Though cannabis remains illegal in Hong Kong, one cafe owner is leading the way in the emerging CBD market. Here's how Found has managed to skirt the city's strict cannabis laws. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases some COVID-19 restrictions, but cancels China national day fireworks
Hong Kong said on Wednesday it would relax some coronavirus restrictions but would cancel the annual firework display to mark China's national day on Oct. 1 for a second year in a row. Pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Ten people fall ill after tear gas used at police firing range blows into Hong Kong village, source says
Tear gas being used at a police firing range during a training exercise wafted over a nearby village in northwestern Hong Kong on Wednesday, leaving 10 people feeling ill, a force insider told the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong to east virus measures as cases slow
Hong Kong will further relax social distancing measures from Friday, allowing gyms and massage parlors to reopen and extending dining-in hours at restaurants as new daily coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing rewrites Hong Kong schoolbooks to show sovereignty
Hong Kong’s school textbooks will change the way they describe the territory’s constitutional arrangements and no longer refer to a separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to re-open gyms, massage parlours from Friday as virus cases drop
Hong Kong will re-open gyms and massage parlours and extend night-time dining hours from Friday, easing tough coronavirus curbs as new daily infections in the Asian financial hub drop into the single ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s public space problem
When Hong Kong tried to tackle its third wave of Covid-19 by banning diners from inside restaurants, authorities quickly encountered a problem. Some people had nowhere else to go. Photos started ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has started mass coronavirus testing. Here’s why critics are against it
Hong Kong will begin mass testing for the novel coronavirus within the country after a recent outbreak. But critics worry about what the tests could mean for democracy. What’s going on? Hong Kong — ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong reports 12 new cases, it launches effort to test millions. That’s raising eyebrows.
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers, who decry what they see as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass-testing for coronavirus amid public doubts
Hong Kong has tested thousands of people for coronavirus at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flashpoint in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong starts mass virus tests undermined by distrust of China
Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China's crushing of the ... ( read original story ...)
Millions back at school in Europe as Hong Kong starts mass tests
Millions of mask-wearing European children headed back to school on Tuesday after summer holidays despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections, as Hong Kong rolled out a mass coronavirus testing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong starts mass coronavirus testing as critics urge boycott
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow warns dissent being silenced
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow on Tuesday warned that dissent was being silenced in the financial hub as she reported to the police after her recent arrest under China's new security law for ... ( read original story ...)