The U.S. looks weak. Business is falling in line. Protests have been muted. For Beijing, the damage to the city and its own reputation from seizing greater control may be worth it. ( read original story ...)
UK won’t turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson
World UK won't turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson. Posted . Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain won't turn its back on the people of Hong Kong -- a former British colo ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson Pledges to Admit 3 Million From Hong Kong to U.K.
The promise, in reaction to a new security law China is trying to impose on the semiautonomous city, a former British colony, would sharply raise the stakes in a developing standoff. ( read original story ...)
HSBC says it supports China’s security law for Hong Kong
HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on Wednesday, in the strongest show yet of support for ... ( read original story ...)
Now sanction China, Hong Kong rebel tells PM
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy leaders has said that Boris Johnson’s promise to allow millions of the territory’s people to become British citizens should be bolstered with sanctions on ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson pledges to let Hong Kong citizens into Britain if needed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain stands ready to open the door to Hong Kong citizens if China enacts a national security law for the city. ( read original story ...)
Nomura reviews scale of operations in Hong Kong
Nomura is “seriously” examining its Greater China strategy and the scale of its operations in Hong Kong as relations between Beijing and the former British colony deteriorate, ... ( read original story ...)
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing's international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. firms concerned as tensions simmer in Hong Kong over looming legislation
A survey of U.S. businesses on Wednesday revealed deep fears for the future of their operations in Hong Kong if China imposes national security legislation that critics say could curb the financial ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson pledges to take in millions of Hong Kong people, offer citizenship path
London would expand rights of BNO passport holders to allow almost 3 million to live and work in Britain if China proceeds with far-reaching security law. ( read original story ...)
UK to change immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens if China passes law
Britain will change its immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong "a route to citizenship" if China imposes new security laws, Boris Johnson has said. Writing in the Times, Mr ... ( read original story ...)
PM offers hope of refuge to 3m Hong Kong people
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong and will have “no choice” but to offer them a route to UK citizenship if China strips them of their freedom, Boris Johnson has warned.The prime ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Huge rise in renewals of British passports among Hongkongers
The unrest in Hong Kong has led to a surge of residents renewing their British National (Overseas) passports, highlighting that many regard securing a back-up plan as a matter of urgency, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s justice system is tried, tested and worth preserving
Most fears over the national security law China will soon impose on Hong Kong focus, rightly, on the Chinese Communist party’s habit of twisting a person’s exercise of their constitutional rights into ... ( read original story ...)