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When Hong Kong was handed back from the UK to China in 1997, only a quarter of the population spoke any Mandarin. Now, two decades later, that figure has nearly doubled. But even as people get better at communicating in Mandarin, also known as Putonghua ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested pro-democracy protesters, some of whom scrambled up a monument symbolizing the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive for the celebrations. Many Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Ahead of the anniversary, state broadcaster China Central Television has been running daily news features extolling what it calls the inextricable ties between China and Hong Kong in fields ranging from sports to the military and the arts. Underneath the ... ( read original story ...)

Income inequality in Hong Kong has hit its highest level in almost 50 years as a red-hot property bubble squeezes the financial hub's most vulnerable and risks fuelling social tensions, Income inequality in the financial hub of Hong Kong has hit its ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is marking 20 years since the territory was handed from Britain to China, bringing an end to more than 150 years of colonial rule. When the Chinese flag was raised over the city on 1 July, 1997, Hong Kong was not entirely integrated with the rest ... ( read original story ...)

... President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the Asian financial hub from British colonial rule to the mainland, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- When the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing promised to allow universal suffrage as an "ultimate aim", along with other freedoms, under a "one country, two systems" arrangement agreed with London. That's not going to ... ( read original story ...)

The statue symbolises Hong Kong's return to China by Britain [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city's return to China by Britain, just days before a visit by President Xi Jinping ... ( read original story ...)

“We are looking into these developments very closely as they are exciting news. Once Hong Kong’s high-speed raillink is in service, geographic barriers will be cleared. Hong Kong doctors may travel to these areas in less than an hour, and patients from ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s men and women also enjoy the longest life expectancy in the world – 87 years for women and 81 for men – implying that more people will be relying on social services paid by a shrinking workforce. In just two decades, the percentage of ... ( read original story ...)

As Hong Kong marks 20 years since the former British colony was handed back to China, vegetable seller Lau Mei-tin is in no mood to celebrate. Soaring property prices have pushed up rents and had a knock-on effect as businesses raise prices on goods and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong for the 20th anniversary of the city's handover to Chinese sovereignty, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. It will be Xi's first visit to the territory as Chinese leader ... ( read original story ...)

A grieving couple in Hong Kong have finally been granted permission to pick up the ... "We're really happy and relieved," the father, Kevin, told BBC News. "It's bittersweet, of course, but I'm relieved that we've been able to get closure," he said. ( read original story ...)

Before Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, Communist leader Deng Xiaoping had a reassuring message for those worried about the departure of the British from the capitalist enclave. Don’t fret, the architect of the handover said: “Horses will still ... ( read original story ...)