Protesters ignored rules on social distancing and set aside coronavirus fears to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan to impose security legislation they see as a threat to freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use tear gas against thousands protesting new China law
Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters standing against Beijing's plan to unilaterally impose a sweeping national security law, marking a return to the demonstrations that ... ( read original story ...)
Last British governor says Hong Kong ‘betrayed’ by China
The last British governor of Hong Kong says China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not found on the mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: World political figures condemn China’s security law plan
Nearly 200 political figures from around the world have added to growing condemnation of Beijing's planned new security law in Hong Kong. Signatories from Europe, Asia, north America and Australia ... ( read original story ...)
China to impose sweeping security law in Hong Kong, heralding end of city’s autonomy
Beijing’s announcement represented the boldest step in its campaign to undermine the former British colony’s political freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for protests on heels of proposed national security laws
Hong Kong braced on Sunday for its first protests since Beijing's controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, in what could provide a litmus test of public opposition to ... ( read original story ...)
Political figures criticise Hong Kong security law
Nearly 200 signatories say Beijing's proposal is an "assault on the city's fundamental freedoms". ( read original story ...)
Why Beijing feels compelled to destroy Hong Kong’s freedom
The liberal democratic values that many Hong Kongers uphold – and are theoretically guaranteed in the city’s mini-constitution – are an inexorable threat to China’s repressive Marxist-Leninist ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: China finally moves towards tougher national security laws for Hong Kong
Beijing is moving to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong, it announced on Thursday, following last year's often violent anti-China unrest that plunged the city into its deepest ... ( read original story ...)
The Infinite Heartbreak of Loving Hong Kong
It is not democracy, because Hong Kong was never democratic. It is not autonomy, because Hong Kong never enjoyed self-determination. It is certainly not the will to resist; as I write this, activists ... ( read original story ...)
Global outrage erupts over China’s ‘draconian‘ security law for Hong Kong
Top lawyers and politicians from 23 countries express grave concerns over ‘assault’ on city’s rights and freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing warns against ‘meddling’ as Canada, others express concerns over Hong Kong security laws
China's foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors, hitting back at "meddling" countries as Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
China Tells Countries to Stop ‘Meddling’ in Proposed Hong Kong Security Law After Nations Condemn Proposal
In a joint statement, spokespersons for the U.K., Canada and Australia said they were "deeply concerned" by new security legislation. ( read original story ...)
Xi makes high-stakes power play in move to subdue Hong Kong
For Chinese leader Xi Jinping it is a high-stakes power play. His move to impose tough national security laws on Hong Kong risks reigniting pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into chaos last ... ( read original story ...)