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 ...)
Hong Kong risks new unrest with China anthem bill: opposition
Hong Kong's government risks reigniting last year's political unrest by pushing ahead with a controversial bill outlawing insults to China's national anthem, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lawmakers Poised to Approve Bill Criminalizing Disrespect of Chinese National Anthem
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam says the legislature will prioritize a bill that will make it a criminal offense to disrespect China’s national anthem. Under the proposed law, anyone who uses ... ( read original story ...)
Luxury Slump Slashes Rents on Hong Kong’s Glitzy Shopping Streets
Rents along some prime Hong Kong shopping streets have crashed to the lowest in at least 12 years, as luxury groups such as Prada and Tiffany cut back in the city. ( read original story ...)
Child Reporter or Child Labor? Hong Kong Police Detain 12-Year-Old Boy Covering Protests
The incident raised some concerns by the police, lawmakers, and other journalists about child labor, journalist accreditation, and the safety of children thrown into adult roles. ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks slip as China’s inflation data misses expectations; Toyota forecasts profit plunge
China's inflation data for April released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday missed expectations. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to prioritize passing of contentious anthem bill
Hong Kong's government will give "priority" to a contentious bill that seeks to criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem, the city's leader said Tuesday, days after a pro-Beijing lawmaker ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong falls nearly 2% as China’s inflation data misses expectations
China's inflation data for April released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday missed expectations. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest Protesters for Violating Social Distancing Guidelines
Hong Kong’s central bar district returned to relative normalcy this weekend, with crowds of revelers taking advantage of eased social distancing rules even as fresh pro-democracy protests flared ... ( read original story ...)