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in New York or Hong Kong, two people familiar with the matter said. The TikTok ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Restricts Public Information as China Exerts Control
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong institutions are further restricting public access to information, raising concerns over transparency as China increases its grip over the Asian financial hub. The latest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong domestic worker fired after cancer diagnosis dies
A Filipina who was sacked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong after being diagnosed with cancer -- a case that exposed the vulnerability of low-paid foreign workers -- has passed away, a friend ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Fintech Firm Falls as Much as 13% in Hong Kong Debut
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese fintech firm Bairong Inc. slumped during its debut in Hong Kong, the second listing in the financial hub this week to disappoint following a global selloff in China’s technology ... ( read original story ...)
UK, US condemn China’s overhaul of Hong Kong elections
The United Kingdom and the United States have strongly condemned moves by China to further reduce political participation and representation in Hong Kong, as the territory announced a second delay to ... ( read original story ...)
China cuts number of elected legislators in Hong Kong, delays election
A TV screen broadcasts Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a news conference Tuesday in Hong Kong. (Vincent Yu/AP) SEOUL — China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected legislators ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing cuts Hong Kong’s directly elected seats in radical overhaul
Measures are passed to increase Beijing’s control of city, including vetting of election candidates ... ( read original story ...)
How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections
New rules give Chinese security bodies power to investigate all potential candidates, meaning that opposition politicians face steep odds of even being allowed to run. ( read original story ...)
How Beijing is tightening its grip on Hong Kong’s legislature
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Democracy in Hong Kong Dwindling as China Cuts Down on Elected Officials
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday decided to move forward with a plan to revise Hong Kong's electoral system that expands the number of seats in Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
‘New electoral law takes Hong Kong back 20 years’
Hong Kong back for 20-odd years. "In the past 20 years there was some sort of progress in the democratic movement in Hong Kong. Elections have been getting more and more open in the past 20 years," he ... ( read original story ...)