A senior communist party operative whose only previous experience in Hong Kong is a business trip two years ago; a former Guangdong mayor who oversaw the mass arrests of villagers protesting against ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleads for son held in mainland China after desperate boat escape
Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
American diplomats in Hong Kong want to meet local officials or politicians? Get permission from Beijing’s foreign ministry, new directive demands
American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing's foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city's educational institutions and societies, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists warn of new threat to media freedom
Police have announced a new definition of what constitutes recognised media after China imposed controversial and widely condemned security law. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction crew quarantined as colleague sole locally transmitted infection among six new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong recorded six new coronavirus infections on Sunday, with a construction worker the city's sole locally transmitted case and a number of his colleagues placed in quarantine as a precaution. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Assault on Hong Kong Shows Need for US Refugee Program
Since Hong Kong’s long-standing freedoms are are under assault from Beijing, now is a good time for Team Trump to revisit its approach to the refugee resettlement program.Foreigners who have ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleas for son held in mainland China after desperate boat escape
Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
Lead on recognising same-sex unions in Hong Kong must start with government not courts, lawyers and activists say
Lawyers and activists have urged the government to take the lead in drawing up a legal framework for the recognition of same-sex relationships in Hong Kong rather than leaving decisions to the courts, ... ( read original story ...)
Six new coronavirus cases expected for Hong Kong, a day after only one imported infection recorded
Hong Kong is expecting six new coronavirus infections on Sunday, with the figure from a medical source coming a day after the city recorded only one imported case. Earlier this week, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declares third wave under control
Hong Kong's leader has declared the third wave of Covid-19 under control, but warned of the lingering threat from infections with unknown sources, as the city confirmed two more cases on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police’s new national security unit threatened charges against mother, girlfriend to extract confession, lawyers say
Lawyers for a university student charged with unlicensed possession of firearms and military equipment have accused the Hong Kong police's new national security unit of coercing their client into ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland man living in Hong Kong conned out of HK$7.13 million as fake arrest warrants added to scammer playbook
Phone scammers posing as officials from across the border are escalating their tactics, issuing fake arrest warrants to mainland Chinese victims working and studying in Hong Kong, police revealed on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Disneyland reopens again
Watch "Hong Kong's Disneyland reopens again; city reported no new local transmission of coronavirus in 40 days", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland reopens for second time
Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park reopened for the second time on Friday (September 25) after closing in July when coronavirus cases spiked. ( read original story ...)