When Sam Chan tells people his family owns Wing Fat Cafe, a cha chaan teng on Canton Road in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district, he needs to specify. “Most of the time they ask, ‘Is it in Tsim Sha Tsui?’” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces itself for greater influx of mainland Chinese visitors during mini-Golden Week
Hong Kong welcomed more than 18 million tourists for the first three months this year and the momentum is expected to increase during the mainland’s Labour Day holiday starting on Wednesday – the ... ( read original story ...)
One country, two systems, too many meddlers: US, UK and the rule of law in Hong Kong
“US ‘disappointed’ by convictions of Occupy leaders” that the United States prefers Hong Kong to practise rule by law, as opposed to rule of law, to set the Occupy leaders apart as people immune from ... ( read original story ...)
Record 65 million visitors for Hong Kong in 2018, but what if mainland Chinese tourists stop coming?
Hong Kong attracted a record 65.1 million visitors in 2018, with nearly four in five coming from mainland China. The 51 million mainland visitors were a far cry from the 8.47 million in 2003, when ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands march through Hong Kong in extradition law protest
Thousands of protesters have marched through central Hong Kong in opposition to changes to an extradition law widely seen as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Many of those taking part ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize another HK$80 million worth of cocaine, taking haul to 421kg in month, as local triads team up with Mexican drug syndicate
Hong Kong customs have seized another HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) worth of cocaine, taking their total haul of the drug in April alone to 421kg, valued at about HK$420 million, as officers battle ... ( read original story ...)
Extradition bill sparks paralysing row in Hong Kong’s legislature
An unprecedented procedural row over delaying tactics by opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong’s legislature is threatening to paralyse the government’s efforts to fast track a controversial law to allow ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands protest after China proposes new extradition law in Hong Kong
“There's no judicial in mainland China, the party is above the courts,” one protestor told the local news outlet TVB. The Hong Kong Bar Association has expressed concerns over the ... ( read original story ...)
Specter of extradition law spreads as Hong Kong bookseller flees to Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by China is seeking refuge in Taiwan, saying his home city will no longer be safe when new laws are enacted allowing extradition to China, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam Defends Extradition Law After Thousands Protest
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a news briefing Monday in Beijing that the bill was necessary to “uphold the rule of law” in Hong Kong. Besides local activists’ fears of political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Thousands protest against China extradition law
Reuters news agency reported that people were chanting "step down, Carrie Lam". Ms Lam is the pro-Beijing leader of Hong Kong. Hong Kong has a separate legal system to mainland China, thanks to "one ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Thousands take to streets to protest new extradition laws
Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial – a move which some ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law
HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters have marched through downtown Hong Kong in opposition to changes to an extradition law that many see as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Many of ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for ... ( read original story ...)