A small protest inside a Hong Kong mall turned ugly when a policeman detaining a man was harassed by a woman wielding an umbrella. ( read original story ...)
Locally Transmitted Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Hong Kong
Dr. Chui Tak-yi of Hong Kong's Food and Health Bureau said at a press conference on Wednesday that officials "are all very concerned" over the locally transmitted cases. The two new cases are a ... ( read original story ...)
Alstom embroiled in £2m corruption row with Hong Kong firm
Tube carriage maker being pursued in English courts by Alexander Brothers ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Creeps Back in Hong Kong as Local Transmissions Are Reported
After 23 days without a locally transmitted coronavirus case and with much of the city returning to normal life, Hong Kong health officials are investigating how a 66-year-old woman and her ... ( read original story ...)
Two New Infections End Hong Kong’s 24-day Virus Clean Sheet
Two people in Hong Kong tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, ending a 24-day run of no new local cases that saw the city begin to ease social distancing regulations. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports First Locally Transmitted Coronavirus Cases in Weeks
Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seek gang-rape accuser’s arrest
Hong Kong police are looking to arrest a teenager for allegedly giving false testimony after she accused officers of gang-raping her in custody, a move the woman described Wednesday as an attempt to ... ( read original story ...)
People are catching hepatitis from rats in Hong Kong, but scientists don’t know how
A new strain of the hepatitis E virus that usually only infects rats is now sickening people in Hong Kong, with nearly a dozen human cases reported so far, according to news reports. But exactly how ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is pushing a controversial national anthem bill just as protests are kicking off again
After five months of being at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in Hong Kong have slowed to a trickle, and the city is slowly getting back to normal. Which, these days, means ... ( read original story ...)
‘The stakes are higher’: Hong Kong’s battle lines redrawn for post-Covid protests
The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong Did It
I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong education officials planning to transport cross-border students directly from checkpoints once classes resume
Hong Kong education officials are planning to transport up to 27,000 cross-border students directly from various checkpoints to their schools, and make coronavirus tests mandatory when classes resume ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Government Will Prioritize Bill to Make Booing China’s National Anthem Punishable by Prison
The proposed law is aimed at ensuring that residents of Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese territory, respect China’s national anthem. Under the bill, those who use the anthem for commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t Give Hong Kong’s Government the Credit
I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)